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Ventures, The

Real Name:
Robert Lenard Bogle, Don Wilson, Gerald James McGee, Melvin Leon Taylor, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Spalding
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Formed : 1960 // United States

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Discography

Releases:
Perfidia / No Trespassing (Single) (2 versions)   Dolton Records ... 1960
Ram-Bunk-Shush (7")   London Records 1960
Walk Don't Run (LP)   Dolton Records 1960
Walk Don't Run / Home (Single) (3 versions)   Dolton Records ... 1960
Play Telstar - The Lonely Bull And Others (Album) (2 versions)   Dolton Records 1962
The 2,000 Pound Bee (7")   Dolton Records 1962
Guitar Genius Of The Ventures (Album, Comp) (4 versions)   Sunset Records ... 1963
Let's Go (Album) (3 versions)   Dolton Records 1963
Surfing (Album) (2 versions)   Dolton Records 1963
Ventures In Space (Album) (3 versions)   Dolton Records ... 1963
Out Of Limits (LP, Album)   Liberty 1964
Walk, Don't Run Vol. 2 (Album) (2 versions)   Dolton Records ... 1964
Walk--Don't Run '64 / The Cruel Sea (7", Single)   Dolton Records 1964
A Go-Go (Album) (2 versions)   Dolton Records ... 1965
Knock Me Out! (Album) (3 versions)   Dolton Records 1965
On Stage (LP)   Dolton Records 1965
Batman Theme (LP, Album)   Dolton Records 1966
Blue Star / Comin' Home Baby (7")   Dolton Records 1966
Runnin’ Strong (LP)   Liberty, Liberty, Sunset Records 1966
Wild Things! (Album) (3 versions)   Dolton Records ... 1966
Golden Greats By The Ventures (Comp) (3 versions)   Liberty 1967
Guitar Freakout (LP)   Dolton Records 1967
Super Psychedelics (3 versions)   Liberty 1967
Flights Of Fantasy (LP, Album)   Liberty 1968
Hawaii Five-O (7", Single)   Liberty 1968
Hawaii Five-O (7", Single)   Liberty 1968
The Horse (2 versions)   Liberty 1968
Hawaii Five-O (Album) (3 versions)   Liberty 1969
10th Anniversary Album (2xLP, Album)   Liberty 1970
More Golden Greats (Comp) (2 versions)   Liberty ... 1970
The Ventures (2xLP)   United Artists Records 1971
Theme From Shaft (LP)   United Artists Records 1971
Joy (LP)   United Artists Records 1973
Perfidia (7")   United Artists Records 1973
The Cisco Kid (7", Promo, Mono)   United Artists Records 1973
The Trini Lopez Show (LP, Album, RE)   Midi 1973
Hawaii Five-O (7", Single, RE)   United Artists Records 1975
Superstar Revue (7", Single)   United Artists Records 1975
The Very Best Of The Ventures (3 versions)   Liberty ... 1975
Moonlight Serenade (7")   United Artists Records 1976
Rocky Road (LP)   United Artists Records 1976
Theme From Starsky & Hutch / Theme From Charlie's Angels (7", Promo)   United Artists Records 1977
Theme From Star Wars / Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (7")   United Artists Records 1978
The Ventures Greatest Hits Volume 1 (LP, Comp)   A&M Records, A&M Records Of Canada Limited 1980
Out Of Limits (12")   Award Records 1983
Play The Hits (Cass)   Liberty 1984
Surfin' Deluxe (CD)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1984
The Best Of The Ventures (2xLP, Comp)   Compleat Records 1986
Lil' Bit Of Gold (CD, Mini)   Rhino Entertainment Company 1988
Walk - Don't Run--The Best Of The Ventures (CD, Mono)   EMI USA 1990
The Ventures Play Telstar - The Lonely Bull And Others / (The) Ventures In Space (CD)   EMI USA 1992
Surfing (CD, Album)   Gnp Crescendo 1995
Walk Don't Run Vol 2 / Knock Me Out (CD)   See For Miles Records Ltd. 1995
"Hawaii Five-O" "Swamp Rock" (CD)   One Way Records (USA) 1996
Best Of Pops Sound / Go With The Ventures (CD)   See For Miles Records Ltd. 1996
Flights Of Fantasy / The Ventures In Space (CD)   See For Miles Records Ltd. 1996
Theme From Shaft / The Horse (CD)   See For Miles Records Ltd. 1996
Walk Don't Run / Walk Don't Run, Vol. 2 (CD)   One Way Records (USA) 1996
Where The Action Is / The Ventures Knock Me Out! (CD)   One Way Records (USA) 1996
Drum Drum Drum (LP)   Toshiba Records  
Flights Of Fantasy/Vibrations (Vinyl, Single, 7)   Liberty  
Let's Dance With The Ventures (LP, Comp)   Sunset Records  
Perfidia / Dream That I Love You (7", MP, Promo)   London Records, Decca  
Portrait (2xLP, Comp)   United Artists Records GmbH  
Secret Agent Man / Wipe Out (7")   Liberty  
Telstar / Out Of Limits (7", RE)   Liberty  
The Best Of The Ventures (LP)   Liberty  
The Swingin' Creeper / Teen Beat (7")   Liberty  
Theme From 'Shaft' / Tight Fit (7", Single)   United Artists Records  
Walk Don't Run (CD)   L.T. Series  
Walk, Don't Run / Hawaii Five-O (7")   Collectables, EMI-Capitol Special Markets  
Appears On:
Great Action Film Themes (LP) Shaft: Theme From "Shaft" Sunset Records 1974
Untitled (LP, Album) Pipetruck Placebo Records, Placebo Records 1984
November (LP) Penetration Cordelia Records 1985
Saturday Night Favourites (Cass, Comp, C46) Penetration Klappstuhl Records, ZVC 1986
Live 1984 Tour (CD, Album, Comp, RE) Walk Don't Run Placebo Records 1988
Penikufesin (12", EP) Pipeline Island Records, Megaforce Worldwide 1989
Is It... Man Or Astro-Man? (Album) (3 versions) Journey To The Stars Estrus Records 1993
Paint It Black, You Devil (CD, Album) 2,000 Pound Bee Sympathy For The Record Industry 1995
Head Shrinkin' Fun! (Album) (2 versions) Hot Line Zombie A Go-Go Records ... 1998
Take Refuge In Clean Living (MiniAlbum, Album) (6 versions) 11th Hour Important Records (2) 2008
Hawaii 5.0 (12")   K-Town Records  
Tracks Appear On:
From The Vaults (LP, Comp) Perfidia Liberty 1969
20 International Golden Hits (LP, Comp) Walk, Don't Run United Artists Records, United Artists Records GmbH 1975
Rebel Rouser (LP) Walk Don't Run K-Tel International (Canada) 1976
Greatest T.V. Themes (LP, Comp) Starsky & Hutch, MASH EMI-Bovema Holland 1978
Do You Remember 2 (LP, Comp) Walk Don't Run MFP Holland 1981
Those Were The Hits Of 1960 (LP, Comp) Walk Don't Run Music For Pleasure 1984
112 Rock 'N' Roll Greats (8xLP, Comp + Box) Walk Don't Run Reader's Digest 1985
Meanwhile, Back At The Go Go (LP) Hawaii 5-0 Kent Records 1985
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - 1960 (2xLP, RM) Walk - Don't Run Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1987
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - Jingle Bell Rock (2xLP, Comp, RM) Sleigh Ride Time Life Music, CBS Special Products 1987
1st & Ten - The Party Animal Album (4xLP, Comp) Walk, Don't Run Silver Eagle Records, Inc., Capitol Records 1988
25 Super Oldies Vol. 1 - Too Good To Be Forgotten (Comp) (2 versions) Walk, Don't Run Companion ... 1988
25 Super Oldies Vol. 4 - Too Good To Be Forgotten (Comp) (2 versions) Hawaii 5-0 Black Tulip ... 1988
Classic Rock - 1969 (CD, Comp) Hawaii Five-O Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1988
Dance Party - The Roaring 60's (2xCD) Walk Don't Run, Pipeline Delta Music 1988
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - The '60s: Keep On Rockin' (2xLP, RM) Perfidia Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1988
60 Golden Million Sellers (3xLP, Comp) Hawaii-O-Five, Walk, D... BML, BML, BML 1989
Classic Rock - 1964: Shakin' All Over (CD, Comp) Walk, Don't Run '64 Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1989
De Pre Historie 1960 (2 versions) Walk, Don't Run BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA 1990
Rock N' Roll Guitar Classics (Cass, Comp) Walk-Don't Run ERA Records 1990
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - Axes & Saxes: The Great Instrumentals (2xLP, Comp, RM) Slaughter On Tenth Avenue Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1990
Guitar Player Presents: Legends of Guitar: Surf, Vol. 1 (CD) Diamond Head Rhino Entertainment Company 1991
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - 1960 (CD, Comp, RM, RE) Perfidia Time Life Music 1991
25 Rock Revival Juke Box Greats Volume 5 (CD, Comp) Walk, Don't Run Quality Special Products 1992
Rock Legends (4xCD, Comp + Box) Walk Don't Run, Diamon... Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications 1992
Surf & Beach (3xCD) Wipe Out, Ram-Bunk-Shu... EMI Electrola 1992
Guitar Rock: The Late '60s (CD, Album, Comp) Hawaii Five-O Time Life Music, Sony Music Special Products 1994
Hollywood's Hottest Hits (CD) Wipe Out CEMA Special Markets 1995
HuH Magazine Salutes Jock Rock (Cass, Album) Hawaii Five-O Huh Music Service 1995
This Is Cult Fiction (CD, Comp) Hawaii 5-0 (Main Theme) Circa Records Ltd. 1995
Cowabunga! - The Surf Box (Box + 4xCD) Walk-Don't Run '64 Rhino Entertainment Company 1996
The EP Collection Sampler (CD, Album, Smplr) Pipeline See For Miles Records Ltd. 1996
The Ultimate Christmas Album - Volume Three (CD, Album, Comp) Sleigh Ride Collectables 1996
The World Of Surf Music (2xCD) Pipeline, The Lonely S... ZYX Music 1996
Hot Rod Rock Vol. 3: Big Boss Instrumentals (CD, Comp) Walk, Don't Run The Right Stuff 1997
Kahuna Classics - A Collection Of Surf Music (CD) Slaughter On Tenth Avenue K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1997
Ocean Of Sound 4: Guitars On Mars (2xCD) The Bat Virgin 1997
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - Rock 'N' Roll Legends (CD, Comp, RM) Walk Don't Run Time Life Music 1997
The Ultimate History Of Rock 'N' Roll Collection (10xCD, Comp + Box) Walk Don't Run, Hawaii... K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1997
Ultra-Lounge - Christmas Cocktails Part Two (CD, Comp, RM) Frosty The Snowman Capitol Records 1997
Ultra-Lounge Volume Thirteen - TV Town (CD, RM) One Step Beyond (Fear)... Capitol Records 1997
chEMIstry - A Hundred Years Of EMI (CD, Comp) Hawaii Five-0 EMI Records, Vox Magazine 1997
40 Hits Of 1960 - 1964 (2xCD) Walk Don't Run Disky 1998
Geschichte Der Popmusik (52xCD, Comp + Box) Walk, Don't Run, La Ba... Bear Family Records 1998
Hard Rock Cafe Surf (CD, Comp) Hawaii Five-O Rhino Entertainment Company, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 1998
Instrumental Nuggets Volume Two (CD, Smplr) The Swinging Creeper Repertoire Records 1998
Club Delight (2xCD) Hawaii 5.0 (Chemical E... Impogram 1999
Punch The Monkey! 2 Lupin The 3rd; Remixes & Covers II (2 versions) Lupin The 3rd '78 Nippon Columbia 1999
Surfin' Music (CD, Comp) Diamond Head, Hawaii F... EMI-Capitol Special Markets 1999
Wow That Was The 60's (8xCD) Walk Don't Run, Perfidia Disky 1999
A Collection Of Various Interpretation Of Sunny (Comp) (2 versions) Sunny Trocadero Records 2000
Best Of The Sixties (6xCD, Comp) Walk Don't Run, Perfidia EMI Gold 2000
Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection (5xCD, Comp, RM) Fear (Main Title From ... Rhino Entertainment Company 2000
Fun, Fun, Fun (CD) Wipe Out EMI-Capitol Special Markets, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 2000
In To The Mix IV (2xCD, Comp) Hawaii (Chemical Emiss... Hypnotic 2000
Pat Boone's Gold Label CD (CD, Smplr, Promo) Walk, Don't Run Pat Boone's Gold Label 2000
The Ultimate Sixties Collection (8xCD, Comp) Walk - Don't Run BMG UK & Ireland, Telstar TV 2000
Welcome To The Basement (2 versions) Hawaii Five-0 Brown Sugar Records 2000
Single Luck - 40 One Hit Wonders (2xCD) Walk Don't Run '64 Universal TV 2001
The Best Air Guitar Album In The World... II (2xCD, Comp) Walk Don't Run Virgin, Virgin 2002
Testify II (CD, Comp) Superstition Stateside 2004
Blue Christmas (CD) Jingle Bell Rock Mojo Magazine 2005
Elton John's Christmas Party (Comp) (2 versions) Jingle Bell Rock Universal Music Special Markets ... 2005
Born Bad, Vol. 6 (Comp) (2 versions) Fourth Dimension Born Bad 2006
Gitara - Wszystko Gra! (CD) Walk - Don't Run Universal Music Polska 2006
The Manifesto Of Rare Groove (3xCD + Box, Ltd) Hawaii Five-0 Brown Sugar Records 2007
60s (10xCD) Hawaii-Five-O Weton-Wesgram 2008
Commercial Collection 306 (2xCD, Comp) Hawaii 5-0 DMC 2008
Lipstick On Your Collar (2xCD, Comp, Jew) Walk, Don't Run EMI Gold 2008
AM Radio Gold (5xFile, MP3, Smplr, 256) Satisfaction X5 Music Group 2009
20 Super Oldies Of The 60' S Vol. 4 (LP, Comp) Walk Don't Run ARC Records  
Evergreens A Go Go - Historie Of Pop (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Pipeline Liberty  
Golden Pop Instrumentals (LP) Walk Don't Run Arcade Deutschland GmbH  
Goud Van Out 2 (LP) Slaughter On Tenth Avenue United Artists Records  
House Of Broken Hearts (Part Two) (Cass) Fear Mississippi Records  
Kings Of Rock Volume 1 (2xLP, Comp) Let's Go United Artists Records  
Let's Have A Party - CD2 (CD) Walk Don't Run It's Music  
Rock'N'Roll - The Golden Years Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Pipeline Treble  
Rock'n Roll Club Vol. 2 (LP, Album) Let's Go United Artists Records  
Rock'n Roll Club Vol. 3 (LP, Comp) Pipe Line, Night Train United Artists Records  
Summertime - Die Power-Grillparty (3xCD, Comp) Wipe Out Not On Label  
Top 10 Hits (Volume 5) (CD, Comp) Perfidia Club-Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Dust Mix / Bridge Mix (12", Mixed) Walk Don't Run Anjou 1980
Octopus Breaks Vol 27 (12") Theme From M*A*S*H (A ... Octopus Breaks 2007
2001 - A Space Odyssey / 2010 - Odyssey Two (2xCD, Album, Ltd) Sixth Variation Monolith Recordings  
2010 - Odyssey Two (CD, Album) Sixth Variation Monolith Recordings  
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