The Ventures - Collection 1960-62 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The sub-genre of guitar instrumental hits is a fascinating musical strand of rock 'n' roll, with Duane Eddy representing it's primary high-profile chart vanguard, but it was with groups like The Ventures in the USA and The Shadows in the UK that it expanded in the first years of the '60s to inspire a generation of teenagers to buy a guitar and learn to play the hits - indeed, the Ventures were later afforded the occasional accolade of being InchThe Band that Launched a Thousand BandsInch. They formed in Seattle in 1958, playing local gigs, and heard InchWalk Don't RunInch as a solo finger-style piece on a 1958 Chet Atkins album - their decision to adapt it was an inspired one. It was released on the small Dolton tag on the west coast, owned by country star Bonnie Guitar, and sold a million copies reaching No. 2. They went on to become one of the industry's most longest-running and successful groups worldwide, building an especially strong following in Japan. This great-value 64-track collection (some of their records were legendarily short) is a comprehensive overview of the initial era of the career, comprising all their A & B sides during the period, and the complete content of their first four albums, InchWalk Don't RunInch, InchThe VenturesInch, InchAnother SmashInch and InchThe Colorful VenturesInch, plus selected tracks from their 1962 LP InchTwist With The VenturesInch. It is therefore a comprehensive look at their formative career, naturally including classics like InchWalk Don't RunInch, InchPerfidiaInch, InchRam-Bunk-ShushInch and InchLullaby Of The LeavesInch. Album Tracks 1. Cookies and Coke 2. The Real McCoy 3. Walk Don't Run 4. Home 5. The McCoy 6. Perfidia 7. No Trespassing 8. The Twomp 9. Heart on My Sleeve 10. Ram-Buck-Shush 11. Lonely Heart 12. Lullaby of the Leaves 13. Ginchy 14. Theme from Silver City 15. Bluer Tha