The worlds most successful guitar band back then. Formed in Seattle 1958 and broke through internationally already with their first single, the 1960 "Walk, Don't Run". Up to the early sventies they had over thirty albums and a number of 45:s on Billboard and high on the lists in other countries. They were also pioneers in using fuzz and twanging and became an inspiration to many other bands. I listened a lot to guitar bands first half of the sixties, but for some reason Ventures wasn't on my list. The Shadows, Violents and early Shanes were a lot more common in the shops and on the turntables where I lived. I've wanted to get in to their music for a while now, though it's been almost impossible to find genuine sixties originals in playable nick in the bins here. But now I have and it was certainly worth the hunt. A mix of self-penned and covers from acts like Beatles, Argent, Jackie DeShannon, Roy Orbison and Everly Brothers. Some performed in a softer "classic" guitar band style, others stone hard with lots of fuzz. All conveyed by stunning audio - big and strong with top separation. Good listening all through, but if to choose favorites it'd be the fuzz filled ones - "Love Potion Number Nine" and "Bird Rockers" plus the fully fledged "I Feel Fine". Issued and reissued on every possible format pretty much all over the world through the years. Premiere US and Canadian on Dolton (BLP 2033/BST 8033). Japan 1999 CD on Liberty (TOCP 65225) came with both mono and stereo versions plus four bonus tracks. Fisrt UK (also as stereo SLBY 1252) had label as shown here in a laminated flip/back cover.
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