Ventures
Walk-Don't Run: The Best Of
The Story
"Walk-Don't Run: The Best Of" is a carefully selected cross section of big hits by the most popular instrumental rock band in the world, and the 26th most successful recording act in history, starting in chronological order from their first American smash single, 1959's "Walk Don't Run," to their last, 1969's "Hawaii Five-O." Other classic 'Venturisms' include the the surf stunner "Ram-Bunk-Shush", the Latin sounding "Perfidia", "Diamond Head" (a giant hit in Japan) and a rollicking version of "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" which appeared on their excellent "Live In Japan" album. The CD compilation even features some of the Venture's cover tracks -- check out the unusual "Road Runner". You also get, for the first time in any form, "Dick Tracy", a song the group wrote for a pilot TV series which never took off. "Walk-Don't Run: The Best Of" is a great introduction to the instrumental guitar scene which flourished in the early '60s.
The Music
| 02:00 | Walk-Don't Run | Instrumental |
| 01:58 | No Trespassing | Instrumental |
| 02:03 | Perfida | Instrumental |
| 01:42 | Ram-Bunk-Shush | Instrumental |
| 01:55 | Lullaby Of The Leaves | Instrumental |
| 02:23 | Yellow Jacket | Instrumental |
| 01:59 | Driving Guitars (Ventures Twist) | Instrumental |
| 02:24 | Road Runner | Instrumental |
| 02:11 | Twisted | Instrumental |
| 02:26 | Spudnik (Surf Rider) | Instrumental |
| 02:19 | Night Drive | Instrumental |
| 03:56 | The 2000 Pound Bee (Parts 1 & 2) | Instrumental |
| 02:15 | The Savage | Instrumental |
| 02:03 | Moon Child | Instrumental |
| 02:20 | Journey To The Stars | Instrumental |
| 02:10 | Fugitive | Instrumental |
| 02:23 | Walk-Don't Run '64 | Instrumental |
| 02:23 | Pedal Pusher | Instrumental |
| 02:17 | Slaughter On Tenth Avenue | Instrumental |
| 02:01 | Diamond Heat | Instrumental |
| 02:34 | Action Plan | Instrumental |
| 02:00 | Dick Tracy | Instrumental |
| 02:10 | Flights Of Fantasy | Instrumental |
| 02:10 | Underground Fire | Instrumental |
| 01:57 | Hawaii Five-O | Instrumental |
| 06:44 | Ventures' 'Rocketing Rhythms' Interview | Instrumental |
| 01:10 | Ventures' Twist Party, Vol 2, Radio Spot | Instrumental |
| 01:00 | Underground Fire-Radio Spot | Instrumental |
| 01:00 | Hawaii Five-O-Radio Spot | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Don Wilson | Guitar |
| Bob Boogle | Guitar |
| Nokie Edwards | Bass |
| Howie Johnston | Drums |
| Bob Reisdorff | Production |
| Josie Wilson | Production |
| Dick Glasser | Production |
| Joe Saraceno | Production |
| Ron Furmanek | Compilation Production, Research, Compilation, Annotation, Remixing |
| Steve Kolanjian | Compilation, Liner Notes |
| Larry Walsh | Digital Remastering, Remixing |
| Henry Marquez | Art Direction |
| Jeffrey Scales | Still-Life Photography |
| Michael Diehl | Design |
| Chris LaSalle | Ledgendary Masters Series Coordination |
| Songs recorded at Boles Studios (Seatte, Washington), Custom Recorders, Western Recorders, RCA Studios, United Studios, Sunset Sound Studios, TTG Studios and Liberty Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
Digitally remastered at Capitol Recording Studios, February 1990. This compilation was mastered from the original 3-, 4- and 8-track master session tapes, full-track mono and 2-track stereo mixes. |
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