Twist with the Ventures
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Twist with the Ventures is the fifth studio album by the band The Ventures; released in 1962 on Dolton Records BST 8010 (stereo) and BLP 2010 (monaural).[1] It consists mostly of instrumental versions of popular dance tunes from the late 50's to early 60's, with a couple of original compositions. It was on the charts for 29 weeks and it peaked at # 24 on the Billboard 200.[2] It was later retitled Dance! with new album cover.[1] During the recording of this album, original drummer Howie Johnson left the band and was replaced by Mel Taylor, thus forming the classic Ventures lineup.[3]
Track listing
Side One:
- "Driving Guitars (Ventures' Twist)" - Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Don Wilson (1:59)
- "The Twist" - Hank Ballard (1:52)
- "Road Runner" - Rick Dangel, John Greek (2:42)
- "Gringo" - Gene Moles (2:30)
- "Moon Dawg" - Derry Weaver (2:21)
- "Guitar Twist" - Dick Glasser, Tommy Allsup (2:19)
Side Two:
- "Opus Four" - Jerry Allison, Tommy Allsup (2:00)
- "Movin' And Groovin'" - Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood (2:04)
- "Sunny River" - Moles, Edwards (2:08)
- "Let's Twist Again" - Dave Appell, Kal Mann (2:15)
- "Shanghied" - Greek, Dangel (1:50)
- "The Wasp" - Wilson, Edwards, Bogle (2:19)
This is the track listing from the original album.[4] On later releases, "Opus Four" was retitled "Opus Twist", and "The Wasp" was retitled "Bumble Bee Twist"[1]
Personnel
- Don Wilson - rhythm and lead guitar
- Nokie Edwards - lead guitar
- Bob Bogle - bass guitar, lead guitar
- Mel Taylor - drums
- Howie Johnson – drums
References
- ^ a b c "Dolton Album Discography".
- ^ "The Ventures :: Discography Charts".
- ^ "The Ventures Biography". rockhall.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Twist with the Ventures". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2015.