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 1950s to early 1960s, 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] Therefore, the drum credit(s) are shared on this album between both Johnson and Taylor.
| Twist with the Ventures | ||||
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| Released | January 20, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Surf rock | |||
| Length | 26:19 | |||
| Label | Dolton Records | |||
| Producer | Josie Wilson & Bob Reisdorff | |||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 Alternate cover for retitled album | ||||
Track listing edit
Side one
- "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 Twist" (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
- "Bumble Bee Twist" (Wilson, Edwards, Bogle) – 2:19
This is the track listing from the original album.[1] On later releases, "Ventures Twist" was retitled "Driving Guitars", "Guitar Twist" was retitled "Raunchy Guitar", "Opus Twist" was retitled "Opus Four", and "Bumble Bee Twist" was retitled "The Wasp".[4]
Personnel edit
- Don Wilson – rhythm and lead guitar
- Nokie Edwards – lead guitar
- Bob Bogle – bass, lead guitar
- Mel Taylor – drums
- Howie Johnson – drums
- Tommy Allsup - lead guitar (tracks Sd 1-6, Sd 2-1)
References edit
- ^ 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.