LOOKING FOR VENTURES CD's...

[Veenture]

I have an ongoing hunt for hard-to-find tracks of THE VENTURES' recordings, most of which are not available in stores anymore.
If you think you can help me add to my Ventures collection of CD's, CD-R's and DVD's, then please PM me and at the same time let me know how I may help add to your collection... I’d be very grateful.

[edit: also some of the 2009 releases: "The Ventures Play Kayama Yuzo", "50th Anniversary Live", "Play with The Ventures (Vol. 1)" and "Play with The Ventures (Vol. 2)"]
Thanks!

[Veenture]

...bump...

[Haole Jim]

Wow, 'never saw most of those covers. Thank you for sharing.

'Been a devoted Ventures fan for many centons.

[Veenture]

Wow, 'never saw most of those covers. Thank you for sharing.

'Been a devoted Ventures fan for many centons.

You may want to check out some more covers here: http://www.sandcastlevi.com/ventures/ventlp60.htm
enjoy!

[brutus]

I would love to hear Live in Tokyo 68. It would be great if they were playing Combos thru Mosrite Amps but I doubt it. I am also dying to know the song list.

[Veenture]

I would love to hear Live in Tokyo 68. It would be great if they were playing Combos thru Mosrite Amps but I doubt it. I am also dying to know the song list.

In Tokyo '68
LP: Liberty LP8542 - 12/1968
Available on CD: Live Box, Volume 1
Let's Go
Telstar
Yesterday/Flint Hill
Born Free
Caravan
Bonnie & Clyde
Taste of Honey
Ode to Billy Joe
Wipeout
Pipeline
House of the Rising Sun
Apache
Walk Don't Run
(courtesy of Sandcastlevi.com)

[edit] The Ventures Book says the following: “While the 1968 Far East tour was Gerry’s first overseas trip with the band, it was also the last time The Ventures were seen playing Mosrite guitars.”

[Veenture]

My revised wants list, thanks for looking.

[wstagner]

Only the back cover of the Live '68 LP shows what appear to be sunburst Mosrite Celebrity guitars/bass being played. Amps are NOT Mosrite amps. You can see the Fender F on one of them but doesn't look like any Fender I'm familiar with and the rest of the name doesn't look like "ender".

Back photo is b/w. Only front cover is color but the boys are facing away from the camera.

I think I played this once just to hear it. It's collectable to have it, but the Live 71 w/Gerry on lead is far superior in every way.

I have the 72-78 LP, there was no live 79, then Superlive 80.

77, 78, 80 were never released on CD to my knowledge.

I know something about all of these so feel free to ask any/all questions.

[Veenture]

Hey wstagner, thanks for your interest and response.
Those Ventures live albums certainly have something additional that studio recordings don't have -the spontaneity, ad-hoc creativity, excitement, yeah and even sometimes a mistake or two! NOBODY is perfect, thank goodness.
I have the '71 w/Gerry (playing a LP? and Bob on a 'Beatles' bass), really cool. As you can conclude from my wants list update, I have managed to get the '68 concert and some others too on cd-r since my initial posting, thanks to a fellow forum member!

Too bad some of the concerts have not been released on cd; I'd like to hear them one day after someone with the vinyls has transferred them to cd-r.

I'll get back to you if I have a question but also feel free to ask me anything I might possibly be able to help you with

Paul

[wstagner]

I generally prefer live recordings compared to studio recordings, which can be too perfect and boring.
Our band records live....mistakes and all.