The Ventures Discography

The Ventures have released over two hundred fifty albums beginning with ''Walk Don't Run'' (1960), and over 150 singles. The original US albums and singles are indicated by their catalog numbers and ''Billboard'' (BB) and ''Cashbox'' (CB) chart peak positions (Note: There were separate ''Cashbox'' charts for stereo and mono albums until 1965.)

Studio albums

Live albums

* (1965) ''The Ventures in Japan''
* (1965) ''The Ventures in Japan, Vol. 2''
* (June 1965) ''The Ventures on Stage'' (BB #27, CB #19) —Dolton BLP 8035/BST 8035
* (1966) ''All About the Ventures''
* (1967) ''The Ventures on Stage Encore''
* (1968) ''The Ventures Live, Again!''
* (1968) ''The Ventures in Tokyo '68''
* (1970) ''Live! The Ventures''
* (1971) ''Pops in Japan '71''
* (1971) ''The Ventures on Stage '71''
* (1972) ''The Ventures on Stage '72''
* (1973) ''Pops in Japan '73''
* (1973) ''The Ventures on Stage '73''
* (1974) ''The Ventures Special '74 on Japanese Tour''
* (1974) ''The Ventures on Stage '74''
* (1975) ''The Ventures on Stage '75''
* (1976) ''The Ventures on Stage '76''
* (1977) ''Live in Japan '77''
* (1978) ''The Ventures on Stage '78''
* (1980) ''Super Live '80''
* (1981) ''Live in L.A.''
* (1984) ''Original Members: Live in Japan''
* (1995) ''Live in Japan '65''
* (2001) ''Live in Japan 2000''
* (2003) ''In Japan Live-2000''
* (2004) ''Summer & Winter: Live''
* (2005) ''Alive Five-O Hits Live''

Instructional albums

* (August 7, 1965) ''Play Guitar with The Ventures'' (BB #96) —Dolton BLP 16501/BST 17501
* (February 12, 1966) ''Play Guitar, Vol. 2'' —Dolton BLP 16502/BST 17502
* (May 1966) ''Play Guitar, Vol. 3'' —Dolton BLP 16503/BST 17503
* (August 1966) ''Play Guitar, Vol. 4: Play Electric Bass'' —Dolton BLP 16504/BST 17504
* (1967) ''Play Guitar, Vol. 7'' —Dolton BLP 16507/BST 17507 Vol. 5 and Vol. 6 were not featured by The Ventures (they were titled "Play Guitar With Jimmy Bryant" and "Play Guitar With Chet Atkins" respectively).

Compilation albums

* (1963) ''Tarantella / Memphis''
* (July 1966) ''Running Strong'' —Sunset SUM 1116/SUS 5116
* (1966) ''The Versatile Ventures'' —Liberty SCR 5
* (1967) ''8 Miles High''
* (September 1967) ''Golden Greats by The Ventures'' (BB #50, CB #46) —Liberty LRP 2053/LST 8053
:: Reissued in 1981 on Liberty LTAO 8053
* (January 1968) ''The Guitar Genius of The Ventures'' —Sunset SUM 1160/SUS 5160
* (October 1969) ''Super Group'' —Sunset SUS 5271
:: Album cover illustration by Dean Torrence (of Jan & Dean)
* (March 1970) ''More Golden Greats'' (BB #154) —Liberty LST 8060
* (February 1971) ''A Decade with the Ventures''
* (November 1971) ''Ventures'' —United Artists UXS-80
* (August 1973) '' Only Hits'' —United Artists UA-LA147-G
* (1974) ''Legendary Masters''
* (January 1975) ''The Very Best of the Ventures''
* (1975) ''15th Anniversary Album: 15 Years of Japanese Pops''
* (1975) ''The Ventures' 15th Anniversary''
* (1976) ''Early Sounds of the Ventures''
* (1977) ''20 Greatest Hits''
* (December 1980) ''Greatest Hits''
* (1980) ''Rare Collections for Great Collectors''
* (1980) ''The Best 10, Vol. 2''
* (1980) ''The Ventures Greatest Hits''
* (1981) ''The Very Best of the Ventures''
* (1983) ''Heritage Series: Movie Themes''
* (1983) ''Heritage Series: Spotlight''
* (1983) ''The Ventures Today''
* (1986) ''Best of the Ventures''
* (1986) ''Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1''
* (1986) ''The Collection''
* (1987) ''Compact Ventures''
* (1987) ''The Best of the Ventures''
* (1988) ''Radical Guitars''
* (1989) ''Christmas Classics''
* (1989) ''Walk Don't Run: All Time Greatest Hits''
* (1990) ''EP Collection''
* (1990) ''Legendary Masters: Walk Don't Run — The Best of the Ventures''
* (1992) ''Greatest Hits''
* (1992) ''Legends of Rock 'n' Roll''
* (1992) ''Only the Hits''
* (1992) ''The Ventures Play Telstar, The Lonely Bull And Others / (The) Ventures In Space''

* (1994) ''Walk Don't Run (1960) / The Ventures (1961)'' — See For Miles Records (C5HCD 618)
* (1994) ''Another Smash! (1961) / The Colourful Ventures (1961)'' — See For Miles Records (C5HCD 619)
* (1994) ''Play the Carpenters (1974) / The Jim Croce Songbook (1974)'' — See For Miles Records (C5HCD 620)
* (1994) ''Twist with The Ventures (1962) / Twist Party Vol.2 (1962)'' — See For Miles Records (C5HCD 621)
* (1994) ''The Ventures a Go-Go (1965) / Where the Action Is! (1966)'' — See For Miles Records (C5HCD 622)
* (1995) ''Guitar Freakout (1967) / Super Psychedelics (1967)'' — See For Miles Records (C5HCD 627)
* (1995) ''Walk, Dont't Run Vol.2 (1964) / Knock Me Out! (1965)'' — See For Miles Records (C5HCD 630)
* (1995) ''Best of the Ventures''
* (1995) ''Hollywood's Hottest Hits''
* (1995) ''Original''
* (1995) ''Play the Hits''
* (1995) ''Surfing''
* (1996) ''Another Smash!!! / The Ventures''
* (1996) ''Best of Pops Sounds / Go with the Ventures''
* (1996) ''Flights of Fantasy / The Ventures in Space''
* (1996) ''Flights of Fantasy / Underground Fire''
* (1996) ''Go With the Ventures! / Play The Batman Theme''
* (1996) ''Greatest Hits''
* (1996) ''Hawaii Five-O / Swamp Rock''
* (1996) ''Joy! The Ventures Play the Classics / Latin Album''
* (1996) ''Mashed Potatoes and Gravy / Going to the Ventures Dance Party!''
* (1996) ''Super Psychedelics / $1,000,000 Weekend''
* (1996) ''Surfing / The Colorful Ventures''
* (1996) ''Tele-Ventures: The Ventures Perform the Great TV Themes''
* (1996) ''Underground Fire / Hollywood Metal Dynamic Sound 3000''
* (1996) ''Walk Don't Run / Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2''
* (1996) ''Where the Action Is! / Knock Me Out!''
* (1997) ''36 All Time Greatest Hits''
* (1997) ''Batman / TV Themes''
* (1997) ''Guitar Freakout / Wild Things!''
* (1997) ''In the Vaults''
* (1997) ''Let's Go / Ventures Play the Country Classics''
* (1997) ''The Lonely Bull / $1,000,000 Weekend''
* (1997) ''New Testament / More Golden Greats''
* (1997) ''Play Guitar with the Ventures''
* (1997) ''Play Guitar (1965) / Play Guitar Vol.2 (1965)'' — See For Miles Records (C5HCD 654)
* (1997) ''Play Guitar Vol.3 (1965) / Play Electric Bass Vol.4 (1965)'' — See For Miles Records (C5HCD 655)
* (1997) ''Rock and Roll Forever / Now Playing''
* (1997) ''Hawaii Five-O / Swamp Rock''
* (1997) ''TV Themes / Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures''
* (1997) ''The Fabulous Ventures / The Ventures a Go-Go''
* (1997) ''The Ventures''
* (1997) ''Ventures on Stage / Surfing''
* (1997) ''Wild Things! / The Fabulous Ventures''
* (1998) ''Classic 60's Themes''
* (1998) ''EP Collection, Vol. 3''
* (1998) ''Back to Back'' (7 out of 14 tracks) /The Shadows* (1998) ''The Horse / New Testament''
* (1998) ''On Stage Encore / The Ventures Live, Again!''
* (1998) ''Play Guitar, Vols. 1-4 & 7''
* (1998) ''Stars on Guitars''
* (1998) ''The Night Has a Thousand Eyes / Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures''
* (1998) ''Theme from Shaft / Rocky Road''
* (1999) ''Golden Pops / Pops in Japan '71''
* (1999) ''In the Vaults, Vol. 2''
* (1999) ''Rock & Roll Forever / Rocky Road''
* (1999) ''The Ventures''
* (1999) ''The Ventures' 10th Anniversary Album / Only Hits!''
* (1999) ''Theme From Shaft / The Horse''
* (1999) ''Ventures In Japan / Ventures In Japan, Vol. 2''
* (2000) ''Best of the Ventures: Walk Don't Run''
* (2000) ''Gold''
* (2000) ''Hawaii Five-O: Remixed Hits & More''
* (2000) ''Play Screen Themes''
* (2000) ''Story''
* (2000) ''Ventures Gold, Vol. 2''
* (2001) ''Inside the Music: Surf's Up''
* (2001) ''The Ultimate Collection''
* (2001) ''The Ventures Play the Greatest Surfin' Hits of All Time''
* (2001) ''Ventures Gold, Vol. 3''
* (2002) ''Hyper Gold''
* (2002) ''Surf Rock Anthology''
* (2002) ''The Ventures Play the Greatest Instrumental Hits of All-Time''
* (2003) ''All Time Greatest Hits''
* (2003) ''Surfin' With the Ventures''
* (2003) ''The Ventures Play the Greatest Instrumental Hits of All Time, Vol. 2''
* (2003) ''Your Hit Parade 60's''
* (2004) ''Best of, Vol. 1-2''
* (2004) ''Guitar Legends''
* (2004) ''In Japan, Vol. 1-2''
* (2004) ''Pops a la Carte''
* (2004) ''Pops in Japan, Vol. 1-2''
* (2004) ''Sixties Guitar Party''
* (2004) ''Super Deluxe''
* (2004) ''Super Now''
* (2004) ''Surfin' to Baja''
* (2004) ''Walk Don't Run: Very Best Of''
* (2005) ''10th Anniversary Album''
* (2005) ''In the Vaults, Vol. 3''
* (2005) ''Platinum Collection''
* (2005) ''The Ventures''
* (2007) ''In the Vaults, Vol. 4''
* (2008) ''The Very Best of the Ventures'' (50 tracks on 2-CDs)

Video albums

* (1966) ''Beloved Invaders: The Golden Era of The Ventures''
* (1981) ''The Ventures in L.A.''
* (1984) ''Original Members: Live in Japan''
* (1989) ''30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)''
* (1991) ''Live in Japan 1990''
* (1994) ''Japan Tour '93''
* (1995) ''In Concert '94''
* (1996) ''Electrified, Amplified, and Deified''
* (1998) ''Wild Again Concert '97''
* (2004) ''45th Anniversary Live''

Box sets

* (1992) ''History Box Vol.1'' (Toshiba-EMI TOCP-7129-32 Japan)
— Walk, Don't Run (1960) / The Ventures (1960)
— Another Smash (1961) / The Colorful Ventures (1961)
— Twist with the Ventures (1962) / Twist Party, Vol.2 (1962)
— Mashed Potatoes and Gravy (1962) / Going to the Ventures Dance Party! (1962)
* (1992) ''History Box Vol.2'' (Toshiba-EMI TOCP 7121-24 Japan)
— Play Telstar and the Lonely Bull (1963) / Surfing (1963)
— Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures (1963) / Play the Country Classics (1963)
— Let's Go! (1963) / The Ventures in Space (1964)
— The Fabulous Ventures (1964) / Walk Don't Run, Vol.2 (1964)
* (1992) ''History Box Vol.3'' (Toshiba-EMI TOCP 7133-36 Japan)
— Knock Me Out! (1965) / The Ventures on Stage (1965)
— The Ventures a Go-Go (1965) / Where the Action Is! (1966)
— Play the Batman Theme (1966) / Go with the Ventures (1966)
— Wild Things! (1966) / Guitar Freakout (1967)
* (1992) ''History Box Vol.4'' (Toshiba-EMI TOCP 7137-40 Japan)
— Super Psychedelics (1967) / Golden Greats by the Ventures (1967)
— $1,000,000 Weekend (1967) / Flights of Fantasy (1968)
— The Horse (1968) / Underground Fire (1969)
— Hawaii Five-O (1969) / Swamp Rock (1969)
* (1992) ''History Box Vol.5'' (Toshiba-EMI TOCP 7141-44 Japan)
— More Golden Greats and Others (1970)
— 10th Anniversary Album (1970)
— New Testament (1971) / Theme from 'Shaft' (1972)
— Joy: Play the Classics (1972) / Rock and Roll Forever (1972)
* (1992) ''Pops In Japan Box'' (Toshiba-EMI TOCP 7145-48 Japan)
— Pops in Japan (1967) / Pops in Japan No.2 (1968)
— Golden Pops (1970) / Pops in Japan '71 (1971)
— Pops in Japan '73 (1973)
— 15 Years of Japanese Pops (1975)
* (1992) ''Live Box'' (Toshiba-EMI TOCP 7125-28 Japan)
— The Ventures in Japan (1965)
— All About the Ventures (1966)
— The Ventures on Stage Encore (1967) / Live Again! (1968)
— The Ventures in Tokyo'68 (1968) / Live! The Ventures (1970)
* (1992) ''Live Box Vol. 2'' (Toshiba-EMI TOCP 7149-52 Japan)
— The Ventures on Stage '71 (1971)
— The Ventures on Stage '72 (1972)
— The Ventures on Stage '73 Vol.1 (1973)
— The Ventures on Stage '73 Vol.2 (1973)
* (1993) ''Live Box Vol. 3'' (Toshiba-EMI TOCP 7826-29 Japan)
— The Ventures on Stage '74 Vol.1 (1974)
— The Ventures on Stage '74 Vol.2 (1974)
— The Ventures on Stage '75 Vol.1 (1975)
— The Ventures on Stage '75 Vol.2 (1975)
* (1993) ''Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits: 1957-1961''
* (1993) ''Super Box of Rock, Vol. 2''
* (1994) ''The Ventures EP Collection'' (Toshiba-EMI TOCP 8291-94 Japan)
* (1995) ''Rock Instrumental Classics, Vols. 1-5''
* (1996) ''Cowabunga! The Surf Box''
* (1997) ''36 All Time Greatest Hits''
* (1997) ''Born to Be Wild''
* (1997) ''Play Guitar with the Ventures''
* (1997) ''The Ultimate History of Rock 'N' Roll Collection''
* (1998) ''100 Jukebox Hits: 50's & 60's''
* (1998) ''Yuletide Soiree Party Pack''
* (1999) ''Endless Summer Legends, Vols. 1-3''
* (1999) ''Hot Rod Box Set''
* (2000) ''Brain in a Box: The Science Fiction Collection''
* (2018) ''Nokie Edwards with The Ventures Live since 1999''

Singles

Reissue singles

* "Walk Don't Run" / "Ram-Bunk-Shush" -- Liberty All-Time Hit Series 54518
* "Perfidia" / "Blue Moon" -- Liberty All-Time Hit Series 54519
* "Telstar" / "Out of Limits" -- Liberty All-Time Hit Series 54542
* " Wipe Out" / "Secret Agent Man" -- Liberty All-Time Hit Series 54557
* " The Lonely Bull" / "Tequila" -- Liberty All-Time Hit Series 54563
* "Hawaii Five-O" / "Classical Gas" -- Liberty All-Time Hit Series 54571
* "Walk Don't Run" / "Ram-Bunk-Shush" -- United Artists Silver Spotlight Series 050
* "Perfidia" / "Telstar" -- United Artists Silver Spotlight Series 051
* "Walk Don't Run '64" / "Hawaii Five-O" -- United Artists Silver Spotlight Series 052
* "Wipe Out" / "Nadia's Theme (The Young and The Restless)" -- United Artists Silver Spotlight Series 1161
* "Walk Don't Run" / "Hawaii Five-O" -- Collectable Record Back To Back Hit Series COL 6139

Soundtracks

* (1986) ''Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1''
* (1993) ''This Boy's Life''
* (1996) '' Very Brady Sequel''
* (2000) ''Cinemadness: Cool Songs From Hot Flicks''
* (2000) ''Movie Madness: Cool Songs From Hot Flicks''
* (2000) '' Tao of Steve''
* (2001) '' 61*''

Notes

References

External links

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