Ventures Vinyl of the Month

Squid

Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 1019
Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
18 News Pins

Posted on Jun 19 2017 08:03 PM

If you find these "Ventures Vinyl" posts worthwhile, or you simply enjoy them, please post. Otherwise Bob and I may procrastinate on adding reviews.

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tahitijack

Joined: Nov 03, 2006
Posts: 693
San Clemente, CA
United States

Posted on Jun 19 2017 08:12 PM

I enjoy reading these, please don't give up on us. I'm betting others read them without responding. The silent ones

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esotericeric

Joined: Aug 04, 2016
Posts: 6
Portland, OR
United States

Posted on Jun 19 2017 09:33 PM

I enjoy them, too. I got hooked on The Ventures in Space when I was 10. Loved the songs, loved the cover, even built a model of a T-Bucket Roadster as shown on the cover. Still enjoyning them 50 years later.

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Rob_J

Joined: Sep 29, 2007
Posts: 500
Sacto, CA
United States

Posted on Jun 19 2017 11:39 PM

Squid wrote:

If you find these "Ventures Vinyl" posts worthwhile, or you simply enjoy them, please post. Otherwise Bob and I may procrastinate on adding reviews.

I very much enjoy these posts. I always read them and have intended to comment but usually others beat me in saying what I would have said.

I was a young teenager when I bought my first Ventures LP. (the original "Walk Don't Run" record). At the time I lived in a tiny town in South Dakota and finding Ventures records was not easy but we had a Ben Franklin "dime store" near us that carried records and I went there every chance I got looking for a new Ventures release. I bought whatever I could find as soon as I saw it. The "Surfing" album was my favorite and probably got the most play time but I played them all over and over. I still have several of those records that I found back then and have since added a few that I find in a used record stores that I never had back in those days.

These posts bring back fond memories of those early years that influenced me to become a guitar player. I solely credit The Ventures for sparking the desire to learn to play. Anyone remember the "Play Guitar with The Ventures" albums? I had one of them and mightily struggled to learn from it. Can't say I was immensely successful but it was a start.

When YouTube came along I got my first look at the actual Ventures in performance. Up until then I had only heard them on vinyl. I sadly never had the opportunity to see the original guys play anywhere in person.

So by all means, keep the reviews and discussions going. I'll make more of an attempt to comment on future posts and hopefully other lurkers will chime in. And, as Bob Hope used to say "thanks for the memories".

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tahitijack

Joined: Nov 03, 2006
Posts: 693
San Clemente, CA
United States

Posted on Jun 20 2017 12:13 AM

I understand, with about 2,050 views but only about 50 comments, how you feel.

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Squid

Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 1019
Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
18 News Pins

Posted on Jun 20 2017 12:51 AM

Thank You for commenting!!

Tahiti Jack: Now if you subtract my posts from the total...

Rob J--The method in "Play Guitar with the Ventures" hardly compares with Youtube instruction, but it's fun to see the album.

Here is a song of mine in the style of The Ventures' Surfing album (Somebody I don't know posted it to Youtube).

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Clarry

Joined: Oct 01, 2014
Posts: 519
Streatham, London
United Kingdom

Posted on Jun 20 2017 05:04 AM

I'm not sure Sha La La was The Searchers, but Manfred Mann.

I like reading these too.

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P2gee

Joined: Jul 05, 2006
Posts: 264
Waco Texas

Posted on Jul 03 2017 10:02 PM

Rob_J wrote:

. Anyone remember the "Play Guitar with The Ventures" albums? I had one of them and mightily struggled to learn from it. Can't say I was immensely successful but it was a start.>

Here ya go. My parents were big into lp music in 50s-60s. I pretty much inherited a very sizable lp collection mostly C&W that my parents liked. The Ventures were one so called "rock" band that my Dad tolerated and liked very much so as a result I have a sizable Ventures collection from that period. Since my Dad knew I like the Ventures as much as he did and he was paying for my guitar lessons at the time, he self servingly bought me the play Like the Ventures albums so that if I was going to play that long hair communist rock music it would be something he liked. All the Venture albums were very inspirational in my formative years of learning guitar.

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tahitijack

Joined: Nov 03, 2006
Posts: 693
San Clemente, CA
United States

Posted on Jul 03 2017 10:37 PM

Wondering what songs were in volume one. Great marketing words like "easy to follow diagrams".

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P2gee

Joined: Jul 05, 2006
Posts: 264
Waco Texas

Posted on Jul 04 2017 06:30 PM

I have Vol 1 around here somewhere. I know Walk Dont Run was on it but cant remember the others.

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Squid

Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 1019
Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
18 News Pins

Posted on Jul 04 2017 09:43 PM

Volume 1 = Walk Don't Run, Raunchy, Tequila, Memphis
Vol. 2 = Pipeline, Wipeout, Out of Limits, Let's Go
Vol. 3 = A Taste of Honey, Diamond Head, Secret Agent Man, No Matter What Shape
Play Electric Bass = La Bamba, I Hear a Symphony, A Lover's Concerto, Red River Valley, Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Shot Gun

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Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1019 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Jun 19 2017 08:03 PM If you find these "Ventures Vinyl" posts worthwhile, or you simply enjoy them, please post. Otherwise Bob and I may procrastinate on adding reviews. — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Top
tahitijack Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 693 San Clemente, CA	Posted on Jun 19 2017 08:12 PM I enjoy reading these, please don't give up on us. I'm betting others read them without responding. The silent ones — Happy Sunsets! Top
esotericeric Joined: Aug 04, 2016 Posts: 6 Portland, OR	Posted on Jun 19 2017 09:33 PM I enjoy them, too. I got hooked on The Ventures in Space when I was 10. Loved the songs, loved the cover, even built a model of a T-Bucket Roadster as shown on the cover. Still enjoyning them 50 years later. — Eric B. Johnson Bass - Link Top
Rob_J Joined: Sep 29, 2007 Posts: 500 Sacto, CA	Posted on Jun 19 2017 11:39 PM Squid wrote: If you find these "Ventures Vinyl" posts worthwhile, or you simply enjoy them, please post. Otherwise Bob and I may procrastinate on adding reviews. I very much enjoy these posts. I always read them and have intended to comment but usually others beat me in saying what I would have said. I was a young teenager when I bought my first Ventures LP. (the original "Walk Don't Run" record). At the time I lived in a tiny town in South Dakota and finding Ventures records was not easy but we had a Ben Franklin "dime store" near us that carried records and I went there every chance I got looking for a new Ventures release. I bought whatever I could find as soon as I saw it. The "Surfing" album was my favorite and probably got the most play time but I played them all over and over. I still have several of those records that I found back then and have since added a few that I find in a used record stores that I never had back in those days. These posts bring back fond memories of those early years that influenced me to become a guitar player. I solely credit The Ventures for sparking the desire to learn to play. Anyone remember the "Play Guitar with The Ventures" albums? I had one of them and mightily struggled to learn from it. Can't say I was immensely successful but it was a start. When YouTube came along I got my first look at the actual Ventures in performance. Up until then I had only heard them on vinyl. I sadly never had the opportunity to see the original guys play anywhere in person. So by all means, keep the reviews and discussions going. I'll make more of an attempt to comment on future posts and hopefully other lurkers will chime in. And, as Bob Hope used to say "thanks for the memories". Top
tahitijack Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 693 San Clemente, CA	Posted on Jun 20 2017 12:13 AM I understand, with about 2,050 views but only about 50 comments, how you feel. — Happy Sunsets! Last edited: Jun 20, 2017 13:33:57 Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1019 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Jun 20 2017 12:51 AM Thank You for commenting!! Tahiti Jack: Now if you subtract my posts from the total... Rob J--The method in "Play Guitar with the Ventures" hardly compares with Youtube instruction, but it's fun to see the album. Here is a song of mine in the style of The Ventures' Surfing album (Somebody I don't know posted it to Youtube). — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Last edited: Jun 22, 2017 11:57:15 Top
Clarry Joined: Oct 01, 2014 Posts: 519 Streatham, London	Posted on Jun 20 2017 05:04 AM I'm not sure Sha La La was The Searchers, but Manfred Mann. I like reading these too. Top
P2gee Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 264 Waco Texas	Posted on Jul 03 2017 10:02 PM Rob_J wrote: . Anyone remember the "Play Guitar with The Ventures" albums? I had one of them and mightily struggled to learn from it. Can't say I was immensely successful but it was a start.> Here ya go. My parents were big into lp music in 50s-60s. I pretty much inherited a very sizable lp collection mostly C&W that my parents liked. The Ventures were one so called "rock" band that my Dad tolerated and liked very much so as a result I have a sizable Ventures collection from that period. Since my Dad knew I like the Ventures as much as he did and he was paying for my guitar lessons at the time, he self servingly bought me the play Like the Ventures albums so that if I was going to play that long hair communist rock music it would be something he liked. All the Venture albums were very inspirational in my formative years of learning guitar. — 2012-2013: FILTHY POLAROIDS Last edited: Jul 03, 2017 22:14:50 Top
tahitijack Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 693 San Clemente, CA	Posted on Jul 03 2017 10:37 PM Wondering what songs were in volume one. Great marketing words like "easy to follow diagrams". — Happy Sunsets! Top
P2gee Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 264 Waco Texas	Posted on Jul 04 2017 06:30 PM I have Vol 1 around here somewhere. I know Walk Dont Run was on it but cant remember the others. — 2012-2013: FILTHY POLAROIDS Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1019 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Jul 04 2017 09:43 PM Volume 1 = Walk Don't Run, Raunchy, Tequila, Memphis Vol. 2 = Pipeline, Wipeout, Out of Limits, Let's Go Vol. 3 = A Taste of Honey, Diamond Head, Secret Agent Man, No Matter What Shape Play Electric Bass = La Bamba, I Hear a Symphony, A Lover's Concerto, Red River Valley, Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Shot Gun — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Top

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