Released January 20, 1962 Artist The Ventures | Length 26:19 Release date 20 January 1962 Genres Rock, Pop | |
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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). 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. It was later retitled Dance! with new album cover. 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.
Contents
- Driving guitars ventures twist the ventures
- Movin groovin the ventures twist with the ventures hq audio
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Movin groovin the ventures twist with the ventures hq audio
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. On later releases, "Opus Four" was retitled "Opus Twist", and "The Wasp" was retitled "Bumble Bee Twist"
Personnel
Songs
1Driving Guitars (Ventures’ Twist)1:56
2The Twist1:46
3Road Runner2:28