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As one of the foremost instrumental surf rock bands of their day, the Ventures produced what seemed like endless collections of standard tunes in their unique beachy style. Originally released in 1962, The Ventures Play Telstar is one of the band's more recognizable titles. Covering a vast array of early-'60s hit paraders, the album is kicked off by a rival surf band's huge hit. "Telstar" was a hit earlier that same year in a much wobblier Joe Meek-produced version by interstellar outliers the Tornados. Taking on a few Latin-tinged easy listening numbers made famous by Herb Alpert as well as Booker T. & the MG's' soul groover "Green Onions," the record hits these numbers with a varied degree of inspiration. Despite a somewhat wooden performance on many of the tracks, the hard-panned stereo production makes for a very big sound. While reading somewhere between campy and nostalgic in the context of the decades that followed, The Ventures Play Telstar is still a high point in the band's overwhelming discography, and as strong a sample of early-'60s commercially viable surf rock as you're likely to find.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
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Joe Meek, Composer - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Sol Lake, Composer - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Boudleaux Bryant, Composer - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Heino Gaze, Composer - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerry Lordan, ComposerLyricist - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Towne, Author - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Manos Hadjidakis, Composer - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Chuck Rio, Composer - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Al Jackson, Jr., Composer - Booker T. Jones, Composer - Steve Cropper, Composer - Lewis Steinberg, Composer - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
L.E. Freeman, ComposerLyricist - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Josie Wilson, Producer - Lou Nadeau, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Tom King, Composer - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Lonnie Mack, Composer - Fred Mendelsohn, Composer - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Sandy Nelson, ComposerLyricist - Richard Podolor, ComposerLyricist - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Jeremy Smith, ComposerLyricist - Chips Moman, ComposerLyricist - FLOYD NEWMAN, ComposerLyricist - CHARLES AXTON, ComposerLyricist - The Ventures, MainArtist - Bob Reisdorff, Producer - GIL CAPLE, ComposerLyricist - Josie Wilson, Producer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
As one of the foremost instrumental surf rock bands of their day, the Ventures produced what seemed like endless collections of standard tunes in their unique beachy style. Originally released in 1962, The Ventures Play Telstar is one of the band's more recognizable titles. Covering a vast array of early-'60s hit paraders, the album is kicked off by a rival surf band's huge hit. "Telstar" was a hit earlier that same year in a much wobblier Joe Meek-produced version by interstellar outliers the Tornados. Taking on a few Latin-tinged easy listening numbers made famous by Herb Alpert as well as Booker T. & the MG's' soul groover "Green Onions," the record hits these numbers with a varied degree of inspiration. Despite a somewhat wooden performance on many of the tracks, the hard-panned stereo production makes for a very big sound. While reading somewhere between campy and nostalgic in the context of the decades that followed, The Ventures Play Telstar is still a high point in the band's overwhelming discography, and as strong a sample of early-'60s commercially viable surf rock as you're likely to find.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:16
- Main artists: The Ventures
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records (CAP)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1962 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
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