Twist with the Ventures
Studio album by
The Ventures
ReleasedJanuary 20, 1962
Recorded1961
GenreSurf rock
Length26:19
LabelDolton Records
ProducerJosie Wilson & Bob Reisdorff
The Ventures chronology
The Colorful Ventures
(1961)		 Twist with the Ventures
(1962)		 Twist Party, Volume 2
(1962)
Alternate cover
Alternate cover for retitled album

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).[1] It consists mostly of instrumental versions of popular dance tunes from the late 1950s to early 1960s, with a couple of original compositions. It was on the charts for 29 weeks and it peaked at # 24 on the Billboard 200.[2] It was later retitled Dance! with new album cover.[1] 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.[3] Therefore, the drum credit(s) are shared on this album between both Johnson and Taylor.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Ventures Twist" (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Don Wilson) – 1:59
  2. "The Twist" (Hank Ballard) – 1:52
  3. "Road Runner" (Rick Dangel, John Greek) – 2:42
  4. "Gringo" (Gene Moles) – 2:30
  5. "Moon Dawg" (Derry Weaver) – 2:21
  6. "Guitar Twist" (Dick Glasser, Tommy Allsup) – 2:19

Side two

  1. "Opus Twist" (Jerry Allison, Tommy Allsup) – 2:00
  2. "Movin' And Groovin'" (Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood) – 2:04
  3. "Sunny River" (Moles, Edwards) – 2:08
  4. "Let's Twist Again" (Dave Appell, Kal Mann) – 2:15
  5. "Shanghied" (Greek, Dangel) – 1:50
  6. "Bumble Bee Twist" (Wilson, Edwards, Bogle) – 2:19

This is the track listing from the original album.[1] On later releases, "Ventures Twist" was retitled "Driving Guitars", "Guitar Twist" was retitled "Raunchy Guitar", "Opus Twist" was retitled "Opus Four", and "Bumble Bee Twist" was retitled "The Wasp".[4]

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dolton Album Discography".
  2. ↑ "The Ventures :: Discography Charts".
  3. ↑ "The Ventures Biography". rockhall.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Twist with the Ventures". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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