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The Ventures

Live in Japan '65

Live in Japan '65

UPC: 4988006749153

Format: CD

Release Date: Mar 28, 1998

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The Ventures: Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards (guitar); Bob Bogle (bass); Mel Taylor (drums).
Recorded live at Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan on March 5, 1965. Originally released in Japan on Liberty (LP 7463-7464). Includes liner notes by Mugsy.
Digitally remastered by Kevon Reeves (Tower Mastering, Hollywood, California).
Originally released in Japan as a double album, this live set was unavailable in the U.S. until 1995. So cleanly recorded (the drums are especially crisp) that one is tempted to believe these tracks might have actually been laid down in the studios, it has a speedy, frenetic, well-executed edge that makes this worth checking out by Ventures fans. Seventy minutes of material, including most of their big '60s hits, covers of then-contemporary surf and British Invasion tunes, and surprises like "The Pink Panther Theme" and a 10-minute version of Duke Ellington's "Caravan." ~ Richie Unterberger