The Ventures


Album Discography: South African Pressings

Part 1

album Walk Don't Run
Tracks:
Morgen/ Raunchy/ Home/ My Own True Love/ The Switch/ Walk, Don't Run/ Night Train/ No Tresspassing/ Caravan/ Sleep Walk/ The McCoy/ Honky Tonk
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1002, 1960

album The Ventures
Tracks:
The Shuck/ Detour/ Ram-Bunk-Shush/ Hawaiin War Chant/ Perfidia/ harlem Nocture/ Blue Tango/ Ups'N Downs/ Lonesome Town/ Torquay/ Wailin'/ Moon Of Manakoora
Release info:
London, ZA 6064,1961

album Another Smash
Tracks:
Cinchy/ Lullaby Of The Leaves/ Lonely Heart/ Wheels/ Rawhide/ Meet MR. Callahan/ Ghost Riders In The Sky/ Bull Dog/ Josie/ Beyond The Reef/ Trambone/ Last Date
Release info:
Liberty, LBY...no detail, 1961
Liberty, LYL 1020, 1968, re-issue
Liberty, SYL 1020, 1968, re-issue

album Twist With The Ventures
Tracks:
Driving Guitars/ The Twist/ Road Runner/ Gringo/ Moon Dawg/ Guitar Twist/ Opus Twist/ Movin' & Groovin'/ Sunny River/ Let's Twist Again/ Shanghied/ Bumble Bee Twist
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1018J, 1962
Liberty, LYL 1066, re-issue, no detail
Liberty, SYL 1066, re-issue, no detail

album The Ventures Twist Party Vol 2
Tracks:
My Bonnie Lies/ Twisted/ The Twomp/ Besame Mucho/ Blue Tail Fly/ Swanee River Twist/ Instant Guitars/ Dark Eyes Twist/ Counterpoint/ Kicking Around/ Bluebird/ Red Wing Twist
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1072J, 1962

album Mashed Potatoes And Gravy
Tracks:
Lucille/ Gravy (for my mashed potatoes)/ Hernando's Hideaway/ Mashed Potato Time/ Summertime/ Hot Summer/ Poison Ivy/ The Wah-Watusi/ Instant Mash/ Scratch/ Hully Gully/ Spudnik
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1093J, 1962

album Going To A Ventures Dance Party
Tracks:
Mr. Moto/ Theme From Come September/ Ya Ya Wobble/ Night Drive/ Venus/ The Intruder/ Gandy Dancer/ Sweet And Lovely/ Linbo Rock/ Lolita Ya-Ya/ Loco-Motion/ Gully-Ver
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1110J, 1962
Liberty, LYL 1069, re-issue, no detail
Liberty, SYL 1069, re-issue, no detail

album The Ventures Play Telstar
Tracks:
Telstar/ The Lonely Bull/ Mexico/ CalCutta/ Apache/ Never On A Sunday/ Tequila/ Green Onions/ Percolator/ Red River Rock/ Let There Be Drums/ Last Night
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1123J, 1963
Liberty, LYL 1026, re-issue, no detail
Liberty, SYL 1026, re-issue, no detail

album The Ventures Play Country Classics
Tracks:
Born To Lose/ Sugarfoot Rag/ Wabash Cannonball/ I Walk The Line/ Panhandle Rag/ Wildwood Flower/ San Antonio Rose/ Steel Guitar Rag/ Lovesick Blues/ Oh, Lonesome Me/ You Are My Sunshine/ I Can't Stop Loving You
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1149J, 1963

album Surfing
Tracks:
Pipe Line/ Diamonds/ Windy And Warm/ The Ninth Wave/ Ten Over/ The Cruncher/ Barefoot Venture/ Surf Rider/ The Heavies/ Changing Tides/ The Lonely Sea/ Party In Laguna
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1150J, 1963
Liberty, LYL 1067, re-issue, no detail
Liberty, SYL 1067, re-issue, no detail

album Let's Go
Tracks:
Memphis/ Let's Go/ More/ El Watusi/ Walk Right In/ Sukiyaki/ New Orleans/ So Fine/ Wipe Out/ Hot Pastrami/ Runaway/ Over The Mountain Across The Sea
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1169, 1963

album The Fabulous Ventures
Tracks:
Needles And Pins/ Runnin' Wild/ Eleventh Hour/ The Cruel Sea/ Scratchin'/ Tall Cool One/ Only The Young/ Journey To The Stars/ Fugitive/ Ravin' Blue/ Walkin' With Pluto/ The Pink Panther Theme
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1207J, 1964

album Walk Don't Run Vol 2
Tracks:
The House Of The Rising Sun/ Diamond Head/ Night Train/ Peach Fuzz/ Rap City/ Blue Star/ Walk, Don't Run/ Night Walk/ One Mint Julep/ Pedal Pusher/ The Creeper/ Stranger On The Shore
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1228J, 1964
Liberty, LYL 1060, re-issue, no detail
Liberty, SYL 1060, re-issue, no detail

album Knock Me Out!
Tracks:
I Feel Fine/ Love Potion No 9/ Tomorrow's Love/ Oh, Pretty Woman/ Mariner No 4/ When You Walk In The Room/ Gone, Gone, Gone/ Slaughter On Tenth Avenue/ She's Not There/ Lonely Girl/ Bird Rockers/ Sha La La
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1252, 1965
Liberty, LYL 1059, re-issue, no detail
Liberty, SYL 1059, re-issue, no detail

album On Stage
Tracks:
From Japan: Wipe Out/ Journey To The Stars/ Slaughter On Tenth Avenue/ From England: Pedal Pusher/ Apache '65/ Bumble Bee/ From The USA: Driving Guitars/ Medley: Walk, Don't Run; Perfidia; Lullaby Of The Leaves/ Yellow Jacket
Release info:
Liberty, LBY 1270J, 1965
Liberty, LYL 1061, re-issue, no detail
Liberty, SYL 1061, re-issue, no detail


Tertius Louw, July 2003


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