Twistin' 62 - Five Original Plus Bonus Tracks ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED SET

The Ventures in 1962, twangy guitars and all, playing the twist and the watusi and early surf music. Good background music. Also included is their Top 10 album "The Ventures Play Telstar and The Lonely Bull," with their interesting arrangements of "Last Night" and "Perculator." Great for beginning guitarists to play along with. Lots of good cover versions here, like "Poison Ivy," "Wah-Watusi," "Moon Dawg" and many more.

The Ventures built on Les Paul's late 1940's to early 1940's work to become the longest performing guitar group in the U. S. Listening to these pieces shows the evolving style of the Ventures. Is this review coming from a fan? You bet! The first LP recording I bought (June 1960) was their "Walk, Don't Run" album. I still have it! Highly recommended, this disc set.

Feeling down ? Want a pick me up with some soul and a great beat to it , this is your ticket to happiness. The Ventures know ow to make music move you.

First of all the musical talent displayed on these 2 discs is, I would venture to say, awesome! Superb guitar work, never gets boring. And the sound quality is amazingly good(and consistent) across all 5 albums, even though music was pulled from a variety of sources. Reynolds Mastering did a great job on this. Finally, you get 64 songs from the Ventures in their prime w/ nice packaging and liner notes at a really good price. This is a great deal folks!

Back in the day, I never saw the first four, "twisting" and "dance party" LPs that are on these discs. So, hearing them now for the first time, most of the selections, but for a few, were pretty mediocre, formula type of arrangements that sounded much the same; rather like how rock-and-roll became prior to the Beatles and the rest of the "British Invasion". While being an interesting part of the Ventures history, I'm glad I didn't see or purchase the first four albums featured on these CDs back when they were new LPs. The final LP on these discs: The Ventures Play Telstar and The Lonely Bull, which I had years ago and now have on CD, include much better chosen and arranged selections that are/were consistent with the Ventures best instrumental capabilities.

Ahh, twangy guitar at it's best. These guys along with Duane Eddy, Dick Dale and probably Link Wray were stalwarts of a guitar oriented sound which played that twangy style. This CD gives us two discs of superb twang that rocks and is imitated by many. Picking a favorite here is hard to do due to the quality of all tunes involved. Remember the Ventures, they are hugely important in the history of rock 'n roll.

Contains the 5 mid-early Ventures albums, Twist (vol. 1); Twist Party (vol. 2, aka Dance), Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Going to the Ventures Dance Party, & Telstar/Lonely Bull. All in their entirety, with all songs in original LP order. Also included are a few extras, such as both parts of "2000 Pound Bee", and "Genesis". Much better than paying like $30-50 apiece for 2-fers from other compilation labels offered on Cd-vending websites. I got this from a reputable Amazon seller after noticing it in a mail-order catalog, & paid $9 less for it here.

Great! Sound quality greatly improved vs old CD's.