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The Ventures a Go-Go

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The Ventures a Go-Go
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1965
Recorded1965
GenreInstrumental rock
Length27:17
LabelDolton Records
ProducerJoe Saraceno
The Ventures chronology
Knock Me Out!
(1965)
The Ventures a Go-Go
(1965)
The Ventures Christmas Album
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record Mirror[1]

The Ventures a Go-Go is the seventeenth studio album by the band The Ventures; released in 1965 on Dolton Records BST 8037 (stereo) and BLP 2037 (monaural).[2] It consists mostly of instrumental covers of popular tunes from the late 50s and early 60s, with a few original compositions. It was on the charts for 35 weeks and it peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200.[3] This album was the fourth highest charting album that The Ventures released.

Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:25
  2. "Go-Go Slow" (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Mel Taylor, Don Wilson) – 2:10
  3. "Louie Louie" (Richard Berry) – 2:10
  4. "Night Stick" (Bogle, Edwards, Taylor, Wilson) –2:00
  5. "La Bamba" (Traditional) – 2:25
  6. "The "In" Crowd" (Billy Page) – 2:19

Side two

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  1. "Wooly Bully" (Domingo "Sam" Samudio) – 2:20
  2. "A Go-Go Guitar" (Bogle, Edwards, Taylor, Wilson) – 2:15
  3. "A Go-Go Dancer" (Bogle, Edwards, Taylor, Wilson) – 2:10
  4. "The Swingin' Creeper" (Bogle, Edwards, Taylor, Wilson) – 2:37
  5. "Whittier Blvd." (James Espinoza, Willie Garcia) – 2:20
  6. "I Like It Like That" (Chris Kenner) – 2:20

Personnel

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Ventures

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Technical

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References

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  1. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (19 February 1966). "The Ventures: A Go Go" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 258. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Dolton Album Discography".
  3. ^ "The Ventures :: Discography Charts".