The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise - The Ventures, Lockhart, Eugene
How High the Moon - The Ventures, Hamilton, Nancy
Suzukake No Michi - The Ventures, Haida, Y.
Kimi To Itsumademo [Stereo With Chorus] - The Ventures, Dan, Kosaku
Hey There Sunshine - The Ventures, Charles, Ray [1]
Dick Tracy - The Ventures, Bogle, Bob
Beautiful Sunday [Vocal Version] - The Ventures, Boone, D.
Track Listings (23) - Disc #2
La Dernier Train de l'Space - The Ventures, Raier, A.
Moovin' - The Ventures, Hazlewood, Lee
Last Tango in Paris - The Ventures, Barbieri, Gato
Prima Vera - The Ventures, Bogle, Bob
Oh My Love - The Ventures, Masunaga, N.
Haunting Memories - The Ventures, Bogle, Bob
Theme "Airport 1975" - The Ventures, Cacavas, J.
Man with the Golden Gun - The Ventures, Barry, J.J.
Wonderful Land - The Ventures, Lordan, Jerry
Sun and Moon - The Ventures, Soltesz, S.
Dance On - The Ventures, Murtach-Adams, E.
Things Have Got to Get Better - The Ventures, Barile, Diane
Keep Japan Beautiful - The Ventures, Umegaki, T.
Beautiful Sunday [Instrumental] - The Ventures, Boone, D.
Karelia - The Ventures, Kaparow, C.
Minyo Disco North to South - The Ventures, Traditional
The Green Hornet Theme [Stereo Version] - The Ventures, May, Billy
Secret Agent Man [Stereo Version] - The Ventures, Barri, Steve
Ten Seconds to Heaven [Stereo Version] - The Ventures, Perry, F.
Let Your Love Flow - The Ventures, Williams, Larry E.
Storefront Lawyers - The Ventures, Stevens, M.
The Savage - The Ventures, Paramor, Norrie
Peter and the Wolf - The Ventures, Bogle, Bob
Japanese-only collection, a souvenir of the band's Japanese tour. 31 tracks, including 'Telstar', 'Out Of Limits', 'Walk Don't Run '64', 'Diamond Head' and 'Blue Moon'. 1999 release. The full title is 'The Ultimate Collec... more »tion - 40th Anniversary'.« less
Japanese-only collection, a souvenir of the band's Japanese tour. 31 tracks, including 'Telstar', 'Out Of Limits', 'Walk Don't Run '64', 'Diamond Head' and 'Blue Moon'. 1999 release. The full title is 'The Ultimate Collection - 40th Anniversary'.
CD Reviews
Too bad it doesn't have Caravan
Gene Hardesty | San Jose, CA United States | 02/21/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This album will bring back old memories.
Anyway, it's a 2 disc album that includes:
Disc 1
1. WALK DON'T RUN '77
2. AMANDA'S THEME
3. WARM HEARTS
4. PAPA
5. NIGHTLY NEWS THEME
6. SUMMER CONCERTO
7. I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU
8. SPEEDING THROUGH SPACE
9. REALLY SOMETHING NICE
10. DON'T SAY GOODBYE
11. MIZU WARI
12. HOLLYWOOD PUNK
13. TOMORROW
14. VICTORIA STATION
15. SPRINGTIME LOVE
16. I'LL BE YOURS FOREVER
17. THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE
18. HOW HIGH THE MOON
19. SUZUKAKE NO MICHI
20. KIMI TO ITSUMADEMO (Stereo With Chorus)
21. HEY THERE SUNSHINE
22. DICK TRACY
23. BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY (Vocal)
Disc 2
1. LA DERNIER TRAIN DE L'SPACE
2. MOOVIN'
3. LAST TANGO IN PARIS
4. PRIMA VERA
5. OH MY LOVE
6. HAUNTING MEMORIES
7. THEME "AIRPORT 1975"
8. MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
9. WONDERFUL LAND
10. SUN & MOON
11. DANCE ON
12. THINGS HAVE GOT TO GET BETTER
13. KEEP JAPAN BEAUTIFUL
14. BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY (Instrumental Version)
15. KARELIA
16. MINYO DISCO NORTH TO SOUTH
17. GREEN HORNET THEME (Stereo Version)
18. SECRET AGENT MAN (Stereo Version)
19. TEN SECONDS TO HEAVEN (Stereo Version)
20. LET YOUR LOVE FLOW
21. STOREFRONT LAWYERS
22. THE SAVAGE
23. PETER & THE WOLF (alt take released in Holland)
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All time all kind of The Ventures
Pedro R. Samayoa | Guatemala | 03/15/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"5 ***** even if not have Caravan... Excellent CD. It have some rarities, some famous, some oldies and some individual stuff but all with the "same old feelin" of The all time Ventures. The Ventures fans don''t be disappointed...I dont'"
Worth the Ticket Price---Best Ventures Compilation Ever!
K. Brown | Walnut, Ca USA | 02/04/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you are 100% a Ventures fan, there is a plethora of essential CDs that are available for your collection. While I love The Ventures, I am more of a surf instrumental fanboy on the whole. Therefore, I want a few key Ventures compilations so I can spend my fanboy dollars discovering other surf groups past & present like The Challengers, The Shadows, and The Bomboras.
This is the third collection of Ventures hits I have bought; it cost a prettier penny than the other two compilations, and I am glad I took the plunge. This is a thoroughly solid combo of traditional surf hits and pop-music covers.
One of the reasons I opt for Ventures "Greatest Hits" collections as opposed to their individual releases is because as much as I love The Ventures' unique surf-sounds, I always thought they went just a little overboard on the number of Top-40 Pop-Hit covers they recorded. This batch of Ventures gems has the perfect balance of Top 40 tunes and traditional Ventures' surf music.
The picks of Top 40 covers are some of their finest. Topping these, in my opinion, is their cover of Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In, done in the fashion of The 5th Dimension. Nothing overly experimental, just a beautiful rendition that lets that distinct Ventures guitar flavor reign.
Next in line on their cover list is a tune I had heard on another Ventures compilation, "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue." I have a renewed love for their take on this song. The Ventures' cover of this tune is the version I have ever heard, and it has only been recently that I have had the opportunity to listen to the traditional versions of "Slaughter." I must say, The Ventures have achieved that rare accomplishment of taking a decent song and making into something twice as good. I know this statement might anger the Arts & Theater crowd out there, but The Ventures give "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue" some much needed life and passion. I even enjoy this version better than The Shadows' cover (and from me, that is saying a lot--- Britain's The Shadows are my personal favorite group in the Surf-Instrumental genre).
Other good covers include "Paint It Black" and "Classical Gas." About the only cover that doesn't work for me is their take on "House of the Rising Sun."
Some tunes that have a beautiful exotic flair in that distinct Ventures' flavor are "Kyoto Doll," "Manchurian Beat," and the timeless tune "Caravan."
The traditional Surf Hits are here too--- both versions of "Walk Don't Run," "Mr. Moto," "Pipeline," and much more. A FIVE STAR rating does not do this album justice. This is the best Ventures collection I have ever heard. Go out of your way to buy this CD---it is well worth the cost and effort.
Track Listings (23) - Disc #1