Just how many records by The Ventures does a person need?

[someblokecalledfuz]

Currently rooting through the collection in order to try and offload some at the upcoming Edinburgh record fair and discovered that I own at least 20 LP's by The Ventures... (that I've located).

Everybody needs a bit of The Ventures in their life, but 20 might be excessive...

Which of their records would you never part with*?

* I'm perfectly capable of deciding which I need and which i'll part with, but just wondered with them doing so damn many if i'd missed any...

[Mang]

I remember having the 45 of "Bird Rocker" when I was about 8 or 9. Took it into school to be played at our classroom's Xmas party (this would have been about 1974ish) and my form teacher laughed at me, incredulous that I hadn't bought in records by T.Rex or The Sweet (who I obviously liked). I was mortified to be made to feel like the class freak and a few months later it got returned to the Oxfam shop from whence it had originated. Listened to it via YouTube a few years ago and decided it's actually really good so I purchased the parent album. So I'd keep that one, maybe the Out-A-Space one, a couple of the 68/69 LPs and the "Hawaii 5-0" single.
The morass of the early to mid 60s ones I could live quite happily without...

[LDJB]

I too have many many LPs by them and they are all staying

[eine]

Ventures In Space, Walk Don't Run Vol 2 and Ventures A-Go-Go are favourites of mine.

Anyone know what Guitar Freakout, Super Psychedelics and any of the 70s LPs are like?

[someblokecalledfuz]

Ventures In Space, Walk Don't Run Vol 2 and Ventures A-Go-Go are favourites of mine.

Anyone know what Guitar Freakout, Super Psychedelics and any of the 70s LPs are like?

All of those records are staying!

[mr sayers]

Off the top of my head I think I have something like four or five. If you hit the right period (Late 60's early70's), they all have a decent track on.

I've always enjoy 'Underground fire'. Nige picked up a copy of 'New Testament' recently and it's got a great self penned track on it, as you know should be cheap.

BTW Fuz if you've got a copy of 'New Testament' and your thinking of offloading it, I would be interested.

[someblokecalledfuz]

BTW Fuz if you've got a copy of 'New Testament' and your thinking of offloading it, I would be interested.

Not sure I do... but get up to Edinburgh on the 1st November... record fair with me and lee selling AND Eclectic Mud...

Just realised my copy of Underground fire is rinked... shame under the crackle it's a keeper.

[mr sayers]

I would love to Fuz mate, apart from Utrecht being around the corner I'm working that day anyway. It was a bit of a long shot, as I'm pretty sure it would be a keeper as it's a great track.

Good luck with the fair man.

[eine]

Off the top of my head I think I have something like four or five. If you hit the right period (Late 60's early70's), they all have a decent track on.

I don't know... Swamp Rock not a keeper for me. Still got it if anyone wants it. Haven't heard the others though.

[ashra]

[someblokecalledfuz]

Really? I couldn't deal with this one...

[medlar]

Just the three, they don't get played that often

Walk Don't Run Vol 2

Where The Action Is

Wild Things!

Although I do like the takes of "Fever" and "Summer In The City"

[Headless mermaid]

None?

My 4 Instants 'Discotheque' covers that area I reckon. Or maybe I'm not a real surf/beat fan.

[Rich Hero]

Did the self titled 1966 LP with the Batman theme on receive a UK press? I have 'Vampcamp' (as in the one covered by Los Holy's) on the EP but the pressing's a little quiet. Anyway, I'd keep that LP if I had it. And A Go-Go, and whatever the other one I have is. I have far too few Ventures records.

[Viva Chiba]

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What country is the Vampcamp EP from, Rich? I wouldn't mind picking one of those up.

Only one I'm keeping is the spacey one, but the LP with Batman etc on to which you allude isn't bad.