Ventures/CA,USA 1981

Considering their career, there are almost no live recordings of The Ventures, but this one was recorded at a gig at the Country Club in Reseda, USA on May 29, 1981, from a stereo soundboard recording from the broadcast master. The set list is full of the usual familiar numbers such as “Walk, Don’t Run”, “Pipeline” and “Hawaii Five O”, making this a masterpiece for their die-hard fans. 1: runaway 2:34 / 2: showdown at Newport 2:24 / 3: walk, don’t run 2:19 / 4: Goldfinger 2:30 / 5: let’s go 2:28 / 6: bumblebee 2:32 / 7: wipe out 4:30 / 8: pipeline 3:26 / 9: Hawaii Five-O 2:33 / 10: walk don’t run ’64 2:05 / 11: bulldog 2:06 / 12: secret agent man 2:11 / 13: Whittier Blvd. 3:18 / 14: telstar 2:43 / 15: surfin and spyin’ 2:50 / 16: Perfidia 2:06 [Recorded live at Wolf and Rissmiller’s Country Club Reseda, Ca. USA May 29th 1981 : stereo soundboard recording] ◇the Ventures : Don Wilson: rhythm guitar / Nole “Nokie” Edwards: lead guitar and bass / Bob Bogle: bass and lead guitar / Mel Taylor: drums