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The Ventures' Christmas Album
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The Ventures' Christmas Album
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Rock, Classical
 
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Ah, this is jingle bell rock the way it's supposed to be, with driving guitars, splashy drums, and full stereo separation. The Ventures' Christmas Album just might be the best rock & roll holiday record ever made. The ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Ventures
Title: The Ventures' Christmas Album
Members Wishing: 6
Total Copies: 0
Label: Razor & Tie
Release Date: 10/17/1995
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Rock, Classical
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Oldies & Retro, Rock Guitarists, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 793018208529

Synopsis

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Ah, this is jingle bell rock the way it's supposed to be, with driving guitars, splashy drums, and full stereo separation. The Ventures' Christmas Album just might be the best rock & roll holiday record ever made. The instrumental twang kings deliver pretty much what you'd expect--note-for-note renditions of standards, all dressed up with ubiquitous sleigh bells as well as the requisite reverb. What really makes this disc a blast though is the way the quartet weaves 1960s pop signatures into every tune; warping "Woolly Bully" into "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "I Feel Fine" into "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," and so on. Spin this and let your party guests have fun guessing which hit single will morph into a Christmas classic. --Michael Ruby

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CD Reviews

Ventures Christmas CD SUPERB!
G. Thorson | Maryland United States | 08/05/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the classic Ventures Xmas album recorded in 1965 on their orignial label Dolton Records. Classic Ventures line up Mel Taylor, drums, Bob Bogle bass, Don Wilson rythmn guitar & the great Nokie Edwards lead guitar. However the Razor & Tie label issue of this CD shows the original Ventures drummer Dewey Johnson, who was NOT on this record & left due to an auto accident early in the groups career.



Its 43 years later, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March 2008, the Ventures have been an active touring band for 50 years. While both in their 70's Don Wilson & Nokie Edwards still tour. Both still play at a high professional level.We saw them live in April 2008 @ Epcot/Disneyworld & they were nothing short of terrific!!!"