The Ventures - Big Box Of The Ventures (2013)

While there are plenty of Ventures collections floating around, none are as massive as Floating World's Big Box of the Ventures. Made up of 165 tracks and spread out over six discs, this set shows just how eclectic the band's sounds were, touching on elements of surf, lounge, country, and early rock & roll. While the bulk of the tracks here are stereo versions, every disc includes a handful of mono tracks, giving fans a taste of both worlds with some alternate mixes. For someone new to the band, there are certainly more streamlined ways to get an introduction to the Ventures' sprawling back catalog, but for surf enthusiasts, Big Box of the Ventures is a dynamite listen.

Tracklist
Disc 1
01 Morgen 2:09
02 Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 2:25
03 Road Runner 2:27
04 Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) 2:00
05 Night Train 2:52
06 Yellow Bird 3:10
07 Sunny River 2:08
08 The Wah-Watushi 2:21
09 Ghost Riders In The Sky 2:31
10 Hawaiian War Chant 2:05
11 The Twomp 2:20
12 Theme From Come September 2:36
13 Rawhide 2:31
14 Torquay 2:06
15 Counterpoints 2:14
16 Sweet And Lovely 2:44
17 Cookies And Coke 1:41
18 The 2000 Pound Bee (Part 1) 2:01
19 The 2000 Pound Bee (Part 2) 2:02
20 Morgen (Mono) 2:06
21 Blue Tango (Mono) 2:38
22 Ghost Riders In The Sky (Mono) 2:32
23 Night Train (Mono) 2:53
24 Rawhide (Mono) 2:31
25 Blue Moon (Mono) 2:17
26 The Shuck (Mono) 2:16
27 Greenfields (Mono) 2:50
28 Heart On My Sleeve (Mono) 2:23

Disc 2
01 Raunchy 2:18
02 Green Leaves Of Summer 2:10
03 Gringo 2:32
04 Hernandos Hideaway 2:24
05 No Trespassing 2:00
06 Orange Fire 2:09
07 Lets Twist Again 2:14
08 Instant Mashed 2:18
09 Wheels 1:57
10 Perfidia 2:05
11 Besame Mucho 2:08
12 Ya Ya Wobbie 1:59
13 Meet Mister Callahan 2:24
14 Wailin 1:41
15 The Real Mccoy 2:25
16 Kicking Around 2:05
17 Limbo Rock 1:54
18 The Ninth Wave 2:11
19 Secret Agent Man 2:05
20 Raunchy (Mono) 2:20
21 Ups N Downs (Mono) 2:05
22 Meet Mister Callahan (Mono) 2:25
23 No Trespassing (Mono) 2:00
24 Yellow Jacket (Mono) 2:31
25 Red Top (Mono) 2:12
26 Detour (Mono) 1:24
27 Wheels (Mono) 1:58
28 The Real Mccoy (Mono) 2:26

Disc 3
01 Home 2:21
02 Blues Skies 2:06
03 Moon Dawg 2:19
04 Mashed Potatoe Time 2:07
05 Caravan 2:11
06 Harlem Nocturne 3:15
07 Shanghied 1:37
08 Scratch 2:23
09 Lonely Heart 2:12
10 Silver City 1:56
11 Blue Tail Fly 1:50
12 Night Drive 2:20
13 Trambone 2:03
14 Moon Of Manakoora 3:10
15 The Marksmen - Night Run 2:21
16 Bluebird 2:20
17 Lolita Ya Ya 2:09
18 Journey To The Stars 2:21
19 Blue Star 2:15
20 Home (Mono) 2:25
21 Lonesome Town (Mono) 1:50
22 White Silver Sands (Mono) 2:08
23 Caravan (Mono) 2:13
24 Lonely Heart (Mono) 2:12
25 Bluer Than Blue (Mono) 2:09
26 Ram-Bunk-Shush (Mono) 1:45
27 Trambone (Mono) 2:03
28 Cookies And Coke (Mono) 1:40

Disc 4
01 My Own True Love 2:16
02 Blue Moon 2:15
03 Guitar Twist 2:21
04 Summertime 2:36
05 Sleep Walk 2:06
06 Greenfields 2:49
07 Bumble Bee Twist 2:18
08 Hully Gully 2:22
09 Bulldog 2:26
10 The Chuck 2:16
11 Swanee River Twist 2:00
12 Venus 2:08
13 Last Date 2:16
14 Blue Tango 2:40
15 Red Wing Twist 2:04
16 Heart On My Sleeve 2:23
17 Loco-Motion 2:14
18 Slaughter On Tenth Avenue 2:21
19 Rap City 2:05
20 My Own True Love (Mono) 2:18
21 Torquay (Mono) 2:07
22 Sleep Walk (Mono) 2:04
23 Bulldog (Mono) 2:24
24 Hawaiian War Chart (Mono) 2:06
25 Last Date (Mono) 2:15
26 Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (Mono) 2:26
27 Yellow Bird (Mono) 3:10

Disc 5
01 The Switch 1:58
02 Yellow Jacket 2:30
03 Driving Guitars (Ventures Twist) 1:54
04 Hot Summer 2:20
05 The Mccoy 2:09
06 Red Top 2:10
07 Opus Twist 1:48
08 Spudnik 2:29
09 Lullaby Of The Leaves 2:00
10 White Silver Sands 2:07
11 Instant Guitars 1:52
12 The Intruder 2:28
13 Ginchy 1:44
14 Detour 1:24
15 Lady Of Spain 1:56
16 Ups N Downs 2:06
17 Gully-Ver 1:55
18 Diamond Head 2:07
19 Walk Dont Run-Land Of 1000 Dances 2:30
20 The Switch (Mono) 2:00
21 Wailin (Mono) 1:40
22 The Mccoy (Mono) 2:10
23 Lullaby Of The Leaves (Mono) 2:00
24 Perfidia (Mono) 2:05
25 Beyond The Reef (Mono) 3:02
26 Ginchy (Mono) 1:43
27 Orange Fire (Mono) 2:08

Disc 6
01 Walk Dont Run 2:05
02 Honky Tonk 2:45
03 Lucille 2:17
04 Beyond The Reef 3:04
05 Movin And Groovin 2:04
06 Josie 2:05
07 Poison Ivy 2:54
08 Bluer Than Blue 2:09
09 My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean 1:48
10 Ram Bunk Shush 1:44
11 Mr Moto 2:05
12 Lonesome Town 1:50
13 The Twist 1:43
14 Gandy Dancer 2:10
15 Twisted 2:16
16 Dark Eyes Twist 2:17
17 Genesis 2:52
18 Ten Seconds To Heaven 1:55
19 Hawaii Five-O 1:53
20 Walk Dont Run (Mono) 2:07
21 Moon Of Manakoora (Mono) 3:13
22 Honky Tonk (Mono) 2:46
23 Josie (Mono) 2:10
24 Harlem Nocturne (Mono) 3:11
25 Blue Skies (Mono) 2:07
26 Silver City (Mono) 1:56
27 Green Leaves Of Summer (Mono) 2:08