The Ventures – The Very Best Of The Ventures

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Collections: Surf : Rockabilly : Garage

Product type: Used Vinyl

Vendor: Power Plant Records

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Title: The Ventures – The Very Best Of The Ventures
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1972, Rock, Surf Rock, Tacoma, Washington
Matrix #: LN-10122
Condition: EX

Cultural Facts:

  1. Scene Ecology: One of the first bands to prove instrumental rock could sell big, they built a touring and recording machine that fed surf and early guitar culture nationwide.

  2. Media Narrative: Their catalog got repackaged constantly for new markets, especially overseas where they became massive in Japan long after U.S. radio moved on.

  3. Personal Struggle: Guitarist Nokie Edwards later battled serious health issues including cancer, and his later years were marked by declining health before his death in 2018.