The Ventures were furiously productive in the early 60s – delivering gem after gem – and this is among the best! Tel
star is somewhere near the ninth record by the group, offering a dizzying mix of covers of some of the most popular songs of the day. The guitar still leads as the main sound on these tracks but they do expand the instrumentation to include organ, trumpet, mandolins and harpsichord as well. They sing a
little on some of the tracks but they mainly stay in the instrumental realm. Greatness! Tracks include "Tel
star", "The Lonely Bull", "Mexico", "Calcutta", "Apache", "Never On A Sunday", "Tequila", "Green Onions", "Let There Be Drums", and "Red River Rock".
(Rock, Now Sound) (Mid 70s Japanese pressing – LLP-81035 – with obi and insert. Cover has some spotty aging.)