THE VENTURES - Walk Don't Run 1960 Rare first pressing BLP 2003 Dolton Records
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Description
This is a piece of American rock and roll history.
First pressing of The Ventures - Walk Don't Run (their debut record) released in 1960 on Dolton Records. Cover is in exceptional condition for its age, just showing some corner wear and some very slight discoloration on the bottom left corner of the back cover. The record is also in excellent condition for its age. There is some minor surface scratching but overall the vinyl is in excellent condition.
This is the rare original record with the picture of the band on the back cover. Later versions of the first pressing would have just the outline drawing of the band and not the actual photo. See below-
The Ventures were on one of their first tours as Liberty Records began compiling their first album and were still on the road by the time of the front cover photo shoot.[2] As a result, four employees from Liberty's stockroom (with two wearing sunglasses) were posed as if they were falling or tripping over instruments with model Barbara Grimes walking in front of them. A photo of the actual Ventures was originally featured on the back cover, but to avoid possible confusion when compared to the "stand-ins" on the front cover, it was replaced with an outline-drawn version of the same photo.[3]
In 1969, the album was reissued by Liberty (having discontinued the Dolton label two years earlier but keeping the original stereo catalog number), featuring an updated photo of the group. By that time, the lineup consisted of Don Wilson, Bob Bogle, Gerry McGee, Mel Taylor and John Durrill, though only the former two appear on the album. The back cover with the outline drawing of the original photo was kept intact.
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