The Ventures - Gold (2000)

The Best Selling Instrumental Rock Band in Music History!

The Ventures have sold 120 plus million albums to date, bringing delight to millions of fans all over the world for more than 6 decades. ''Gold'' features new stereo recordings of the classics that have become representations of pop culture in the 20th century, including; ''Perfidia'', ''Pipeline'', and of course ''Wipeout''.

In 1958, Bob Bogle and Don Wilson formed the nucleus of the original music group, The Ventures. The duo was joined a few years later by Nokie Edwards to record ''Walk, Don't Run''. The song hit Billboard's Singles Chart on July 18, 1960 and peaked at #2. The rest, as they say, is history. The band became one of the most popular and biggest selling acts of the 1960s, and was prolific during the 60's in terms of touring and recording, particularly albums.

Since that spectacular beginning, The Ventures later joined by Mel Taylor, then Gerry McGee, and more recently Bob Spalding and Leon Taylor have gone on to help define a frequently overlooked branch of rock and roll music Instrumental Rock. The band is credited by countless guitar legends as being a favorite or an influence. The Ventures style and their music have, from day one, been unique and groundbreaking.

More than 60 years later with record sales at 120 million plus with 14 songs that hit the Singles Charts with 38 LPs that hit the Album Charts (including their smash seasonal Christmas album) with a lineup that remains solid The Ventures style and sound is as pure and powerful as ever.

The Ventures remain active, recording and touring to the delight of fans around the world. It seems every year holds something new and surprising for them. 2008 marked the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the band, truly a remarkable accomplishment. It also saw their induction into the ''Rock and Roll Hall of Fame''.