Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2

Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2
Studio album by The Ventures
Released August 1964
Recorded 1964
Genre Instrumental rock, Surf
Length 29 minutes
Label Dolton
The Ventures chronology

The Fabulous Ventures
(1964)		 Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2
(1964)		 The Ventures Knock Me Out!
(1965)
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Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 is a 1964 album by The Ventures and their 16th studio album release. It features "Walk Don't Run '64," an updated recording of the Johnny Smith cover; as a single, it would be the second time the band had a Top 10 hit in the U.S. with that same composition. The album also includes a rendition of blues classic "The House of the Rising Sun," and "Rap City," the Ventures' arrangement of Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5.

The original Walk, Don't Run album cover from 1960 featured employees from Liberty Records' stockroom (subbing for The Ventures who were on tour at the time), falling over instruments behind a walking model (Barbara Grimes). For the new album, the genuine group is shown on the floor in more relaxed poses. The model standing in front of them is Nancy Bacon, who was guitarist Don Wilson's wife at the time.

The new Walk, Don't Run album was another hit for The Ventures, peaking at #17 on Billboard and #18 on Cashbox.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional)
  2. "Diamond Head" (Danny Hamilton)
  3. "Night Train" (Ventures)
  4. "Peach Fuzz" (Ventures)
  5. "Rap City" (Ventures)
  6. "Blue Star" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young)

Side 2

  1. "Walk, Don't Run '64" (Johnny Smith)
  2. "Night Walk" (Ventures)
  3. "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs)
  4. "Pedal Pusher" (Ventures)
  5. "The Creeper" (Ventures)
  6. "Stranger on the Shore" (Acker Bilk, Robert Mellin)

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  1. ↑ Allmusic review