Petition to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Attachment 6 - The Ventures' Original Compositions

As of February 29, 2004
United States Albums

Walk Don't Run - 1960                                          
     The Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/J/E           
     No Trespassing. . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/J/E           
     The McCoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W               

Another Smash - 1961                                           
     Lonely Heart (Dear Miss Lonely Heart) . B/W               
     Josie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W                 

The Colorful Ventures - 1961                                   
     Yellow Jacket . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E             
     Orange Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E                 

Twist with the Ventures - 1962                                 
     Driving Guitars (Ventures Twist). . . . W/B/E             
     Sunny River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/Moles           

Twist Party, Volume 2 - 1962                                   
     Twisted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B               
     The Twomp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W                 
     Instant Guitars . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E             
     Counterpoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B                 
     Kicking Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B               
     Bluebird. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E                 

Mashed Potatoes and Gravy - 1962                               
     Instant Mashed. . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/E             
     Scratch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/Moles           
     Spudnik (Surf Rider). . . . . . . . . . E                 

Going to the Ventures Dance Party - 1962                       
     Ya Ya Wobble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/T/Strange/Gates 
     Night Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E                 
     Gandy Dancer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W                 

Surfing - 1963                                                 
     Ten Over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Surf Rider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E                 
     Changing Tides. . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     The Ninth Wave. . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Party at Laguna (Wild Night). . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Barefoot Venture. . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     The Heavies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Cruncher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     The Lonely Sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . E                 

In Space - 1964                                                
     He Never Came Back. . . . . . . . . . . B/W/E/T           
     Exploration in Terror . . . . . . . . . B/W/E             
     Love Goddess of Venus (Sally) . . . . . W                 
     Solar Race (The Chase - Scotch) . . . . B/W/E             

The Fabulous Ventures - 1964                                   
     Runnin' Wild. . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/E/B           
     Eleventh Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/E/B           
     Scratchin'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/E/B           
     Journey to the Stars. . . . . . . . . . T/W/E/B           
     Ravin' Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/E/B           
     Walkin' with Pluto. . . . . . . . . . . T/W/E/B           

Walk Don't Run, Volume 2 - 1964                                
     Peach Fuzz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Night Walk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Pedal Pusher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     The Creeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           

Knock Me Out - 1965                                            
     Tomorrow's Love . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Mariner No. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Lonely Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Bird Rockers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Sha La La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/Mosely          

A Go-Go - 1965                                                 
     Go-Go Slow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/T/E/B           
     Night Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/T/E/B           
     A Go-Go Guitar. . . . . . . . . . . . . W/T/E/B           
     A Go-Go Dancer (Kickstand). . . . . . . W/T/E/B           
     The Swingin' Creeper. . . . . . . . . . W/T/E/B           

Where the Action Is - 1966                                     
     Stop Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Three's a Crowd . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Action Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Nutty (Rock Nuts - Nut Rocker). . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Little Bit of Action. . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           

Play the "Batman" Theme - 1966                                 
     Jocko!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/W/B/T           
     Joker's Wild. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/W/B/T           
     The Cape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/W/B/T           
     00-711. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/W/B/T           
     Hot Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/W/B/T           
     Vamp Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/W/B/T           
     Up, Up and Away . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Green Hornet '66. . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           

Go with the Ventures - 1966                                    
     Ginza Lights (Ginza Ska). . . . . . . . B/E/W/T           
     Ad-Venture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           

Wild Things - 1966                                             
     Fuzzy and Wild. . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Wild Child. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Wild Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Wild Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     How Now Brown Cow . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           

Guitar Freakout - 1967                                         
     High and Dry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Out in the 93rds. . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Mod East. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Guitar Freakout . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Paper Airplane. . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           

Super Psychedelics - 1967                                      
     Psychedelic Venture . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Guitar Psychedelics . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Reflections (Mirrors and Shadows) . . . B/E/T/W           
     Endless Dream . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Vibrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Psyched Out (Flights of Fantasy). . . . B/E/T/W           
     1999 A.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           

Flights of Fantasy - 1968                                      
     Innermotion Faze. . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Walking the Carpet. . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Flights of Fantasy (Psyched Out). . . . B/E/T/W           
     Fly Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           
     Love Shower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/T/W           

Underground Fire - 1969                                        
     Underground Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . B/T/W/M           
     Embers in E Minor . . . . . . . . . . . B/T/W/M           
     Sea of Grass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/T/W/M           
     Higher Than Thou. . . . . . . . . . . . B/T/W/M           
     Up, Up and Down . . . . . . . . . . . . B/T/W/M           
     Country Funk and the Canned Heat. . . . B/T/W/M           

Swamp Rock - 1969                                              
     Swamp Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W               
     Catfish Mud Dance . . . . . . . . . . . Melvoin/T         
     Gumbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M                 
     Plaquemines Parish. . . . . . . . . . . D                 

New Testament - 1971                                           
     Good Morning Captain. . . . . . . . . . Ezell/B/D/M/T/W   
     Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         
     Katana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         
     Novios Para Siempre . . . . . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         
     Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         
     Pesado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         

Theme from "Shaft" - 1972                                      
     Thunder Cloud (Naruto). . . . . . . . . B/T/W/M/D         
     Indian Sun (Indian Summer). . . . . . . D/M/W/T/B         
     Deep, Deep in the Water . . . . . . . . D                 
     Tight Fit (Nagoya Express). . . . . . . B/W/T/M/D         
     Cherries Jubilee. . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/T/M/D         

NASA 25th Commemorative Album - 1983                           
     Apollo 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carr              
     Theme for Sally (Sea, Sand and Love). . W/B/T             

New Depths - 1998                                              
     Trail Blazer (Kanari Kiteru Koi). . . . B/W/T/Spalding    
     Flower of the Sun (O Game). . . . . . . B/W/T/Spalding    

Japanese Albums

Pops in Japan - 1967                                           
     Tokyo Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/W/T           
     Hokkaido Skies. . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/W/T           
     Yokahama Lights (Honcho). . . . . . . . B/E/W/T           

Golden Pops - 1970                                             
     Kyoto Doll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/T/M/D           
     On a Narrow Street. . . . . . . . . . . W/T/M/D           
     The Wanderer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/T/M/D           
     Reflections in a Palace Lake. . . . . . W/T/M/D           
     Misty Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         

Pops in Japan '71 - 1971                                       
     Naruto (Thunder Cloud). . . . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         
     Nagasaki Memories . . . . . . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         
     Stranger in Midosuji. . . . . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         
     Nagoya Express (Tight Fit). . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         
     Electric Monsoon. . . . . . . . . . . . B/D/M/T/W         

Pops in Japan '73 - 1973                                       
     Wait for Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W               
     Prima Vera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W               
     Don't Leave Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W               
     Oriental Love Song. . . . . . . . . . . B/W               
     Sapporo Summer. . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/E             
     Summer Affair . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/E             

Rare Collections - 1980                                        
     Skip to M'Limbo . . . . . . . . . . . . W                 
     2,000 Pound Bee, Part 1 . . . . . . . . T                 
     2,000 Pound Bee, Part 2 . . . . . . . . W                 
     Angel (vocal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . W                 
     T'aint Funny (vocal). . . . . . . . . . W/B/T/E/Wagner    
     Kern County Line. . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B/M/D         
     Dick Tracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/E/T           

Hollywood Metal Dinamic - 1981                                 
     Goodby Rock  n' Roll. . . . . . . . . . B/W/Kary (Arr)    
     Dance the Night Away. . . . . . . . . . B/W/Kary (Arr)    

'60s Pops - 1981                                               
     Magic Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B             

Pops in Japan '81 - 1981                                       
     Until the End . . . . . . . . . . . . . R.Deck/B/W/T/E    

Last Album on Liberty - 1982                                   
     Really Something Nice . . . . . . . . . Ba                
     Don't Day Goodbye . . . . . . . . . . . E                 
     Hollywood Punk (Surfin' USA  78). . . . Ba                
     Tomorrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B               
     Victoria Station. . . . . . . . . . . . E                 
     Springtime Love . . . . . . . . . . . . E                 
     I'll Be Yours Forever . . . . . . . . . W/B               
     Amanda's Theme (Haunting Memories). . . W/B/E             
     Summer Concerto . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/Carr (Arr)    

Flying High - 1992                                             
     Flashback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B/Spalding    
     After Midnight in Shinjuku. . . . . . . T/W/B             
     Strawberry Brandy . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B/Spalding    
     Cartoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B/Spalding    
     Follow Your Heart . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B             
     Cruisin' Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B/M           
     September Sunrise . . . . . . . . . . . M                 
     Two on the Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B             
     Snows of Nagano (Spool Paradise). . . . T/W/B/Spalding    
     Shonan Shores . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B/Spalding    
     Memories of Love. . . . . . . . . . . . W                 

Wild Again - 1996                                              
     Beethoven Five-Oh . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B/M/Carr (Arr)
     Quicksilver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/W/B/M/Carr (Arr)
     Rock Concerto in A Minor. . . . . . . . T/W/B/M/Carr (Arr)

Wild Again II - 1997                                           
     Web Surfin' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/Spalding      
     Blue Dawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/Spalding      

Walk Don't Run 2000 - 1999                                     
     Jewel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/Spalding      
     Spindrift (Blue Horizon). . . . . . . . B/W/Spalding      
     Santa Cruz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M                 
     Night Bird. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/Spalding      
     Bermuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/Spalding      
     Mal-Funk-Shun . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/Spalding/M/LT 

Play Runaway - 1999                                            
     Steady As She Goes (vocal). . . . . . . W                 
     The Wind Blows East (Destiny) (vocal) . W                 

Acoustic Rock - 2000                                           
     Zonked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/Spalding/LT   
     Skunk Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/LT/Baxter     

V-Gold III - 2001                                              
     Bimini Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/Spalding/W/B    
     My Love for You . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B               

Let's Go Ichiro - 2001                                         
     Let's Go Ichiro . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/LT/Carr      
     Go! Go! Daimajin. . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/LT/Carr      
     Let's Go Mariners . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/LT/Carr      

V-Gold IV (Hyper V-Gold) - 2002                                
     Open for Business . . . . . . . . . . . B/W               
     Island Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W               

United Kingdom Albums

Rarities - 1994 (Fan Club Tape)                                
     Cookies and Coke (vocal). . . . . . . . B/W               
     The Real McCoy (vocal). . . . . . . . . B                 
     Heart on My Sleeve (vocal). . . . . . . B/W/Josie         
     Dear Miss Lonely Heart (vocal). . . . . W/B               
     Sunny River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/Moles           

EP Collection, Volume 3 - 1998                                 
     Forever and Ever. . . . . . . . . . . . W                 

In the Vaults - 1997                                           
     Candy Apple Racer (The Mocking Bird). . W/B/T             
     A Summer Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/T/W             
     Squaw Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W/T/M/D         
     Joyride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B/W               

In the Vaults, Volume 2 - 1999                                 
     Ventures Stomp. . . . . . . . . . . . . B/E/J/W           
     Hawaiian Surfing. . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Lites Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     High Tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           
     Saigon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/B/E/T           

Solo Albums

Nokie and Friends (Nokie Edwards) - 1994                       
     Fire Fly (Expression) . . . . . . . . . E                 
     First Snow Memory . . . . . . . . . . . E                 

Pickin' It Up (Nokie Edwards) - 2000                           
     Cherokee Smoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . E                 
     Leona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E                 

Born in Louisiana (Gerry McGee) - 1997                         
     Born in Louisiana (vocal) . . . . . . . M                 
     Crazy About You Baby (vocal). . . . . . M                 
     I Want to Go to Tokyo (vocal) . . . . . M                 
     My Babe Is Good to Me (vocal) . . . . . M                 
     Sad Situation (vocal) . . . . . . . . . M                 
     Chalk It Up (vocal) . . . . . . . . . . M                 
     Big Mamou (vocal) . . . . . . . . . . . M                 
     No Parking Zone (vocal) . . . . . . . . M                 
__________                                                     
Legend: B=Bob Bogle                                            
        W=Don Wilson                                           
        J=Howie Johnson                                        
        E=Nokie Edwards                                        
        T=Mel Taylor                                           
        M=Gerry McGee                                          
        D=John Durrill                                         
        Ba=Joe Barile                                          
        LT=Leon Taylor                                         
        Josie= Josie Wilson                                    
        Others Listed by Last Name                             

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