Japanese Discography - 1

1960s Japanese LPs

The Colorful Ventures
LP: Liberty LBY1007 - 196? LP: Liberty LLP80803 - 197? [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Twist Party, Volume 2
LP: Liberty LBY1013 - 196? [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Another Smash
LP: Liberty LBY1019 - 196? [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
LP: Liberty LBY1026 - 196? [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Going to the Ventures' Dance Party
LP: Liberty LBY1043 - 196? [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Surfing
LP: Liberty LP7054 - 196? [Same tracks as U.S. release]

In Space
LP: Liberty LP7067 - 196? [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Telstar and The Lonely Bull
LP: Toshiba LOB-8 (25cm LP) - 1963 Telstar The Lonely Bull Mexico Calcutta Apache Tequila Percolator Red River Rock Let There Be Drums Last Night

Original Hits
LP: Liberty LP7121 - 10/1964 Walk Don't Run Surf Rider Driving Guitars Sunny River Bumble Bee Ten Over Wild Night Yellow Jacket Orange Fire Party in Laguna Cruncher Barefoot Venture

Dance with the Ventures
LP: Liberty LP7134 - 1965 [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Best of the Ventures
LP: Liberty LP7160 - 1/1965 LP: Liberty LP8148 - 6/1966 Surf Rider Penetration Runaway Lolita YaYa Lonely Heart Walk Don't Run '64 Pipeline Bulldog Telstar Lullaby of the Leaves Driving Guitars Can't Stop Loving You Walk Don't Run Locomotion

The Colorful Ventures [in Stereo]
LP: Liberty LP7161 - 1965 [Same tracks as U.S. release]

The Fabulous Ventures
LP: Liberty LP7162 - 1965 LP: Libery LLP81046 - 197? [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Walk Don't Run '64
LP: Liberty LP7174 - 1965 [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Knock Me Out
LP: Liberty LP7200 - 1965 [Same tracks as U.S. release]

In Japan
LP: Liberty LP7270 - 4/1965 LP: Liberty LP8150 - 1976 LP: Liberty LLS80604 - 1976 LP: King GXH46 - 19?? Available on CD: Live Box, Volume 1 & See for Miles C5HCD684 - 1999 Ventures Medley Driving Guitars Bulldog Pipeline Apache Slaughter on 10th Avenue Walk Don't Run '64 Bumble Bee Wipe Out Caravan

Caravan
LP: Liberty LP7273 - 1965 Caravan ("Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures" version) Apache Mexico Calcutta Percolator Tequila Telstar The Lonely Bull Never on Sunday Green Onions Let There Be Drums Red River Rock

A Go-Go
LP: Liberty LP7445 - 8/1966 Wooly Bully 2000 Pound Bee, Parts 1 & 2 GoGo Guitar I Like It Like That La Bamba Whittier Bboulevard The Stranger Satisfaction GoGo Slow Louie Louie Night Stick

The Ventures in Christmas
LP: Liberty LP7447 - 1966 [Same tracks as U.S. release]

In Japan, Volume 2
LP: Liberty LP7464 - 3/1966 Available on CD: Live Box, Volume 1 & See for Miles C5HCD684 - 1999 Cruel Sea Penetration I Feel Fine House of the Rising Sun Pink Panther Theme Out of Limits When You Walk in the Room Besame Mucho Journey to the Stars Rap City Love Potion No. 9 Mariner No. 4 Yellow Jacket Diamond Head Surf Rider

All About the Ventures Live
LP: Liberty LP7462/7463 - 3/1966 LP: Liberty LP8153/8154 - 1966 LP: Liberty LLS67129/67130 - 1977 Available on CD: Live Box, Volume 1 Available on CD as: "Live in Japan '65" EMI 328202 - 1995 Cruel Sea Penetration Bulldog I Feel Fine House of the Rising Sun Out of Limits Slaughter on 10th Avenue Besame Mucho Twist Love Potion No. 9 Walk Don't Run '64 When You Walk in the Room Rap City Wipeout Ventures Medley The Lonely Bull Telstar Driving Guitars Mariner No. 4 Pink Panther Theme Yellow Jacket Apache Pipeline Surf Rider (Spudnik) Journey to the Stars Bumble Bee Twist Diamond Head Caravan

Where the Action Is
LP: Liberty LP7488 - 1966 [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Best of the Ventures, Volume 2
LP: Liberty LP7544 - 3/1966 LP: Liberty LP8155 - 7/1966 Cruel Sea The Stranger Caravan Kimito Itsumademo Diamond Head Apache Let's Go Batman Theme Out of Limits The Wasp Taste of Honey Slaughter on 10th Avenue No Matter What Shape Secret Agent Man

Go!
LP: Liberty LP7562 - 1966 [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Blue Sunset
LP: Liberty LP8056 - 1966 Blue Sunset Hanky Panky Wild Trip Coming Home Baby Wildcat Arabesque Work Song Summer in the City Sweet Pea Wild Thing Wild & Wooly Wild Child

On Stage Encore
LP: Liberty LP8068 - 1/1967 LP: Liberty LLP80603 - 1976 Available on CD: Live Box, Volume 1 & See for Miles C5HCD675 - 1998 La Bamba A Taste of Honey Secret Agent Man California Dreamin' Batman Theme Man from U.N.C.L.E. Ginza Lights Kimito Itsumademo Yozora No Hoshi 00-711 Wipe Out '66

Guitar Breakout
(U.S. LP "Guitar Freakout") LP: Liberty LP8111 - 2/1967 [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Pops in Japan
LP: Liberty LP8161 - 6/1967 Available on CD: Pops in Japan Box & See for Miles C5HCD685 - 1999 Blue Chateau Hallelujah Sentimental Guitar Wakareta Hitoto Tokyo Nights Slow Sundown Hokkaido Skies Kono Tenohirani Aio Rainy Pavement Yokohama Lights Black Sand Beach Road to Somewhere

Super Psychedelics
(U.S. LP) LP: Liberty 8173 - 6/1967 LP: King GXH33 - 19?? Psychedelic Ventures Strawberry Fields Forever Western Union Guitar Psychedelics Kandy Koncoction Reflections Endless Dram Vibrations Psyched Out Happy Together A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You Mod East

Ventures Deluxe
LP: Liberty LP8310 - 11/1967 LP: Liberty LLS80513 - 1976 Tokyo Nights Bulldog Caravan Hokkaido Skies Diamond Head Slaughter on 10th Avenue Blue Chateau Lullaby of the Leaves Driving guitars Walk Don't Run Ginza Lights Pipeline Blue Star

Wonderful Ventures
LP: Liberty LP8088 - 3/1967 Switch Honky Tonk Lonesome Town Perfidia Detour Ram Bunk Shush Raunchy Harlem Nocturne Torquay Wailin' Moon of Manakoora Sleep Walk Morgen The McCoy

Golden Original Hits
LP: Liberty LP8131 - 9/1967 Mod East Fuzzy & Wild Surf Rider Lonely Sea Bird Rockers Yellow Jacket Rap City Ginza Lights GoGo Slow Driving Guitars Journey to the Stars Kickstand Bumble Bee

$1,000,000 Weekend
(U.S. LP) LP: Liberty 8328 - 12/1967 as "Groovin'" LP: King GXH42 - 1979 [Same tracks as U.S. release with the addition of:] El Greco On the Road

Live Again
LP: Liberty LP8250 - 1/1968 LP: Liberty LLS80605 - 1976 Available on CD: Live Box, Volume 1 & See for Miles C5HCD675 - 1998 Blue Chateau Hokkaido Skies (vocal by Chiyo Okumura) Black Sand Beach A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You Wooly Bully Ginza Lights Sentimental Guitar La Bamba California Dreamin' A Taste of Honey Slow Sundown Diamond Head '67

Pops in Japan No. 2
LP: Liberty LP8351 - 4/1968 Available on CD: Pops in Japan Box & See for Miles C5HCD685 - 1999 Max A GoGo Koyubi No Omoide Kirino Kanatani Koi Blue Fountain Ano Hito Red Hot Sun Aozora Ne Arukagiri Kagayaku Hoshi Kazega Nauteiru Lonely City Bombay Duck

Pops Sound
LP: Liberty LP9725 - 6/1968 Sentimental Guitar Kirino Kanatani Wakareta Hitoto Ginirino Michi Black Sand Beach Ginza Lights Koyubino Blue Chateau Hallelujah Bombay Duck Kimito Itsumademo Hokkaido skies Max a GoGo

Best of Surfing
LP: Liberty LP8441 - 8/1968 LP: Liberty LLS80514 - 1976 Surf Rider Pipeline Diamond Head Black Sand Beach Party in Laguna Lonely Sea Rap City Walk Don't Run '64 Cruel Sea Yellow Jacket Barefoot Venture Escape Changing Tides Wipeout

In Tokyo '68
LP: Liberty LP8542 - 12/1968 Available on CD: Live Box, Volume 1 Let's Go Telstar Yesterday/Flint Hill Born Free Caravan Bonnie & Clyde Taste of Honey Ode to Billy Joe Wipeout Pipeline House of the Rising Sun Apache Walk Don't Run

Deluxe Double, Volume 1
LP: Liberty LP9312B - 12/1968 (2-LP set) Runaway Walk Right In More Memphis Let's Go Driving Guitars Perfidia Walk Don't Run Dark Eyes Locomotion Raunchy Lonely Bull Red River Rock Wheels Ram Bunk Shush Lullaby of the Leaves Bulldog Let there Be Drums Yellow Jacket apache Telstar Besame Mucho Bumble Bee My Bonnie Lies

Underground Fire
(U.S. LP) LP: Liberty LP8600 - 1/1969 [Same tracks as U.S. release]

Deluxe Double, Volume 2
LP: Liberty LP9326B - 2/1969 (2-LP set) LP: Liberty LP80575 - 1976 Diamond Head Out of Limits Ginza Lights Bombay Duck Fugitive Blue Star Hanky Panky Walk Don't Run '64 Penetration Journey to the Stars Black Sand Beach Rap City Wipeout Caravan Taste of Honey Work Song House of the Rising Sun Surf Rider Slaughter on 10th Avenue Cruel Sea Secret Agent Man California Dreamin' Hokkaido Skies Summertime Blues

This Is the Ventures, Volume 1
LP: Liberty LP9738 - 4/1969 Caravan Diamond Head Walk Don't Run Slaughter on 10th Avenue Driving Guitars Blue Star Apache Wipeout Pipeline Bulldog Telstar Taste of Honey Cruel Sea Ginza Lights

Golden Greats
LP: Liberty LP8683 - 7/1969 Hawaii Five-0 Galveston Games People Play Letter Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In Classics IV Medley Dizzy I Can Hear Music Summertime Blues Grazing in the Grass Summer Place Scarborough Fair/Canticle

House of the Rising Sun
LP: Liberty LP8733 - 8/1969 House of the Rising Sun Diamond Head Night Train Blue Star Rap City Walk Don't Run '64 Stranger on the Shore Creeper Journey to the Stars Fugitive Cruel Sea Tall Cool One Pink Panther Theme Scratchin'

A GoGo
LP: Liberty LP8735 - 8/1969 Taste of Honey Batman Theme California Dreamin' Happy together Hang on Sloopy Louie Louie La Bamba Secret Agent Man Satisfaction In Crowd These Boots Are Made for Walking Work Song Hanky Panky Wooly Bully

This Is the Ventures, Volume 2
LP: Liberty LP9753 - 1969 Walk Don't Run Hawaii Five-0 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In House of the Rising Sun Scarborough Fair/Canticle California Dreamin' Never on Sunday Lullaby of the Leaves Out of Limits Let's Go Secret Agent Man More Journey to the Stars Mariner No. 4

Let's Go
LP: Liberty LP8758 - 9/1969 Let's Go Locomotion Lucille Let There Be Drums Limbo Rock My Bonnie Lies More Wipeout Walk Right In Summertime Runaway New Orleans Memphis Lolita YaYa

Telstar
LP: Liberty LP8759 - 9/1969 Telstar Never on a Sunday Sukiyaki Tequila Red River Rock Besame Mucho Dark Eyes Apache Caravan Lonely Bull Out of Limits Mexico Calcutta Penetration

Colourful Ventures
LP: Liberty LP8760 - 9/1969 Greenfields Yellow Bird Bulldog Green Leaves of Summer Wheels Perfidia Walk Don't Run Rawhide Blue Moon Yellow Jacket Driving Guitars Ghost Riders in the Sky Can't Stop Loving You Lullaby of the Leaves

Journey to the Moon
LP: Liberty LP8787 - 10/1969 Telstar Out of Limits Moonchild Journey to the Stars Fear War of the Satellites Blue Star Mariner No. 4 Penetration Love Goddess of Venus 8 Miles High Solar Race 4th Dimension Twilight Zone

Swamp Rock
(U.S. LP) LP: Liberty LP516 - 12/1969 [Same tracks as U.S. release with the addition of:] Classical Gas

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