Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2

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	29:04
Label	Dolton
Producer	Dick Glasser
The Ventures chronology
Singles from I'm Still in Love with You
	"Walk Don't Run '64"; Released: June 8, 1964;

Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 is the 16th studio album by The Ventures, released in 1964. 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.

Background

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.^[1]^[2] 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, Vol. 2 album was another hit for The Ventures, peaking at #17 on Billboard and #18 on Cashbox.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Record Mirror	^[4]

In his review for Allmusic, critic Fred Thomas called the album "the standard Ventures experience, though a bit on the livelier side in its song selections... All said, most Ventures records are pretty similar, but the bright moments on Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 hint at the band relaxing and having a little bit more fun than usual."^[3]

Track listing

Side one

"House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) – 2:59
"Diamond Head" (Danny Hamilton) – 2:06
"Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest) – 2:34
"Peach Fuzz" (Ventures) – 2:24
"Rap City" (Johannes Brahms, arr: Ventures) – 2:03
"Blue Star" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 2:17

Side two

"Walk, Don't Run '64" (Johnny Smith) – 2:27
"Night Walk" (Ventures) – 2:36
"One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) – 2:17
"Pedal Pusher" (Ventures) – 2:30
"The Creeper" (Ventures) – 2:23
"Stranger on the Shore" (Acker Bilk, Robert Mellin) – 2:28

Personnel

Ventures

Technical

Dick Glasser – producer
“Lanky” Linstrot – engineer
Eddie Brackett – engineer
Jim Lockert – engineer
Henry Lewy – engineer

References

^ Eder, Bruce. "Walk, Don't Run > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
^ Walk Don't Run - The Story of The Ventures, 2nd ed. 2009, by Del Halterman (US), Lulu Press.
^ ^a ^b Thomas, Fred. "Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (8 May 1965). "The Ventures: Walk Don't Run Vol. 2" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[1] Eder, Bruce. "Walk, Don't Run > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2016.

[2] Walk Don't Run - The Story of The Ventures, 2nd ed. 2009, by Del Halterman (US), Lulu Press.

[AM-3] Thomas, Fred. "Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2016.

[4] Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (8 May 1965). "The Ventures: Walk Don't Run Vol. 2" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

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