The photo here was sent to us by a long-time Ventures’ fan from Australia, Luke Fence. He tells us that The Ventures’ version of La Bamba was released in 1965 and, in early 1966, it became a hit at #11 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The photo shows the 45 rpm single, as released by EMI (Australia) on the Liberty label, but it also says “Dolton recording” and “Made Under License from Liberty Records Inc.” They certainly covered all their bases! So, this is a piece of history and we thank Luke for sending it to us. If anyone else out there has a unique piece of Ventures’ memorabilia, feel free to send us a photo or scan and we will most certainly consider putting it on the website so other fans can enjoy it.