EMI Japan will be releasing a CD entitled Rocky! featuring all new recordings by The Ventures. The record company asked the group to record Venture-ized versions of Eye of the Tiger and Gonna Fly Now to coincide with the release of the latest Rocky movie in Japan. In addition, The Ventures recorded a new version of Diamond Head (Diamond Head 2007) and a cover of Little Green Bag which was featured on a popular TV commercial in Japan, along with a number of highly recognizable and commercial hits Turn Turn Turn, All You Need is Love, I Will Survive etc EMI Japan is also releasing two compilation CDs – The Ventures Play The Ventures with tracks recorded in 1979/1980, with the original line-up of Don Wilson, Bob Bogle, Mel Taylor and Nokie Edwards and Go With The Ventures. This last release also contains two video clips, viewable on computer, of promotional spots for Hawaii Five-O and Flights of Fantasy – filmed in the late 1970s long before MTV was a gleam in anyones eye proving once again that The Ventures were always ahead of the curve. In addition, M&I Records, a division of the promotion company that has represented The Ventures in Japan for over 15 years, will release The Ventures Live in Japan 2006 the first live CD to feature Bob Spalding on bass guitar as a full-fledged member of the group, as well as The Electric Ventures, a 2-CD set with 50 titles compiled from studio recordings made by the group since 1999.
EMI Japan will be releasing a CD entitled Rocky! featuring all new recordings by The Ventures. The record company asked the group to record Venture-ized versions of Eye of the Tiger and Gonna Fly Now to coincide with the release of the latest Rocky movie in Japan. In addition, The Ventures recorded a new version of Diamond Head (Diamond Head 2007) and a cover of Little Green Bag which was featured on a popular TV commercial in Japan, along with a number of highly recognizable and commercial hits Turn Turn Turn, All You Need is Love, I Will Survive etc EMI Japan is also releasing two compilation CDs – The Ventures Play The Ventures with tracks recorded in 1979/1980, with the original line-up of Don Wilson, Bob Bogle, Mel Taylor and Nokie Edwards and Go With The Ventures. This last release also contains two video clips, viewable on computer, of promotional spots for Hawaii Five-O and Flights of Fantasy – filmed in the late 1970s long before MTV was a gleam in anyones eye proving once again that The Ventures were always ahead of the curve. In addition, M&I Records, a division of the promotion company that has represented The Ventures in Japan for over 15 years, will release The Ventures Live in Japan 2006 the first live CD to feature Bob Spalding on bass guitar as a full-fledged member of the group, as well as The Electric Ventures, a 2-CD set with 50 titles compiled from studio recordings made by the group since 1999.