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Wild Things!

Wild Things!

The Ventures
Year
1966
Genre
Rock
Style
Surf, Instrumental
Label
Dolton Records
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Album Summary

Wild Things! is a 1966 studio album by American band the Ventures, released on Dolton Records BLP-2047 (mono) and BST-8047. A 4-track reel-to-reel release was subsequently issued by Music Tapes, Inc. The album is noted for its marked turn towards a heavier sound in comparison to earlier Ventures releases, and the standout track Wild Child which was prominently featured as a sample in "Start the Commotion" by The Wiseguys.

Tracklist

  1. A1 Wild Thing Spotify 2:13
  2. A2 Fuzzy And Wild Spotify 2:25
  3. A3 Sweet Pea Spotify 1:55
  4. A4 Wild And Wooly Spotify 2:11
  5. A5 Wild Child Spotify 2:09
  6. A6 Summer In The City Spotify 2:22
  7. B1 The Pied Piper Spotify 1:55
  8. B2 Wild Trip Spotify 2:05
  9. B3 Hanky Panky Spotify 2:00
  10. B4 Wildcat Spotify 2:08
  11. B5 How Now Wild Cow Spotify 2:06
  12. B6 The Work Song Spotify 2:06
Total Runtime: 25:35

Most Popular Members

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Artist Discography

Honky Tonk
I Walk the Line and Other Giant Hits
Surfin’ Guitars: 24 Greatest
Walk, Don’t Run (1960)
Another Smash!!! (1961)
The Ventures (1961)
The Colorful Ventures (1961)
Twist With the Ventures (1962)
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy (1962)
Going to the Ventures' Dance Party! (1962)
Twist Party, Volume 2 (1962)
Bobby Vee Meets The Ventures (1963)
The Ventures Play “Telstar”, “The Lonely Bull” and Others (1963)
The Ventures Play the Country Classics (1963)
Surfing (1963)
Let’s Go! (1963)
The Fabulous Ventures (1964)
Walk, Don’t Run, Volume 2 (1964)
Play Guitar With The Ventures, Volume 2 (1964)
(The) Ventures in Space (1964)
On Stage (1965)
Play Guitar With The Ventures (1965)
Knock Me Out! (1965)
The Ventures’ Christmas Album (1965)
The Ventures à Go‐Go (1965)
Runnin’ Strong (1966)
Wild Things! (1966)
Where the Action Is (1966)
The Ventures Play the "Batman" Theme (1966)
Go With The Ventures (1966)
Guitar Freakout (1967)
$1,000,000.00 Weekend (1967)
Super Psychedelics (1967)
Pops in Japan (1967)
Flights of Fantasy (1968)
The Horse (1968)
Underground Fire (1969)
Hawaii Five‐O (1969)
Golden Pops (1969)
The Ventures In Japan (1969)
Swamp Rock (1969)
10th Anniversary Album (1970)
Pops in Japan ’71 (1971)
New Testament (1971)
More Golden Greats (1972)
Rock and Roll Forever (1972)
Joy: The Ventures Play the Classics (1972)
Theme From "Shaft" (1972)
Only Hits! (1973)
The Ventures Play The Carpenters (1974)
The Jim Croce Songbook (1974)
Now Playing (1975)
Rocky Road (1976)
T.V. Themes (1977)
Latin Album (1979)
Last Album on Liberty (1982)
NASA 25th Anniversary Commemorative Album (1983)
Radical Guitars (1987)
Ventures in Japan (1991)
SAY YES (1992)
Wild Again (1996)
Wild Again II – Tribute to Mel Taylor (1997)
New Depths (1998)
Walk Don’t Run 2000 (1999)
The Ventures Play ‘Runaway’ (1999)
Acoustic Rock (2000)
Gold (2000)
Christmas Joy (2002)
Hyper V‐Gold (2002)
The Ventures Play Seaside Story (2006)
The Ventures Play Their Greatest Hits (2008)
The Ventures Play Kayama Yuzo (2009)
New Space (2022)

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