Twist with the Ventures
Twist with the Ventures is the fifth studio album by the band The Ventures; released in 1962 on Dolton Records BST 8010 (stereo) and BLP 2010 (monaural). It consists mostly of instrumental versions of popular dance tunes from the late 1950s to early 1960s, with a couple of original compositions. It was on the charts for 29 weeks and it peaked at # 24 on the Billboard 200. It was later retitled "Dance!" with new album cover. During the recording of this album, original drummer Howie Johnson left the band and was replaced by Mel Taylor, thus  forming the classic Ventures lineup. Therefore, the drum credit(s) are shared on this album between both Johnson and Taylor. Track listing. Side one Side two This is the track listing from the original album. On later releases, "Ventures Twist" was retitled "Driving Guitars", "Guitar Twist" was retitled "Raunchy Guitar", "Opus Twist" was retitled "Opus Four", and "Bumble Bee Twist" was retitled "The Wasp".