The Ventures - Walk, Don't Run Vol. 2 (2026)

Still in their relative prime and releasing no less than three albums a year, surf stalwarts the Ventures' 1964 album Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 is the standard Ventures experience, though a bit on the livelier side in its song selections. The strongest point comes in "Walk Don't Run '64," a reworking of the band's first hit that would go on to be the second time the band cracked the Top Ten with the same song. A spirited fuzz guitar arrangement on the endlessly covered public domain number "House of the Rising Sun" perks things up a bit, as do the pre-psychedelic echoey drum production and menacing undertones of "The Creeper." 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.

Tracklist
The Ventures - THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN[2:59]
The Ventures - DIAMOND HEAD[2:05]
The Ventures - NIGHT TRAIN (1964)[2:34]
The Ventures - PEACH FUZZ[2:23]
The Ventures - RAP CITY[2:03]
The Ventures - BLUE STAR THE THEME FROM ”MEDIC”[2:16]
The Ventures - WALK DON’T RUN ’64[2:27]
The Ventures - NIGHT WALK[2:35]
The Ventures - ONE MINT JULEP[2:17]
The Ventures - PEDAL PUSHER[2:30]
The Ventures - THE CREEPER[2:22]
The Ventures - STRANGER ON THE SHORE[2:30]