When I saw that this Ventures record was being reissued I thought "I'd never seen that one". That's because it's an alternate edition of the "Mashed Potatoes and Gravy" record they put out.
That explains the tuber-centric tracklist on this supposed beach party album:
- Lucille
- Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)
- Hernando's Hideaway
- Mashed Potato Time
- Summertime
- Hot Summer (Asian Mashed)
- Poison Ivy
- The Wah-Watusi
- Instant Mashed
- Scratch
- (Baby) Hully Gully)
- Spudnik
I have about 40 Ventures records but I don't have this one - not as a potato record and not as a Beachy Party record, so while it's definitely got a lot of covers I can't tell you too much about it.
For this reissue though (looks to be CD only), Cherry Red tacked on a bunch of other Ventures favorites, so it's essentially Beach Party/Mashed Potatoes and Gravy PLUS Ventures greatest hits. So in addition you get
- Telstar
- Calcutta
- Apache
- Green Onions
- Theme from Come September
- Venus
- The Intruder
- Lolita Ya-Ya
- Driving Guitars (Ventures Twist)
- Gringo
- Besame Mucho
- Silver City
- Blue Moon
- Perfidia
- Ginchy
- Home
- Walk, Don't Run
- 2,000 Pound Bee (Part 1)
- 2,000 Pound Bee (Part 2)
- Genesis
- Walk, Don't Run - Johnny Smith
- Walk, Don't Run - Chet Atkins
Cherry Red has this up on their website. If you're in the US and you're thinking "well damn, I'm sure it's crazy expensive to ship here", turns out it's also on amazon for $15.
