The Ventures - Another Smash LP (180g Colored Vinyl)

Artist: The Ventures

Album: Another Smash

Label: Sundazed Music, Inc.

Format: 12” LP (180g Colored Vinyl)

Genre: Rock / Surf / Instrumental

Description

The Ventures doing what they did best. Taking the biggest songs of the era and turning them into unmistakable instrumental classics.

Another Smash captures the band at the height of their powers, blending razor-clean guitar tones, locked-in rhythm work, and the effortless cool that made them one of the most influential instrumental groups of all time. Their approach was never simply about covering popular songs. They reshaped them entirely through tone, arrangement, and precision.

The record moves with confidence from start to finish, balancing surf energy, early rock & roll rhythm, and polished studio musicianship in a way that still feels timeless decades later. Every guitar line feels intentional, every drum fill perfectly placed. It is easy to hear why generations of musicians picked up instruments after hearing The Ventures.

Like the rest of Sundazed’s Ventures reissue campaign, this edition is sourced from the original Dolton and Liberty Records reels and carefully mastered to preserve the warmth, punch, and feel of the original recordings. Restored artwork and heavyweight 180g colored vinyl presentation make this a beautiful modern pressing of a foundational instrumental rock record.

Why We Carry It

Because The Ventures are essential listening. Full stop. Their influence runs through surf, garage, punk, hard rock, and instrumental music as a whole, and records like Another Smash show exactly why they became one of the most successful and important guitar bands ever.

For Fans Of

The Surfaris, Dick Dale, The Shadows, instrumental rock, vintage surf guitar, classic 1960s rock & roll.