Whitesnake

Whitesnake are a rock band, formed in England in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. Their early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but they slowly began moving for a more commercially accessible hard rock style.

The band’s 1987 self-titled album was their most commercially successful worldwide, and contained two major US hits, “Here I Go Again” and “Is This Love”, reaching number one and two on the Hot 100. In 1988, Whitesnake was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. The band split up for a brief time in the early nineties, but had a reunion in 1994, and released a one-off studio album, Restless Heart (1997).

Side One

Is This Love

Side Two

Bad Boys

Side One

Still of the Night

Side Two

Don’t Turn Away

Surfin’ Into The Sunset With The Ventures

The Ventures have had an indelible influence on a large number of musicians, both professionals and amateurs. Their instructional album, Play Guitar with the Ventures, was the first such record to chart on the Billboard Top LPs list, peaking at No. 96, and taught thousands of budding guitarists how to play the guitar.

John Fogerty, during his introduction of The Ventures at their Hall of Fame induction, said, “Walk, Don’t Run kicked open a whole movement in Rock and Roll… The sound of it became ‘surf music’ and the audacity of it empowered guitarists everywhere.” Gene Simmons was even an early member of the Ventures Fan Club and the following bands have been inspired by the Ventures:

The Beach Boys, Blondie, Dave and Ray Davies from The Kinks, Roger Fisher from Heart, Peter Frampton, The Go-Gos, John Fogerty from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Roger Glover from Deep Purple, George Harrison from The Beatles, Elton John, Billy Joel, Robby Krieger from the Doors, Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Lynne from Electric Light Orchestra, Brian May from Queen, The Ramones, Max Weinberg from The E Street Band, Alan White from Yes and Ricky Wilson from the B-52s. Long enough list for ya?

I believe these are the last few albums I have from the group:

The Ventures A Go-Go

Another Smash

Walk, Don’t Run Vol. 2

The Colorful Ventures

Self Titled (Two Different Albums)

HEAVY METAL!!

Heavy Metal

Various Artists

Side One

MC 5 – Kick Out the Jams
Black Sabbath – Iron Man
Alice Cooper – I’m Eighteen
Jimi Hendrix – Freedom
The James Gang – Must Be Love
Deep Purple – Smoke On the Water

Side Two

T. Rex – Bang a Gong (Get It On)
The J. Geils Band – Give It To Me
Dr. John – Right Place Wrong Time
Led Zeppelin – D’yer Mak’r
Buffalo Springfield – Bluebird
Faces – Cindy Incidentally

Side Three

The Doors – Touch Me
The Allman Brothers Band – Ramblin’ Man
Delaney & Bonnie – Only You and I Know
Van Morrison – Domino
Eagles – Outlaw Man
Yes – Starship Trooper: Life Seeker / Disillusion / Wurm

Side Four

Golden Earring – Radar Love
Grateful Dead – Johnny B. Good
Foghat – What a Shame
Uriah Heep – Stealin’
War – Lonely Feelin’
Blues Image – Ride Captain Ride