Here's four great tunes by the Ventures recorded live in Japan in 1965. I bought the CD and all it's 29 songs are as good as these. Mel Taylor has to be singled out was one of the greatest rock n roll drummers who ever lived. Listen to his drumming on Bumble Bee Twist, the third tune, he drives that band hard! They could all play and those Mosrites (sorry Dave) sound great.
Mel Taylor was the older brother of bassplayer Larry "The Mole" Taylor of The Canned Heat which I didn't know until recently.