Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures

Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures is a 1963 cross-over rock and roll album that brings singer Bobby Vee together with the Ventures. It features the Ventures, an instrumental quartet. Two tracks were Ventures instrumentals, apparently intended to showcase their guitar work unhindered by vocals. It was promoted by touring along with Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets.

The album made its first appearance on Billboard Top LPs chart on June 1, 1963, and remained on the album chart for eight weeks, peaking at number 91.

Reception
Bruce Eder of AllMusic called it "his hardest-rocking album ever", and stated that the album is "one great showcase for Vee's vocalizing and the playing of Nokie Edwards et al". Billboard called it "one of the hottest in the teen album dance field". The album was referred to as a "Rocking Cha Cha Beat" by Disc, and Cashbox said "the distinctive vocal delivery blends smoothly with the instrumental stylings of the Ventures".

The Liverpool Echo wrote that "[Vee] seems to have lost a little of his early vocal potency and the Ventures tend to bang and bash too heavily for comfort".