Sandy Nelson

Drums Are My Beat / 1962


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Percussionist SANDY NELSON was not merely the biggest, but just about the only major drum star of the 'Golden Era' of the Rock & Roll Instrumental.
This set, which anthologises his 1962 releases, is complementary to an earlier Jasmine compilation, 'Teen Beat, 1959-61'.
1962 was a watershed year in Nelson's early career, in that he released an astonishing six LPs, four of which ('Drums Are My Beat', 'Drummin' Up A Storm', 'Golden Hits' and 'Compelling Percussion') made the US album charts.
He also issued six singles that year, of which five ('Drums Are My Beat', 'The Birth Of The Beat', 'Drummin' Up A Storm', 'All Night Long' and 'And Then There Were Drums') made the US Top 100.
Due to constraints in playing time, it is not possible to include his entire 1962 output, so a couple of LP cuts have been omitted.
Nonetheless this is as comprehensive a collection of his 1962 recordings as is physically possible to compile onto a 2-CD set.

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. DRUMS ARE MY BEAT
2. THE BIRTH OF THE BEAT (single edit)
3. DRUM ROLL
4. HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT
5. TWISTED
6. CARAVAN
7. DAY DRUMMING
8. DRUM STOMP
9. HUM DRUM
10. TOPSY
11. THE CITY
12. DRUMMIN' UP A STORM
13. ALL NIGHT LONG
14. ROMPIN' AND STOMPIN'
15. CASTLE ROCK
16. SANDY
17. I'M IN LOVE AGAIN
18. C-JAM BLUES
19. HERE WE GO AGAIN
20. TUB THUMPIN'
21. …AND THEN THERE WERE DRUMS
22. LIVE IT UP
23. SPLISH SPLASH
24. KANSAS CITY
25. EARLY IN THE MORNING
26. ROCK HOUSE
27. WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS
28. WHAT'D I SAY
29. HONKY TONK
30. I'M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOMEDAY
31. I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME
32. BE BOP BABY

Disc 2

1. NORTH WIND
2. WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN
3. THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
4. GEISHA GIRL
5. ON A HONKY TONK HARDWOOD FLOOR
6. WATERLOO
7. THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE
8. THE TIJUANA JAIL
9. FRAULEIN
10. FOUR WALLS
11. CHEW TOBACCO RAG
12. CIVILIZATION
13. JUMP TIME
14. DRUMS - FOR DRUMMERS ONLY
15. DRUMS - FOR STRIPPERS ONLY
16. DAY TRAIN
17. TEENAGE HOUSE PARTY
18. HOUSE PARTY ROCK
19. HEARTS OF STONE
20. LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW
21. TWEEDLE DEE
22. LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
23. FEEL SO GOOD
24. NIGHT TRAIN
25. LIMBO ROCK
26. JUNIOR JIVE
27. DUMPLINS

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