 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.

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  • 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

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  • 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