Drums Are My Beat 1962 (2CD)

Sandy Nelson • Drums Are My Beat 1962 (2CD)

Few instrumental performers left a mark on early rock 'n' roll quite like Sandy Nelson. Rock 'n' roll's first great drum star, he transformed the drum kit from a backing instrument into the star of the show, scoring a string of hit singles and albums during the golden age of the rock 'n' roll instrumental.

This outstanding 2-CD collection chronicles the remarkable year of 1962, when Sandy Nelson reached the peak of his chart success. During that extraordinary twelve months he released six albums, four of which reached the US album charts, alongside six singles, five of which became US Top 100 hits. Featuring material from the classic albums Drums Are My Beat, Drummin' Up A Storm, Golden Hits and Compelling Percussion, together with his hit singles and the vast majority of his recordings from the year, this is the most comprehensive survey of Sandy Nelson's prolific 1962 output ever assembled on two CDs.

Complete with an extensive booklet featuring fully detailed liner notes, Drums Are My Beat 1962 is an essential collection celebrating one of rock 'n' roll's most distinctive and influential instrumental performers.

Track Listing

Disc One
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 Two
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