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Sandy Nelson - His Golden Years (Remastered) (2020)

Sandy Nelson - His Golden Years (Remastered) (2020)

BAND/ARTIST: Sandy Nelson

  • Title: His Golden Years (Remastered)
  • Year Of Release: 2020
  • Label: Master Tape Records
  • Genre: Rock & Roll
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks)
  • Total Time: 1:53:49
  • Total Size: 591 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Let There Be Drums (Single Version) (Remastered)
02. Teen Beat (Single Version) (Remastered)
03. The Birth of the Beat (Remastered)
04. Cool Operator (Lp Version) (Remastered)
05. Big Jump (Remastered)
06. Feet Beat (Remastered)
07. Drum Party (Single Version) (Remastered)
08. Linda Lou (Remastered)
09. Big Noise from Winnetka (Single Version) (Remastered)
10. Bullfrog (Remastered)
11. Party Time (Single Version) (Remastered)
12. Tough Beat (Remastered)
13. Raunchy (Remastered)
14. The Wiggle (Single Version) (Remastered)
15. Bouncy (Single Version) (Remastered)
16. Jive Talk (Lp Version) (Remastered)
17. Jumpin' Jungles (Remastered)
18. Lost Dreams (Single Version) (Remastered)
19. Cool Operator (Single Version) (Remastered)
20. The Flip (Remastered)
21. Big Noise from the Jungle (Lp Version) (Remastered)
22. Jive Talk (Single Version) (Remastered)
23. Big Noise from the Jungle (Single Version) (Remastered)
24. Walkin' to Hartford (Remastered)
25. Get with It (Single Version) (Remastered)
26. Tim Tam (Remastered)
27. Slippin' and Slidin' (Remastered)
28. Quite a Beat (Single Version) (Remastered)
29. Tequila (Remastered)
30. My Girl Josephine (Remastered)
31. Teen Beat (Lp Version) (Remastered)
32. Big Noise from Winnetka (Lp Version) (Remastered)
33. Jivin' Around (Parts 1 & 2) (Remastered)
34. Funny Face (Remastered)
35. Let There Be Drums (Lp Version) (Remastered)
36. Bouncy (Lp Version) (Remastered)
37. The Wiggle (Lp Version) (Remastered)
38. Rainy Day (Remastered)
39. Drum Party (Lp Version) (Remastered)
40. Quite a Beat (Lp Version) (Remastered)
41. Get with It (Lp Version) (Remastered)
42. In the Mood (Remastered)
43. Alexis (Remastered)
44. Lost Dreams (Lp Version) (Remastered)
45. I'm Walkin' (Remastered)
46. Boom Chicka Boom (Remastered)
47. Party Time (Lp Version) (Remastered)

Sandy Nelson was the biggest -- and one of the few -- star drummers of the late '50s and early '60s era in which instrumental rock was at its peak. He landed two Top Ten hits, "Teen Beat" (1959) and "Let There Be Drums" (1961), which surrounded his Gene Krupa-inspired solos with cool, mean guitar licks that were forerunners of the surf sound. Nelson had only one other Top 40 hit, "Drums Are My Beat" (1962). He ground out a quick series of instrumental albums in the early '60s -- eight within 18 months, as a matter of fact -- with several other top Hollywood rock and pop session musicians. Nelson was not that great a drummer, although he was good. His principal importance is that he found a place for drum rock solos in hit instrumental singles, and the more reckless elements of his style no doubt influenced other musicians, such as surf drummers and, later, Keith Moon.

Nelson started to play rock & roll as a teenager in Los Angeles in the 1950s, forming a group that included Jan Berry, Dean Torrence, and Bruce Johnston, all of whom would be important to the surf and hot rod scenes a few years down the line. By the late '50s he was playing sessions, including drums on the Teddy Bears' chart-topper "To Know Him Is to Love Him." After his "Teen Beat" became a hit for Original Sound in 1959, he signed with Imperial as a solo artist, and continued to work as a session musician. For instance, he's heard on Gene Vincent records of the time, as well as the Hollywood Argyles' big hit "Alley Oop," on which he also did some screams. Nelson's numerous solo albums, despite the assistance of top fellow sessioneers like Steve Douglas (sax), Ernie Freeman (piano), and Rene Hall (guitar), had a lot of basic and unimaginative instrumental rock, whether original material or covers of well-known hits of the day. As with Duane Eddy's recordings, however, these simple albums might have helped inspire aspiring musicians as things to play along and learn with, if nothing else.

Near the end of 1963, Nelson was involved in a serious motorcycle accident that necessitated amputation of his right foot and part of his leg. Nonetheless, he managed to resume his drumming career and continued to churn out albums, as well as some singles, of which "Casbah" (1965) is the highlight, with its wild splashing drums and frenetic Middle Eastern/surf guitar. ~ Richie Unterberger


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