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NELSON Sandy
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Born: 01.12.1938 (Santa Monica, California, USA, as Sander L. Nelson)
Died: 14.02.2022

Appearances:

cca 1959 Gene Vincent

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Sandy Nelson Plays Teen Beat1960 Imperial
2.He's A Drummer Boy1961 Imperial
3.Let There Be Drums1961 Imperial 6
4.Drums Are My Beat1962 Imperial 29
5.Compelling Percussion1962 Imperial
6.Drumming Up A Storm1962 Imperial 55
7.Golden Hits1962 Imperial 106
8.On The Wild Side1963
9.Teenage House Party1963 Imperial
10.The Best Of The Beats1963 Imperial
11.Beat That Drum1963 Imperial
12.Sandy Nelson Plays1963 Imperial
13.Be True To Your School1964 Imperial
14.Live In Las Vegas
(live)		1964 Imperial 122
15.Teenbeat 651965 Imperial 135
16.Discotheque Drums1965 Imperial 120
17.Drums A Go-Go1965 Imperial 118
18.Boss Beat1966 Imperial 126
19.Superdrums1966 Imperial
20."In" Beat1966 Imperial 148
21.Walking Beat1966 Sunset
22.Soul Drums1967 Imperial
23.Teen Drums1967 Sunset
24.Cheetah Beat1967 Imperial
25.The Beat Goes On1967 Imperial
26.And Then There Were Drums (Drums And More Drums)1968 Sunset
27.Boogaloo Beat1968 Imperial
28.Rock'n'Roll Revival1968 Imperial
29.Manhattan Spiritual1969 Imperial
30.Heavy Drums1969 Sunset
31.Rebirth Of The Beat1969 Imperial
32.Groovy1970 Imperial
33.Walking Beat1970
34.Sandy Nelson Plays Fats Domino Hits1970 Sunset
35.Drums Drums Drums1971
36.Golden Greats Vol 11973
37.Keep On Rocking1973
38.The Best Of Sandy Nelson1974
39.Let The Good Times Rock1974
40.Bang Bang Rhythm1975
41.Hocus Pokus1976
42.The Very Best Of Sandy Nelson2/1978 Sunset
43.20 Rock'n'Roll Hits1983
44.Sandy Nelson's Big Sixties All-Nighter!06.12.2005Ace
45.Nelsonized!10.11.2009Spinout
46.Teen Beat 1959-196108.01.2013Jasmine
47.Classic Album Collection24.07.2015Golden Stars
48.Untitled31.07.2015

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Teen Beat / Big Jump8/1959 Top Rank9 4
2.Drum Party / Big Noise From Winnetka1960 Imperial
3.Party Time / The Wiggle1960 Imperial
4.Bouncy / Lost Dreams1961 Imperial
5.Cool Operator / Jive Talk1961 Imperial
6.Big Noise From The Jungle / Get With It1961 Imperial
7.Let There Be Drums / Quite A Beat10/1961 Imperial3 7
8.Drums Are My Beat / The Birth Of The Beat1/1962 Imperial30 29
9.Teenage House Party / Day Train1962 Imperial
10.The Birth Of The Beat2/1962 Imperial 75
11.Drummin' Up A Storm / Drum Stomp4/1962 Imperial39 67
12.Drum Stomp5/1962 Imperial 86
13.All Night Long / Rompin' And Stompin'6/1962 Imperial 75
14....And Then There Were Drums / Live It Up9/1962 Imperial 65
15.Live It Up9/1962 Imperial 101
16.Let The Four Winds Blow / Be Bop Baby12/1962 Imperial 107
17.Ooh Poo Pah Doo / Feel So Good1963 Imperial
18.You Name It / Alexes1963 Imperial
19.Here We Go Again / Just Bull1963 Imperial
20.Caravan / Sandy1964 Imperial
21.Drum Shack / Kitty's Theme1964 Imperial
22.Castle Rock / You Don't Say1964 Imperial
23.Teen Beat '65 / Kitty's Theme9/1964 Imperial 44
24.A Lover's Concerto / Treat Her Right1965 Imperial
25.Reach For A Star / Chop Chop3/1965 Imperial 133
26.Let There Be Drums '66 / Land Of 1000 Dances5/1965 Imperial 120
27.Drums A Go-Go / Casbah9/1965 Imperial 124
28.Sock It To 'Em, J.B. / The Charge1966 Imperial
29.Pipeline / Let's Go Trippin'1966 Imperial
30.The Drums Go On / Lawdy Miss Clawdy1966 Imperial
31.Peter Gunn / You Got The Hummin'1966 Imperial
32.Rebirth Of The Beat / The Lion In Winter1969 Imperial
33.Let There Be Drums And Brass / Leap Frog1969 Imperial
34.Manhattan Spiritual / The Stripper5/1969 Imperial 119
35.Dance With The Devil / Sunshine Of My Life1974 United Artists
36.Let There Be Drums / The Beat Goes On04.06.1976United Artists
37.Drum Tunnel / Boogie #51984 Veebletronics
38.Hunk Of Drums / Witch Hunt1984 Veebletronics
39.A Drum Is A Woman / Boogie #51984 Veebletronics
40.Let There Be Drums / Dance With The Devil / Der Komissar
& Cozy Powell & Orchester Joe Jerkins		01.11.1999Katalog

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19784014.10.197823Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1962026.01.19628Life-lines
1976005.06.197614Plattersalbum review, single review