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SANDY NELSON – ROCK 'N ROLL REVIVAL LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK

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Sandy Nelson – Rock ‘n Roll Revival
(Liberty Records  LBS83165E)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Front Laminated Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
 

Sander L. Nelson (born December 1, 1938) is an American drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock drummers of the early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and was a session drummer on many other well-known hits, and released over 30 albums. He lives in Boulder City, Nevada, and continues to experiment with music on keyboards and piano.

His first recording, with a band called the Renegades (Richard Podolor, Bruce Johnston, and Nick Venet), was “Geronimo”, written by Venet, produced by Kim Fowley, and released on the Original Sound Records label. Although it flopped on the national charts, it charted in some of the Mid West markets. The song, along with “Charge”, is part of the soundtrack of 1959 film Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow released by American International Pictures.

Nelson attended high school with Jan Berry, Dean Torrence (who became Jan and Dean), and Kim Fowley. After gaining respect as a session drummer, he played on such songs as “To Know Him Is To Love Him” (Phil Spector’s Teddy Bears, 1958), “Alley-Oop” (The Hollywood Argyles, 1960), and “A Thousand Stars” (Kathy Young and the Innocents, 1960).

His song “Teen Beat”, on Original Sound Records, rose to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1959. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Subsequently, he signed with the Imperial record label, and pounded out two more Top 40 hits, “Let There Be Drums”, which went to number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Drums Are My Beat”. In December 1961, the British music magazine, NME, reported that “Let There Be Drums” had gone Top 10 in both the United Kingdom and United States. All three were instrumentals (a feat rarely repeated). Guitar playing on these hits was by co-writer Richard Podolor, later a songwriter and record producer.

Near the end of 1963, Nelson was in a motorcycle accident. The injuries necessitated amputation of his right foot and part of that leg. Nonetheless, Nelson continued to record into the early 1970s, releasing two or three albums a year, consisting of cover versions of popular hits plus a few original compositions.

In September 2008, Nelson and a few friends, recording as Sandy Nelson and the Sin City Termites, released a new record of original compositions, Nelsonized, on the independent Spinout label. Other band members included Eddie Angel (guitarist for Los Straitjackets), Remi Gits, and Billy Favata of Torturing Elvis.

Tracklist

A1 Peggy Sue

Written-By – Jerry Allison, Norman Petty

 
A2 Be-Bop-A-Lula

Written-By – Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis

 
A3 I Hear You Knocking

Written-By – Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King

 
A4 Don’t Be Cruel

Written-By – Elvis Presley, Otis Blackwell

 
A5 Great Balls Of Fire

Written-By – Jack Hammer, Otis Blackwell

 
A6 Blue Suede Shoes

Written-By – Carl Perkins

 
B1 Summertime Blue

Written-By – Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart

 
B2 Yakety Yak

Written-By – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller*

 
B3 Shake Rattle And Roll

Written-By – Charles Calhoun

 
B4 All Night Long

Written-By – John Gray (8)

 
B5 Splish Splash

Written-By – Bobby Darin, Jean Murray

 
B6 Rock Around The Clock

Written-By – Jimmy DeKnight*, Max C. Freedman

 
B7 All Shook Up

Written-By – Elvis Presley, Otis Blackwell

 

Weight 1.00000000 kg

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