Various Artists – Mighty Instrumentals RB Style 1962

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1962 was the peak year for hit records instrumental-style, with no less than 123 discs scoring on the American pop charts. There wasn’t much in the hit parade to interest R&B fans though, apart from King Curtis’s Soul Twist, Booker T. & The MG’s Green Onions and James Brown’s Night Train, but that’s where Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1962 comes in. So what was new in ‘62? A bit of surf, a bit of funk, a Civil Rights semi-instrumental, a brand new rhythm on Boogie Twist. More slinky organ groovers, uptown dancers and late night smoochers. And there you have it – 18 R&B scorchers with rhythm aplenty.

Side One 1. The Popeye – Lonnie Brooks 2. Boogie Twist (Pt.1) – Cal Valentine 3. Boogie Twist (Pt.2) – Cal Valentine 4. You Too Much – Mighty Men 5. Here It Tis – Phil Upchurch 6. Had – Steve Douglas 7. Mo’ Taters – Little Milton 8. Cleo’s Mood – Jr. Walker 9. The Freedom Riders – Harold Jackson Side Two 1. Night Stroll – Bobby Parker 2. Smoke Stack – Tom & Jerry 3. Low Down – King Curtis 4. My Sandra’s Jump – R.D. Stokes 5. Jump Back – Eugene Blacknell 6. Hard Times – Googie René 7. Bo’s Twist – Bo Diddley 8. All About My Girl – Jimmy McGriff 9. Limbo Jimbo – James Brown