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RSD 2023 release. 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 1:
1. Lonnie Brooks - The Popeye
2. Cal Valentine - Boogie Twist (Pt.1)
3. Cal Valentine - Boogie Twist (Pt.2)
4. Mighty Men - You Too Much
5. Phil Upchurch - Here It Tis
6. Steve Douglas - Had
7. Little Milton - Mo' Taters
8. Jr. Walker - Cleo's Mood
9. Harold Jackson - The Freedom Riders
SIDE 2:
1. Bobby Parker - Night Stroll
2. Tom & Jerry - Smoke Stack
3. King Curtis - Low Down
4. R.D. Stokes - My Sandra's Jump
5. Eugene Blacknell - Jump Back
6. Googie René - Hard Times
7. Bo Diddley - Bo's Twist
8. Jimmy McGriff - All About My Girl
9. James Brown - Limbo Jimbo