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Mighty Instrumentals R&b Style 1962
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