Various Artists - Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1962 (RSD 2023)

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: RANDB118LP
Barcode: 5060331753247
Release Date: 22 Apr 2023
Genre: R & B

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

More From This Artist: Bo Diddley Bobby Parker Cal Valentine Eugene Blacknell Googie René Harold Jackson James Brown Jimmy McGriff Jr. Walker King Curtis Little Milton Lonnie Brooks Mighty Men Phil Upchurch R.D. Stokes Steve Douglas Tom & Jerry