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