Three CD set. If you're a fan of instrumental hits, Complete 60s Records' first two releases left you speechless! That's because this exciting new label's historic series Complete Pop Instrumental Hits of the Sixties doesn't just compile the biggest hits or rarest rarities. It brings together every single Billboard Top 100 instrumental hit. If it made the charts, we got it - rock, soul, jazz, country, orchestral, you name it! Now, in the wake of the first two volumes - 1960 and 1961 - comes Complete Pop Instrumental Hits of the Sixties Vol. 3 - 1962 which chronicles perhaps the biggest year ever for instrumentals. In fact, more than 13% of all Top 100 records in 1962 were instrumentals, and many were big hits. It was a magic, innocent time. America was young, bursting with promise, and literally twisting with energy on the cusp of it's most creative, tumultuous decade - and it showed in the crazy quilt of wordless wonders that climbed the charts.
11 Blues (Stay Away from Me) - Ace Cannon (Mono) (CD Debut)
12 Deep in the Heart of Texas - Duane Eddy
13 Drummin' Up a Storm - Sandy Nelson
14 Stranger on the Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk
15 Drum Stomp - Sandy Nelson (Mono)
16 Balboa Blue - the Marketts
17 Walk on the Wild Side (Part 1) - Jimmy Smith
18 That Happy Feeling - Bert Kaempfert
19 Theme from Ben Casey - Valjean
20 Swingin' Gently - Earl Grant
21 Lisa - Ferrante & Teicher
22 Baby Elephant Walk - the Miniature Men (Mono) (U.S. CD Debut)
23 The Stripper - David Rose
24 The Green Leaves of Summer - Kenny Ball (U.S. CD Debut)
25 Limbo Rock - the Champs
26 Potato Peeler - Bobby Gregg (Mono) (CD Debut)
27 Hot Pepper - Floyd Cramer (Mono)
28 All Night Long - Sandy Nelson
29 Theme from "Hatari!" - Henry Mancini
30 Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle
31 Worried Mind - Ray Anthony
32 Sweet Georgia Brown - the Carroll Brothers (Mono)
- Disc 3 -
1 Above the Stars - Mr. Acker Bilk
2 The Ballad of Paladin - Duane Eddy
3 Beach Party - King Curtis (Mono)
4 Till There Was You - Valjean (Mono) (CD Debut)
5 A Taste of Honey - Martin Denny
6 Jivin' Around - Al Casey Combo (Mono)
7 A Taste of Honey - the Victor Feldman Quartet (Mono) (U.S. CD Debut)
8 A Swingin' Safari - Billy Vaughn
9 Baby Elephant Walk - Lawrence Welk
10 Rinky Dink (Des) - Dave "Baby" Cortez (Stereo Debut)
11 Lolita Ya-Ya - the Ventures
12 So What - Bill Black's Combo (Mono) (CD Debut)
13 Alley Cat - Bent Fabric (Mono) (Single Version CD Debut)
14 Green Onions (DCS) - Booker T. & the MG's (Stereo Debut)
15 Ol' Man River - Jimmy Smith (Single Version CD Debut)
16 ... And Then There Were Drums - Sandy Nelson
17 Hully Gully Guitar - Jerry Reed & the Hully Girlies (Mono) (CD Debut)
18 Sweet Sixteen Bars - Earl Grant (Mono)
19 Happy Weekend - Dave "Baby" Cortez (Mono) (CD Debut)
20 Desafinado - Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
21 I've Got a Woman (Part 1) - Jimmy McGriff
22 Fiesta - Dave "Baby" Cortez (Mono) (U.S. CD Debut)
23 The Lonely Bull - the Tijuana Brass (Mono)
24 Zero-Zero - Lawrence Welk (Mono) (CD Debut)
25 Let Me Entertain You - Ray Anthony (Mono) (Mono CD Debut)
26 Limelight - Mr. Acker Bilk
27 Let's Go (Pony) (Album Version) - the Routers
28 Telstar (Des) - the Tornadoes (New Stereo Debut)
29 Night Train - James Brown (Single Version CD Debut)
30 Nut Rocker (DCS) - B. Bumble & the Stingers (Stereo Debut)
Three CD set. If you're a fan of instrumental hits, Complete 60s Records' first two releases left you speechless! That's because this exciting new label's historic series Complete Pop Instrumental Hits of the Sixties doesn't just compile the biggest hits or rarest rarities. It brings together every single Billboard Top 100 instrumental hit. If it made the charts, we got it - rock, soul, jazz, country, orchestral, you name it! Now, in the wake of the first two volumes - 1960 and 1961 - comes Complete Pop Instrumental Hits of the Sixties Vol. 3 - 1962 which chronicles perhaps the biggest year ever for instrumentals. In fact, more than 13% of all Top 100 records in 1962 were instrumentals, and many were big hits. It was a magic, innocent time. America was young, bursting with promise, and literally twisting with energy on the cusp of it's most creative, tumultuous decade - and it showed in the crazy quilt of wordless wonders that climbed the charts.