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The Louis Armstrong Story, Volume IV: Louis Armstr

Released with the blue disc labels, Microgroove, Nonbreakable.
Canadian pressing by Sparton at London, Canada
A1 Knockin’ A Jug
A2 Body And Soul
A3 Star Dust – 1
A4 Star Dust – 2
A5 (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue
A6 Shine
B1 I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
B2 Lazy River
B3 Dear Old Southland
B4 If I Could Be With You
B5 I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)
B6 I’m A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)

Milestones

Mono pressing (Pitman), red Columbia “6 Eye” labels. Track list left aligned on labels.

“Milestones” (B1), listed as “Miles” on label.

Release year probably 1961-1962 as Pitman started opeartions in 1961 and 6-eye label existed until 1962.
A1 Dr. Jekyll
A2 Sid’s Ahead
A3 Two Bass Hit
B1 Milestones
B2 Billy Boy
B3 Straight, No Chaser

Seven Steps To Heaven

Tracks A1, A3, B2 recorded in Hollywood, Cal.
Tracks A2, B1, B3 recorded in New York

Also released in a Stereo version, [r=3467513] (CS 8851).

Columbia – 2 walking eyes – “Nonbreakable” – “Guaranteed High Fidelity” label.
On the back cover sleeve right, just below the track/times list is a printed “2”
also at the bottom is printed: This Columbia GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY recording is scientifically designed to play with the highest quality of reproduction on the phonograph of your choice , new or old. If you are the owner of a new stereophonic system, this record will play with even more brilliant true to life fidelity. In short, you can purchase this record with no fear of its becoming obsolete in the future.
The inner sleeve has tan and gray stripes and a walking eye logo in the middle

A1 Basin Street Blues 10:29
A2 Seven Steps To Heaven 6:24
A3 I Fall In Love Too Easily 6:47
B1 So Near, So Far 7:00
B2 Baby Won’t You Please Come Home 8:27
B3 Joshua 7:01

Miles Ahead

Two eyes Red Columbia label w/logos on left & right sides

Nonbreakable
Guaranteed High Fidelity

A1 Springsville
A2 The Maids Of Cadiz
A3 The Duke
A4 My Ship
A5 Miles Ahead
B1 Blues For Pablo
B2 New Rhumba
B3 The Meaning Of The Blues
B4 Lament
B5 I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed

You Gotta Take A Little Love

Recorded January 10 & 17, 1969.

Writing credits listed as “H. Silver” and “B. Maupin” on back cover and as “Silver” and “Bennie Maupin” on labels
A1 You Gotta Take A Little Love 5:20
A2 The Risin’ Sun 4:35
A3 It’s Time 6:35
A4 Lovely’s Daughter 4:10
B1 Down And Out 4:25
B2 The Belly Dancer 7:20
B3 Brain Wave 6:15

Blues Summit

(C) 1973 MGM Records, Inc.
Recording Dates:
Tracks C3, D1 to D5 New York City, 14 August 1958
All other tracks: New York City, 20 February 1959
A1 Wabash Blues 6:22
A2 Basin Street Blues 8:05
A3 Beale Street Blues 7:35
B1 Weary Blues 6:50
B2 St. Louis Blues 5:45
B3 Loveless Love 6:05
B4 Royal Garden Blues 5:20
C1 Stompy Jones 6:40
C2 Squeeze Me 4:35
C3 Big Shoe 5:35
C4 Going Up 4:45
D1 Just A Memory 5:50
D2 Let’s Fall In Love 6:45
D3 Ruint 2:30
D4 Bend One 2:55
D5 You Need To Rock 5:00

Just Won’t Burn

Tracks 1, 4: T.H. Tunes – ASCAP
Tracks 2, 5, 6, 8: Cooltonic Music – BMI
Track 3: The Bluesharp Music Co. – BMI
Track 9: Warsing Music – BMI
Track 10: Sour Grapes Music, Walden Music – BMI
Track 11: Cooltonic Music – BMI / T.H. Tunes – ASCAP
1 Rock Me Right 4:27
2 You Need To Be With Me 3:04
3 Little By Little 3:49
4 It Hurt So Bad 4:49
5 Found Someone New 2:20
6 Looking For Answers 5:13
7 Can’t Leave You Alone 3:02
8 Just Won’t Burn 4:46
9 Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean 4:43
10 Angel From Montgomery 5:23
11 Friar’s Point 4:21

True Colors

Taken From The Portrait Lp: “True Colors” OR 40313
A True Colors 3:45
B Heading For The Moon 3:17

Storm Front

Issued with printed inner sleeve with lyrics & credits.
“OC 44366” shows on spine.
Some copies were issued with gold promo stamps over the back cover’s barcode.

Mixed at The Hit Factory Times Square Studio,
New York except “Storm Front” Mixed at
Right Track Recording, New York

Mick Jones appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
Richard Marx appears courtesy of EMI/USA,
A division of Capitol Records, Inc.

? © 1989

Runouts are etched.
A1 That’s Not Her Style 5:08
A2 We Didn’t Start The Fire 4:49
A3 The Downeaster “Alexa” 3:40
A4 I Go To Extremes 4:21
A5 Shameless 4:24
B1 Storm Front 5:15
B2 Leningrad 4:03
B3 State Of Grace 4:29
B4 When In Rome 4:44
B5 And So It Goes 3:36

Storm Front

Issued with printed inner sleeve with lyrics & credits.
“OC 44366” shows on spine.
Some copies were issued with gold promo stamps over the back cover’s barcode.

Mixed at The Hit Factory Times Square Studio,
New York except “Storm Front” Mixed at
Right Track Recording, New York

Mick Jones appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
Richard Marx appears courtesy of EMI/USA,
A division of Capitol Records, Inc.

? © 1989

Runouts are etched.
A1 That’s Not Her Style 5:08
A2 We Didn’t Start The Fire 4:49
A3 The Downeaster “Alexa” 3:40
A4 I Go To Extremes 4:21
A5 Shameless 4:24
B1 Storm Front 5:15
B2 Leningrad 4:03
B3 State Of Grace 4:29
B4 When In Rome 4:44
B5 And So It Goes 3:36