Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums 4CD

This 4CD set includes I’ve Got the World on a String, Louis Under the Stars, Louis Armstrong meets Oscar Peterson with bonus tracks for each. Additionally, digital album, A Day With Satchmo, will be available on physical format for the first time. These three Louis Armstrong albums & much more, all recorded during an extraordinary few days in August & October 1957, resulting in some of Pops’ best material, a legendary artist on a legendary label.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 - I've Got The World On A String

1. When Your Lover Has Gone
2. You're The Top
3. You Turned The Tables On Me
4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
5. Little Girl Blue
6. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
7. We'll Be Together Again
8. I've Got The World On A String
9. Do Nothing 'til You Hear From Me
10. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
11. You Turned The Tables On Me (Stereo Master Take)
12. Little Girl Blue (Stereo Master Take)
13. You Turned The Tables On Me (Alternative Take (1) w/False Start)
14. You Turned The Tables On Me (Partial Alternative Take (3))
15. You Turned The Tables On Me (Inserts & Rehearsal)
16. I've Got The World On A String (False Starts/Alternate Take (2))
17. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (False Starts/Breakdown Takes (2 & 3))
18. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (Alternative Take (4))

Disc 2 - Louis Under The Stars

1. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
2. Have You Met Miss Jones?
3. I Only Have Eyes For You
4. Stormy Weather
5. Home
6. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
7. You're Blasé
8. Body And Soul
9. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) (Stereo Master Take)
10. Body And Soul (Stereo Master Take)
11. Stormy Weather (Breakdown/Alternate Take (2))
12. Stormy Weather (Alternative Take (3))
13. Stormy Weather (Breakdown (4))
14. Stormy Weather (Breakdown/Insert Take (5))

Disc 3 - Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson

1. That Old Feeling
2. Let's Fall In Love
3. I'll Never Be The Same
4. Blues In The Night
5. How Long Has This Been Going On?
6. I Was Doing All Right
7. What's New?
8. Moon Song
9. Just One Of Those Things
10. There's No You
11. You Go To My Head
12. Sweet Lorraine
13. Blues In The Night (Rehearsal)
14. Let's Fall In Love (Alternate Take 1)
15. Let's Fall In Love (Alternate Take 2)
16. Indiana (Studio Warm-Up)

Disc 4 - A Day With Satchmo: August 1, 1957

1. Makin' Whoopee (Breakdown)
2. Makin' Whoopee (Alternate Take 1)
3. Makin' Whoopee (Alternate Take 2)
4. Makin' Whoopee (Breakdown)
5. Makin' Whoopee (Master Take)
6. I Get A Kick Out Of You
7. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Breakdown And Studio Chatter)
8. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Alternate Take 4)
9. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Breakdown)
10. I Get A Kick Out Of You (False Start)
11. I Get A Kick Out Of You (False Start)
12. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Breakdowns And False Starts 9-12)
13. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Master Take)
14. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Alternate Take 13)
15. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Breakdowns)
16. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Alternate Take 3)
17. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Master Take)
18. Willow Weep For Me (False Start)
19. Willow Weep For Me (Alternate Take 2)
20. Willow Weep For Me (Breakdown And False Start)
21. Willow Weep For Me (Alternate Take 4)
22. Willow Weep For Me (False Start)
23. Willow Weep For Me (Breakdown)
24. Willow Weep For Me (Master Take)