It seems like just about every country in the world had its own release of The Glenn Miller Story soundtrack. Not to be left out, here’s a look at the one from Belgium. The cover shows Jimmy with Louis Armstrong…
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The Glenn Miller Story (Soundtrack – South Africa)
A 10-inch album of the soundtrack for The Glenn Miller Story was released in South Africa (His Master’s Voice JDLP 1024). It was very similar to the British release but didn’t have the Louis Armstrong songs included…
The Glenn Miller Story 10-Inch – Special European Release
A special 10-inch, 45 RPM EP was released in many European countries by MCA (MCAV 985) in 1985. A large photo of Stewart was used on the cover and the liner notes were written by Stewart. There’s even a facsimile signature at the end of those notes…
The Glenn Miller Story (Victor CP – 1070, Japan)
This appears to be a companion to Victor CP – 1068 since it is marked as “Vol. 2.” The insert sheet is again printed on both sides, but features a different photo of Stewart than the previous record…
The Glenn Miller Story (Victor CP – 1068, Japan)
There seems to be no end to The Glenn Miller Story releases in Japan. Here’s another in Victor’s “Compact Double 33” series (CP-1068). These were 7-inch records playing at 33 1/3 RPM. There was an insert sheet, printed on both sides, which acted as a picture sleeve. Unlike the insert, the printing on the labels…
The Glenn Miller Story (MCA-7005 & VIM-7214, Japan)
When The Glenn Miller Story soundtrack was issued in Stereo in the mid-80’s, the Japanese jacket and label had a different look than those issued in other countries. This album was reissued (MCA VIM-7214) with a similar jacket, but labels looking very much like the American labels. A lyric sheet inserted into the album had…
The Glenn Miller Story (Decca SDW-10002, Japan)
Yesterday, we posted the EP, The Glenn Miller Story Part 1, from Japan. Today’s entry has the same release number, but looks very different from that issue. This one did not have a picture sleeve. Instead it had a two-sided insert, side one of which featured a different photo of Stewart and June Allyson. The…
The Glenn Miller Story (Decca DW-6, Japan)
There has been a wide variety of material from The Glenn Miller Story issued in Japan. It is difficult to find any pattern to the releases and so they will be covered in separate blogs. First, we look at this 4-song, 7-inch, 33 1/3 RPM EP issued by Decca (DW-6). What appears to be a…
The Glenn Miller Story (New Spanish CD)
In 2016, the Spanish company, Vintage Music, issued 100 film soundtracks on CD. Each was issued in a cardboard holder, made to look like a miniature album jacket. Number 0466 in the series is The Glenn Miller Story. The CD itself was made to look like a vinyl record, with both sides black in color…
The Glenn Miller Story – Soundtrack (Austria)
The soundtrack for The Glenn Miller Story was issued in Austria on the His Master’s Voice label. The release number on the jacket is given as VDLP 1024, while on the label it is given as VDLP 302. This is a 10-inch, 33 1/3 RPM record…
