In 1985, as part of the MCA Classic Soundtrack Series, How the West Was Won was issued in the cassette format (MCAC-39043). All the songs were the same as the vinyl and CD releases. The packaging itself has very little information about the film or the recording…
The Glenn Miller Story (Decca JDL-5039, Japan)
Here is another unique album release of the soundtrack. The jacket on this Japanese issue is unlike any other issued anywhere in the world…
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 SDW-10002, Japan)
Here is another Japanese 7-inch, 33 1/3 RPM EP, this one marked “1” on the sleeve, but not on the label…
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…
Sesh
Sesh hails from Kalamazoo, MI, and her music is described as electronic chillout. It’s a Wonderful Iife is an instrumental over which we hear Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in several scenes from the film. …
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – Gene Pitney (Italy)
We recently found a copy of Gene Pitney’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance which was released in Italy with a picture sleeve (United Artists 3032) . The sleeve has likenesses of Stewart and John Wayne. It would be a nice item to try to add to your collection…
Union Choir
The Union Choir contributed White Christmas (It’s a Wonderful Life) to the 2012 various artists album, Silent Night, Tiny Lights. The song is basically White Christmas, but during the middle break we hear Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed from the “lasso the moon” scene from It’s a Wonderful Life. Then, at the song’s end, we…
Chase and Sanborn Hour – The Charlie McCarthy Show
This 3-CD set was recently issued and proports to contain all of the available shows in the Bergen-McCarthy series. One thing is for sure…it does have one show on which Jimmy Stewart guested and which has not been in general circulation before. The newly found program dates from September 1, 1946, and is found on…
