[78-L] Limited edition Miller

[RAY KILCOYNE]

From: "William A. Brent"
> for the longest time, I've had 2 multi disc Glenn Miller albums -
> they seem to date from 1954.
> the first set is on EPs (45s) the second is on LPs. most of the
> tracks seem to come from
> radio broadcasts. Does any one know the history of these? was the mid
> 50's a special time for
> releasing radio broadcasts (Decca was doing this with Jolson) - then
> again, RCA did this in
> the 60's with Lanza.
> But did RCA not have enough studio material in 1954 to release sets
> of this size?
> did these sell well?
>
Keep in mind that "The Glenn Miller Story" came out in 1954, so interest was 
exceptionally high.
RayK