This discography was compiled using our record collections and the following books. Mercury records had been formed in 1945 in illinois, chicago by irving green, berle adams and arthur talmadge. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Working with such nowrenowned producers as mitch miller, norman granz and john hammond, the company was an immediate success, producing hit records with patti page, vic damone and frankie laine, whose single, thats my desire, became mercurys first million seller. Mercury 20300 series a 12 inch lp mg20300 dick contino and his orchestra its dance time. A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Offeecial wabsteid o mercury records australia offeecial wabsteid o mercury classics mercury records is an americanbased record label awned bi universal music group. In philips electronics nv record label in 1951, acquired mercury records in 1960, and continued to invest in record labels such as deutsche grammophon, decca, and motown through its polygram subsidiary sold in 1998. In 1972 grammophonphilips group was reorganized as the polygram group. September 17, 2019 the discographies presented here represent a lot of original research, some of which we did some time ago, well before the internet was a. The winged head of mercury logo sits at the bottom centre of the label there are very many variations of this label, in color, print color, text and regarding the various mercury.
Dolly parton and her uncle bill owens are signed to tree publishing and dolly gets a recording deal with mercury records in 1962. The repertoire of the edel labels includes dance, rock and pop music to. With some of the better selling releases that seemingly never went out of print, there can be 10. But, def jam recordings separated from the mercury records. On mercurys foundation, 78rpm record was common it needed several years before the introduction of longplaying microgroove records, and mercury released their own materials, plus many materials by other record companies. The best replays world of tanks channel is a community of players in the popular world of tanks game. If these were on the mercury label than they must have went out of business. Between 1968 and 1973, apple issued around 50 singles and over a dozen albums by artists who werent known on a first name basis as john, paul, george or ringo. Steven grossman was the first openly gay singer songwriter signed to a major record label. We have been handling releases for international musicians, labels. In the movie, mercury takes the record to his pal kenny everett, a british radio dj, to play the track which effectively forced the record label s hand by getting the song directly to the. Mercury records e uma gravadora fundada em 1945 nos estados unidos. Geffen stepped down as head of the label in 1995 to collaborate with jeffrey katzenberg and steven spielberg to form dreamworks skg, an ambitious multimedia empire dealing in film, television, books and music.
It was in this volatile climate that mercury records, an independent label based in chicago, entered the classical record market. Verve records, also known as the verve music group, founded in 1956 by norman granz, is home to the worlds largest jazz catalogue and includes recordings by artists such as ella fitzgerald, nina simone, stan getz, bill evans and billie holiday, among others. Mercury lps label color steve hoffman music forums. History poster series since 1998 and has been designing book covers for.
Mercury is also universal music groups oldest owned label in the company. Queen album a comprehensive queen discography, queen interviews, queen history. Mercury was founded in 1945 by irving green, berle adams, and arthur talmadge in chicago. Edel germany gmbh with the divisions edel kultur, edel books, eden. Label variation first mercury label 1949 late 1950s the first us mercury label design that was used from 1949 until the late 1950s. Mercury was founded in 1945 by irving green as a pop label. Various artists mercury records 1962 various amazon. The still active mercury records was formed in chicago in 1945 issuing recordings in a variety of genres including country music.
Our jukebox presents mp3 files of some of our vinyl singles, and we also include rankings from dave marshs heart of rock and soul book. British record discographies label listings catalogues. Sep, 2008 i have some questions relating to the mercury label variations in the 70s and 80s for all of our label experts. Following polygrams acquisition of mercury in the united states, the corporate name was changed from mercury record productions, inc. Exclusive recording agreements with major orchestras like the chicago symphony were allowed to languish. Somebody singing in a shower would have sounded way better. Kgaa is a german independent media company based in hamburg, germany. Each record has the catalogue number, production year and a value to indicate the current price. The value of your records if you are like us here at the rcr headquarters, then you want to know the value of your records, or perhaps the real worth of the records youre buying. Snow white and the seven dwarfs disney read along book and record duration. Out of 100 songs maybe 5 to 8 were good and maybe 2 songs i would have bought, the rest was complete junk. I was 20 and living in new london, connecticut when i first heard it. Apr 11, 2011 i realize that this is an old 2011 thread that has been bumped up, but i have an import lp not canadian of steve miller bands fly like an eagle on that blue mercury import label, which ive always thought was cool, as they were on capitol in the u.
Find information about mercury records listen to mercury records on allmusic label search for mercury records allmusic allmusic relies heavily on javascript. The book is more than an index of famous names and iconic record labels. This fivevolume discography provides a listing of all recordings made or issued by the mercury label and its subsidiaries blue rock, cumberland, emarcy, fontana, limelight, philips, smash, and wing as well as leased and purchased materials and recordings by. Here you can watch the best replays from around the world and publish your battle. In 1999, philips classics was absorbed into the decca music group, and philips recording and mastering operations in the netherlands were shut down. Selected from a collection of recordings available in the 53cd set, mercury living presence the collectors edition, vol. This list comprises acts that record, or have recorded at some time, for mercury records. Who knows, you might have a treasure in your collection. By that time, polygram had folded casablanca records, moving some of its acts to mercury records and dropping others. The starday records story by david edwards, mike callahan, and patrice eyries last update. Official biography edit in 2009, casablanca cofounder larry harris released the definitive insiders history of the label with a book entitled and party every day. It absorbed the catalogues of granzs earlier labels, clef records, founded in 1946, norgran records, founded in 1953, and material.
Us mercury record label variations 70s 80s steve hoffman. Early in the labels history, mercury opened two pressing plants, one in chicago and the other in st. Wing records was a record label subsidiary of mercury records founded in 1955, that found its greatest success during the late 1950s. Mercury records simple english wikipedia, the free. Here i present some of their variations from my collection. Releases and covers mercury living presence recordings. Mercury records was an american record label owned by universal music group.
However, its mixed fortunes since reveal the difficulties independent record labels have in surviving. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Philips was much less successful in entering the computer business. C year mercury records, a universal music company outside usa or. As a label and publishing group, it also operates marketing and sales for artists and smaller music labels. Record labels that rocked our world the independent. A truly comprehensive collection of the legendary mercury record label from 1962 includes 100 tracks by the likes of brook benton, quincy jones, chanteers, roland kirk, little richard and many many more deluxe digipack digitally remastered disc one 1.
Mercury records is a record label which produces music in the united states. Sun records and the birth of rock n roll, all by colin escott and martin hawkins, elvis, a biography by jerry hopkins, and the american. Culture trip charts the rise and fall of london records, and reflects on what its story says about our current, digital filesharing era. March 2, 2002 the starday label was started in beaumont, texas in 1952 by harold w. Absolutely the worst picked 4 cd group of songs i ever heard. Early in the label s history, mercury opened two pressing plants, one in chicago and the other in st. Philips records has been part of universal music since 1998, the name continuing to be licensed from the label s former parent company. Mercury releases have been charted by marquis hawkes, soul clap and 115 others. C year mercury records, a universal music company outside usa or c year mercury records. A guide to first pressing identification by victor pearlin and jerry osborne. Since the separation of island records, motown, mercury records, and def jam recordings combining the island def jam music group, mercury records has been placed under.
This fivevolume discography provides a listing of all recordings made or issued by the mercury label and its subsidiaries blue rock, cumberland, emarcy, fontana, limelight, philips. Richmond, in pressing plant, known prior to 1966 as richmond record pressings, inc. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. The title is taken from the chorus of the kiss rock anthem rock and roll all nite. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
A universal music company 2012 a division of umg recordings, inc. While never run on a wholly commercial basis, apple records was nevertheless a functioning and successful record label in its early years. Encyclopedia of political record labels common notions. Rare vinyl 45 records store featuring original issue soul 45s, classic rock 45s, modern rock 45s, doowop 45s, rnb 45s, and large virtual boxes of old vinyl 45 rpm records. The 60s and 70s brought with them the rise of a new kind of record label, with new independents such as richard bransons virgin. Mercury s first classical release in the olympian series was mg 0 with aram khachaturians violin concerto performed by david oistrakh and conductor alexander gauk, a recording that sometime later could be found on a few other record labels as well. Mercury records is a record label operated in the uk by virgin emi records and is part of the island def jam music group in the us. One of the more confusing aspects of record collecting, especially for a newcomer, is identification of 45 rpm pressings be they first, second or ninth. Geffen records would distribute releases on the new operations dreamworks records subsidiary. In 2014, besides the current company tpr, a second label was created, more dedicated to the world of electronic music. A book to please musichistory and musicbizhistory mavens alike. London records was briefly one of the most successful record labels of the 1960s, largely thanks to its star act, the rolling stones. Labels lr by mike callahan, david edwards, patrice eyries, randy watts and tim neely.
The official brunswick records web site has a detailed history of the tarnopolera brunswick records. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Value of vinyl record man of words, man of music on label mercury records with catalogue number sr 61246 by david bowie based on collected auction results. Us record pressing plants by disneyfacts discogs lists.
Phonogram artists were generally released on mercury records, but the label is independent from its u. Dolly and her uncle bill owens shared a love of music and songwriting and a passion to break into the music industry. Mercury records simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Def jam recordings used to be a part of mercury records. Mercury records was founded in 1945 and soon became a major force in jazz and blues, classical, rock, and country recording. In the united kingdom, the label is known as virgin emi records. They were a major force in popular and classical music. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. He released the album caravan tonight through mercury records in 1974. Complete listing of all vinyl records published by mercury records. Beatport is the worlds largest electronic music store for djs. It was written by the then senior vice president larry harris. Mercury record corporation was formed in the american city of chicago in 1945 by irving green, berle adams and arthur talmadge. Manufactured and marketed by mercury records, a polygram company usa 1996 to 1998.
An encyclopedia of political record labels is a compendium of information about. With the emerging trend and a great demand in all segments, uptown music industries was the label created and works as a direct dependency of the major label the point records. Get all the lyrics to songs by mercury records and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. The story of columbia records hardcover february 27, 2007. Mercury wing 1a red label without mercury written on it late 1950s. Irving green, berle adams and arthur talmadge, record company and label. In 1964, bernard stollman launched the independent record label espdisk in. Create your own list of music and share it with the world. A second mercury label limelight was launched in 1965 featuring many more fine jazz instrumentalists such as chet baker, cannonball adderley, clifford brown, dizzy gillespie, max roach and gerry mulligan. Mercurys jazz division had two distinct and important fathers. The inside story of casablanca records, released in 2009, is a definitive account of this particular music industry powerhouse record label of the 1970s.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Album discographies by mike callahan, david edwards, patrice eyries, randy watts and tim neely last update. There are so many label variations ever released by mercury records and its subsidiary labels. The brief history of the legendary record label, and good rockin tonight.
This fivevolume discography provides a listing of all recordings made or issued by the mercury label and its subsidiaries blue rock. During the 1950s and 1960s, an enormous amount of recordings were released not just by the mercury label, but also several subsidiaries, such as blue rock records, emarcy records, and smash records. Mercury nashville, operating as a part of universal music group nashville, was formed in 1958 and was originally a division of the chicago based mercury records. Explore the us record pressing plants list by disneyfacts on discogs. Diversity is important not only, but especially in the music industry. Capitol starline 1 gold label early series early 1960s. Replaced by a new facility, philips recording company, inc.
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