Mercury Records

Multinational record label initially founded in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., in 1945.

Also appears as "Mercury Records" or "Mercury Record."
Label Code: LC 0268 / LC 00268

Parent companies:
Mercury Record Corporation (1945 to 1960s)
A product of Mercury Record Productions, Inc. (circa 1969)
Phonogram, Inc. (circa 1973)
A Polygram company (circa 1974)
PolyGram Records, Inc. (circa 1981)
A Universal Music Company (circa 1999)
Republic Records (2022)
Republic Corps (2024)

The 7-digit numerical catalogue numbers were introduced in April 1970. Any item with such a catalogue number is after that date.

For a list of albums/singles by catalogue number, see the given jazzdisco link below.

For all unofficial/bootleg releases purporting to be on this label, please use Mercury (2).

History
Mercury is one of the oldest labels of the Universal Music Group. It was launched in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams, Ray Greenberg, and Art Talmadge of the Mercury Record Corporation of Chicago, Illinois.

In late 1955, Mercury began experimenting with three omnidirectional microphones to make stereo recordings on three-track tape. And in June/July 1958, Mercury released their first stereo disks.

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