Mercury 25000 Series (10-inch)

Mercury 10-inch 25000 Series was started circa 1949 - the year of the LP (Long-Playing microgroove disc) 's introduction. Early line-ups consisted of Soundtrack music, Easy-Listening, light-Classical music, but later other genre of music are also released - re-issues of 78rpm-era recordings, Popular, Jazz etc. These 25000 Series continued until 12-inch 20000 Series get more popularity.

By the way, 20000 Series also appeared circa 1949 - so 10-inch series and 12-inch series were co-released in the same era, until 10-inch's fadeaway in mid-1950s.

Label Variations

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Jacket Design Variations

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The List

Titles with bold numbers (NON-grayed lines) indicates I own the copy. You can see detailed information and scanned images by clicking catalogue no. or cover picture. If you happen to know the titles/artists of the albums unlisted here, or if you found any incorrect information, please let me know. Thank you.

No. (Mono)	Title	Artist(s)	Jacket	(Note)
MG-25001	The Student Prince	Paul Baron	-	-
MG-25002	9 Song Hits From Kiss Me Kate - South Pacific	Various Artists		(thanks barbcity-san for the photo)
MG-25003	Piano Rhythm	Jan August		(thanks Pete-san for the photo)
MG-25004	See You In My Dreams	Tony Martin	-	-
MG-25005	(NOT USED?)
MG-25006	Sings All Time - Old Time Favorites	Benay Venuta	-	-
MG-25007	Favorites	Frankie Laine	-	-
MG-25008	Alec Wilder Octets	Alec Wilder		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve
MG-25009	Latin-American Rhythms	Machito		black/gold Mercury red cover 1st issue?
MG-25009				black/gold Mercury green cover 2nd issue?
MG-25010	Rainbow Rhapsody	Frances Langford	-	-
MG-25011	Selected Song Favorites	Eddy Howard	-	-
MG-25012	Boogie Woogie Piano	Albert Ammons		black/gold Mercury 1st issue paper sleeve
MG-25012				black Mercury 2nd issue?
MG-25013	My Beloved	Edmond O'Brien		(thanks barbcity-san for the photo)
MG-25014	Strange Fruit	Josh White		same as MG-26010
MG-25015	Count Basie and his Kansas City Seven	Count Basie		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve
MG-25016	Irving Fazola and his Dixielanders	Irving Fazola and his Dixielanders		black/silver Mercury paper sleeve
MG-25017	Piano Dance Classics	Jack Fina	-	-
MG-25018	Earl Hines and his All Stars	Earl Hines		black/gold Mercury
MG-25019	More Favorites	Jan August	-	-
MG-25020	Rhumba With Machito	Machito	-	black/gold Mercury die-cut sleeve
MG-25021	(NOT USED?)
MG-25022	Hank Jones' Piano	Hank Jones		black/gold Mercury same as MG-35014 / MG C-100
MG-25023	Flip Phillips Quartet	Flip Phillips		black/gold Mercury same as MG C-105
MG-25024	Frankie Laine	Frankie Laine		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve
MG-25025	Frankie Laine	Frankie Laine	-	-
MG-25026	???	Frankie Laine	-	-
MG-25027	Frankie Laine	Frankie Laine	-	-
MG-25028	???	Vic Damone	-	-
MG-25029	Vic Damone	Vic Damone	-	-
MG-25030	???	Eddy Howard	-	-
MG-25031	Eddy Howard	Eddy Howard	-	-
MG-25032	Tito Guizar	Tito Guizar		black/gold Mercury 2nd issue?
MG-25033	Jack Fina	Jack Fina	-	-
MG-25034	Sugar Blues	Clyde McCoy		black/silver Mercury 2nd issue?
MG-25035	???	Jose Melis	-	-
MG-25036	Tony Martin	Tony Martin	-	-
MG-25037	(NOT USED?)
MG-25038	???	Art Kassell	-	-
MG-25039	Ted Weems and his Orchestra	Ted Weems and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-25041	Playing On The Zither With Herman Stachow	Herman Stachow		(thanks barbcity-san for the photo)
MG-25042	Piano Roll Favorites	Jan August (vocals by the Bay Rum Boys)	-	-
MG-25043	Wizard Of The Accordion	Charles Magnante	-	-
MG-25044	Famous Strauss Walzes	Henry Weber and his Concert Orchestra	-	-
MG-25045	Sings America's Favorites	Vic Damone	-	-
MG-25046	Cherished American Songs	???	-	-
MG-25047	Light Classical Gems	Sylvan Levin and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-25048	Foremost Classical Favorites	Ralph Norman and Henry Weber Orchestras	-	-
MG-25049	The Music Of Jerome Kern And George Gershwin	Various Artists		(thanks barbcity-san for the photo)
MG-25050	All-Time Favorite Song Hits	Glenn Osser and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-25051	Songs By Lanny Ross	Lanny Ross	-	-
MG-25052	The Music Of Victor Herbert And Rudolf Friml	???	-	-
MG-25053	The Best Loved Music Of Sigmund Romberg	Various Artists		(thanks barbcity-san for the photo)
MG-25054	All-Time Song Hits	Vic Damone	-	-
MG-25055	The Great Songs Of Our Time	Glenn Osser and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-25056	Vivian Della Chiesa With Sylvan Levin's Orchestra	Vivian Della Chiesa		(thanks barbcity-san for the photo)
MG-25057	Immortal Songs For The Home	???	-	-
MG-25058	Favorite Light Classics	Claramae Turner with Sylvan Levin's Orchestra	-	-
MG-25059	Patti Page	Patti Page	-	-
MG-25060	Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve
MG-25061	Jerry Murad's Harmonicats	Jerry Murad's Harmonicats	-	-
MG-25062	Improvisations	Teddy Wilson - Red Norvo		red Mercury promo copy? paper sleeve same as MG-26002
MG-25063	Look Up	Golden Gate Quartet	-	-
MG-25064	Polkas	Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-25065	New Orleans Jazz	George Hartman & His Orchestra	-	-
MG-25066	Classic Favorites / Fritz Kreisler Favorites	Sylvan Levin / Glenn Osser	-	-
MG-25067	Famous Arias From The Opera	Alfred Newman	-	-
MG-25068	Piano Contrasts	Bernie Leighton / Johnny Guarnieri		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve same as MG-26018
MG-25069	Keepsakes / Songs That Will Never Fade	Caesar Petrillo and his Orchestra / Mercury Studio Orchestra	-	-
MG-25070	Tropic Rhythms	Alvaro de la Torre and his Cuban Orchestra	-	-
MG-25071	Trombone Time	Various Artists		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve same as MG-26019
MG-25072	Captain From Castle	Alfred Newman	-	-
MG-25073	Songs Of Israel	???	-	-
MG-25074	Hot Trumpet Ensembles	Various Artists	-	-
MG-25075	Alto Sax Artistry Featuring Willie Smith	Willie Smith		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve
MG-25075				2nd issue?
MG-25076	Jazz Journey	Chubby Jackson & Bill Harris All-Stars		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve
MG-25076				black/gold Mercury 2nd issue?
MG-25077	Jerry Byrd With Danny Kuaana And His Islanders	Jerry Byrd with Danny Kuaana and his Islanders	-	-
MG-25078	Dixieland Classics Vol.1	Phil Napoleon's Emperors of Jazz	-	same as MG-26008
MG-25079	Dixieland Classics Vol.2	Phil Napoleon's Emperors of Jazz		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve same as MG-26009
MG-25080	Polkas	Joseph Lasicky and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-25081	Music For Christmastide	Raman Vatican Choir, Licinio Rafice, Director	-	-
MG-25082	Christmas Favorites	Various Artists	-	-
MG-25083	Camp Meetin' Choir - Negro Spirituals Volume 1	???	-	-
MG-25084	Camp Meetin' Choir - Negro Spirituals Volume 2	???	-	-
MG-25085	Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra	Ralph Marterie	-	-
MG-25086	Exotic Piano Rhythms	Jan August	-	-
MG-25087	???	Jan August	-	-
MG-25089	Magenta Moods	Herb Jeffries	-	-
MG-25090	Herb Jeffries Sings	Herb Jeffries		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve
MG-25091	Herb Jeffries	Herb Jeffries	-	-
MG-25092	Songs by Jeffries	Herb Jeffries	-	-
MG-25093	Music To Remember	Alfred Newman	-	-
MG-25094	Hit Musical Favorites	Alfred Newman	-	-
MG-25095	Muggsy Spanier & his Dixieland Band	Muggsy Spanier		black/gold Mercury paper sleeve same as MG-26011?
MG-25097	Mr. Rhythm Sings	Frankie Laine	-	-
MG-25099	???	Jan August	-	-
MG-25100	Sunny Side Of The Street	Various Artists	-	-
MG-25101	Folk Song Favorites	Patti Page	-	-
MG-25102	Marterie Moods	Ralph Marterie	-	-
MG-25103	Torch Hour	Billy Daniels	-	-
MG-25105	The Inimitable Josephine Baker	Josephine Baker		black/gold Mercury
MG-25106	???	Eddy Howard	-	-
MG-25107	???	Eddy Howard	-	-
MG-25111	Basin Street Six	Basin Street Six	-	same as MG-26012?
MG-25114	Skating Tunes	Ralph Bell	-	-
MG-25115	You're Driving Me Crazy	Steve Gibson and the Red Caps	-	-
MG-25116	Blueberry Hill	Steve Gibson and the Red Caps	-	-
MG-25120	Here's Cugat	Xavier Cugat	-	-
MG-25121	Junior Prom	Ralph Marterie		black Mercury
MG-25124	Music Maestro Please	Frankie Laine	-	-
MG-25128	Harmonica Hits	The Harmonicats	-	-
MG-25129	???	The Harmonicats	-	-
MG-25132	???	Vic Damone	-	-
MG-25134	???	Jerry Byrd	-	-
MG-25138	Dynamic Dinah! - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington	-	-
MG-25139	Piano Variations	Jan August	-	-
MG-25140	Blazing Ballads	Dinah Washington		black/silver Mercury
MG-25141	Date For Dancing	Clyde McCoy	-	-
MG-25146	Saturday Night Date	Buddy Morrow	-	-
MG-25149	Dance With Cugat - The Great Latin American Rhythms	Xavier Cugat	-	-
MG-25150	???	Richard Hayman	-	-
MG-25153	Delta Rhythm Boys	Delta Rhythm Boys	-	-
MG-25154	???	Patti Page	-	-
MG-25155	Pete Handy	Pete Handy	-	-
MG-25158	Jazz Vignettes	George Barnes & Bud Freeman		black Mercury
MG-25159	Sir Lancelot	Sir Lancelot		black Mercury
MG-25163	Songs At Midnight	Billy Daniels	-	-
MG-25168	Mambos	Xavier Cugat	-	-
MG-25169	Byrd's Expedition	Jerry Byrd	-	-
MG-25171	Dancing On The Downbeat	Ralph Marterie		black/silver Mercury
MG-25172	Piano Pastries	Teddy Wilson		black/silver Mercury
MG-25173	Rusty Draper Sings	Rusty Draper	-	-
MG-25174	Amor	Vic Damone	-	-
MG-25175	Georgia Sings The Oldies	Georgia Gibbs	-	-
MG-25176	Immortal Songs Of Richard Rodgers	Harry Arnold and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-25181	Miss Sadie Thompson	O.S.T.	-	-
MG-25182	The French Line	Jane Russell	-	-
MG-25183	Favorites	Noel Coward	-	-
MG-25184	Embrasse	Bernice Parks	-	-
MG-25185	Sings For Romance	Patti Page	-	-
MG-25188	The Devine Sarah	Sarah Vaughan		black Mercury
MG-25189	Richard Hayman Conducts A Collection Of Motion Picture Themes	Richard Hayman and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-25195	Marterie Blows And The Cats Play	Ralph Marterie	-	-
MG-25196	Just Patti	Patti Page	-	-
MG-25197	Patti's Songs	Patti Page	-	-
MG-25199	The Man That Got Away	Georgia Gibbs	-	-
MG-25200	On The Campus	The Crew Cuts	-	-
MG-25201	3 Guys On A Note	Vic Damone - Ralph Marterie - Rusty Draper	-	-
MG-25204	Three For The Show	O.S.T.	-	-
MG-25210	So Many Memories	Patti Page	-	-
MG-25213	The Devine Sarah Sings	Sarah Vaughan		black Mercury MF1/MF1