Mercury 20000 Series A (20400-20499)

This is the main series of Mercury label for 12" LP, started around early 1950's. The series covers various sounds thru Popular, Folk, Latin, Rock, Jazz, R&B, and much more.

Monaural records were numbered sequencially, starting from MG-20000. Around 1958, the "45/45" Stereo issues were also available, but the numbering was irregular. This was maybe because Stereo and Monaural version were NOT issued at the same time. For most albums, stereo issues came after monaural issues.

By the way, it was happy for us that 2-tracks (or 3-tracks) recording systems were introduced to record companies and recording studios BEFORE they start pressing stereo records. As for Mercury Records, they already started experimental stereo recordings in 1954. That's why we now have true-stereo LPs which were recorded before stereo LPs were introduced.

NOTE: I devided Mercury 20000 Series into two categories, Series A (from MG-20000 to MG-20599) and Series B (from MG-20600 and later) for the sake of convenience.

The List: 20400-20499

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)	No. (Stereo)	Title	Artist(s)	Jacket	(Note)
MG-20400	SR-60074	The Toast Of The Nation's Critics	Ernestine Anderson	-	-
MG-20401	SR-60070	Distinguished Violin Of Eddie South	Eddie South	-	-
MG-20402	-	Chantilly Lace	The Big Bopper	-	-
MG-20403	SR-60063	Jon Hall Directs Music From Honolulu	Jon Hall	-	-
MG-20404	SR-60058	Viennese Ballroom	Jan Marek and the Vienna Light Opera Orchestra	-	-
MG-20405	SR-60059	Indiscretion	Patti Page		black Mercury
MG-20406	SR-60081	I'll Remember April	Patti Page	-	-
MG-20407	SR-60083	Piano-Roll Rock 'N Roll	J Lawrence Cook	-	-
MG-20408	SR-60082	Cha-Cha Charm	Jan August	-	-
MG-20409	SR-60088	The Moon And The Stars	Harry Arnold and his Orchestra		(thanks Evans-san for the photo)
MG-20410	SR-60087	Remember When?	The Platters	-	-
MG-20411	SR-60060	Show Stoppers	David Carroll	-	-
MG-20412	SR-60080	The Gospel Truth	Sister Rosetta Tharpe		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20413	SR-60089	America's Dance Favorites	Clyde Otis And His Orchestra		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve FR1/FR1
MG-20414	SR-60090	Squeeze Me	Dick Contino	-	-
MG-20415	SR-60091	Sound Spectrum	Shay Torrent	-	-
MG-20416	SR-60065	Songs From Great Shows	Clebanoff Strings	-	-
MG-20417	SR-60037	Three Little Words	Patti Page	-	-
MG-20418	SR-60064	Frank D'Rone Sings	Frank D'Rone		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20419	SR-60092	A Night At The Opera	Wal-Berg and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-20420	SR-60093	An Affair To Remember	Hal Mooney	-	-
MG-20421	SR-60077	It's Just A Matter Of Time	Brook Benton		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve FR 1/FR3
MG-20422	SR-60094	The River Boat Five Take The Train	The River Boat Five		black Mercury
MG-20423	SR-60095	Dancing At The Roosevelt	Jimmy Palmer	-	-
MG-20424	SR-60096	Plays Pretty For The People (Ruby)	Sil Austin		(red Mercury) 1960s' issue
MG-20425	SR-60097	A Swingin' Love Affair	Peter Palmer and his Orchestra with Voices		black Mercury MS1/MS1
MG-20426	SR-60098	Caravan	Eddie Layton	-	-
MG-20427	SR-60099	Keep It Gay - Conversational Music	Greene and Iles	-	-
MG-20428	SR-60100	Only Memories	Richard Hayman	-	-
MG-20429	SR-60101	The Moods Of Taft Jordan	Taft Jordan		black Mercury
MG-20430	SR-60102	That's Amore	The Gaylords	-	-
MG-20431	SR-60103	Caramba! - Exotic Sounds Of The Americas	Richard Hayman and his Orchestra		(thanks Evans-san for the photo)
MG-20432	SR-60104	Great For Dancing	Eddy Howard	-	-
MG-20433	SR-60105	At The Mighty Wurlitzer	Eddie Layton	-	-
MG-20434	SR-60106	Battle Royal!!	Sil Austin and Red Prysock		white Mercury promo copy
MG-20435	SR-60108	Untamed! - The Exciting Voice Of Elizabeth Lands	Elizabeth Lands		(thanks R.Smith-san for the photo)
MG-20436	SR-60107	It's Easy To Dance With Florian Zabach	Florian Zabach	-	-
MG-20437	SR-60109	Music For A Private Eye	Ralph Marterie		black Mercury MS1/MS1
MG-20438	SR-60110	Magic Of Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Vaughan	-	-
MG-20439	SR-60111	The Queen!	Dinah Washington		black Mercury
MG-20440		Launching A New Sound In Music	Terry Gibbs and his Orchestra		white Mercury promo copy
	SR-60112				black Mercury
MG-20441		No Count Sarah	Sarah Vaughan		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve w/ insert
	SR-60116				black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20442	SR-60117	A Map Of Jimmy Cleveland	Jimmy Cleveland		white Mercury promo copy
MG-20443	SR-60125	Jazz Concert Tonight	Franz Jackson and his Dixieland All-Stars	-	UNRELEASED transferred to PHM 200-013 / PHS 600-013
MG-20444	SR-60129	The Birth Of A Band!	Quincy Jones		(red Phonogram) later issue
MG-20445	SR-60115	Breezin' Along With The Breeze	Eddie Heywood		white Mercury promo copy
MG-20446	SR-60131	Gene Rodgers Plays Richard Rogers	Gene Rodgers	-	UNRELEASED?
MG-20447	SR-60132	At The Cinema!	Buddy Collette and his Swinging Shepherds		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20448		Rich Versus Roach	Buddy Rich & Max Roach		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
	SR-60133				black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20449		Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley		black Mercury
	SR-60134				black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20450	SR-60135	Crazy Rhythm	Jimmy Cleveland	-	UNRELEASED transferred to MGE-26003 / SRE-66003
MG-20451	SR-60136	Richcraft	Buddy Rich and his Orchestra		black Mercury
MG-20452	SR-60137	Linger Awhile	Lou Stein	-	UNRELEASED?
MG-20453	-	A Profile Of Gerry Mulligan	Gerry Mulligan		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20454	SR-60138	A Girl Is A Girl Is A Girl	Tony Williams	-	-
MG-20455	SR-60130	I Love You	Lou Stein	-	UNRELEASED?
MG-20456	SR-60139	Broadway Goes To College	Northwestern Men's Glee Club, William Ballard	-	-
MG-20457	SR-60140	A Little Sweet	Max Roach Plus Four	-	UNRELEASED transferred to MG-20911 / SR-60911
MG-20458	SR-60141	Music For The Birds	Eddie South & Mike Simpson	-	-
MG-20459	SR-60142	Bill Harris Guitar	Bill Harris	-	-
MG-20460	SR-60143	Meet Me In Chicago	Jimmy McPartland & Art Hodes		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20461	SR-60144	The Voice Is Rich	Buddy Rich		white Mercury promo issue? w/ inner sleeve
MG-20462	-	Country Church Time	George Jones	-	-
MG-20463	SR-60145	Do It Yourself Wedding Album	June Valli and Florian Zabach	-	-
MG-20464	SR-60146	Endlessly	Brook Benton		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20465	SR-60147	Voodoo!	Richard Hayman and his Orchestra		(thanks Evans-san for the photo)
MG-20466	SR-60148	Songs From Great Operettas	Clebanoff Strings	-	-
MG-20467	SR-60149	Velvet Waters	Haywood Henry	-	UNRELEASED
MG-20468	-	Travellin' With The Blues	Jimmie Skinner	-	-
MG-20469	SR-60151	Honky Tonk Piano And A Hot Banjo	Lou Stein & John Cali	-	-
MG-20470	SR-60152	Let's Dance Again	David Carroll and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-20471	SR-60153	In The Mood	Dick Contino & Eddie Layton	-	-
MG-20472	-	Encore Of Golden Hits	The Platters	-	-
MG-20473	SR-60154	Presenting Little, Dane, And Mason	Little, Dane, And Mason		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20474	SR-60156	Sings The Great Ones	Patti Page	-	UNRELEASED?
MG-20475	SR-60155	Sings The Best Of America	Patti Page	-	-
MG-20476	SR-60157	May I Sing For You	Clyde McPhatter	-	-
MG-20477	-	Sings White Lightning And Other Favorites	George Jones	-	-
MG-20478	-	The Fantastic Johnny Horton	Johnny Horton	-	-
MG-20479	SR-60158	What A Diff'rence A Day Makes	Dinah Washington	-	-
MG-20480	SR-60159	Songs From The Old West	The Diamonds	-	-
MG-20481	SR-60160	Reflections	The Platters	-	-
MG-20482	SR-60161	The Continental Mr. Barclay	Eddie Barclay and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-20483	SR-60162	More Songs From Great Films	Clebanoff Strings And Orchestra	-	-
MG-20484	SR-60163	Clebanoff PlaysGreat Songs Of The Continent	Clebanoff Strings And Orchestra	-	-
MG-20485	-	Harmonically Yours	Jerry Murad's Harmonicats	-	-
MG-20486	SR-60165	High School Prom	Eddie Barclay	-	-
MG-20487	SR-60166	A Swingin' Dance Time	Peter Palmer	-	-
MG-20488	SR-60167	Twilight Time	Eddie Barclay		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20489	SR-60168	April In Paris	Eddie Barclay	-	-
MG-20490	SR-60169	Around The Campfire Songs	Richard Hayman	-	-
MG-20491	SR-60170	Quiet As It's Kept	Max Roach Plus Four		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20492	SR-60171	The Fascinating Ernestine	Ernestine Anderson		black Mercury
MG-20493	SR-60172	14 Newies But Goodies	Various Artists	-	-
MG-20494	SR-60173	Let's Dance Awhile To The Griff Williams' Style	Griff Williams and his Orchestra	-	-
MG-20495	SR-60239	Golden Hits	Patti Page	-	-
MG-20496	SR-60175	My Kinda Swing	Ernestine Anderson	-	-
MG-20497	SR-60174	Try A Little Tenderness	Frank D'Rone	-	-
MG-20498	SR-60258	Skatin' With Layton	Eddie Layton		black Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-20499	SR-60176	Hits That Sold A Million	Rusty Draper	-	-