Mercury EP 3000 Series (7-inch 45rpm)

After Columbia's 10-inch/12-inch LP release in 1948 as a follower of 78rpm, 7-inch 45rpm EP was firstly introduced by RCA Victor in 1949. After a decade, LP was treated mainly for “albums” and EP for “singles”, but in its introduction EP was also treated and released as a variation of “albums”.

Mercury also released a number of 45rpm EP albums. All came with hard cardboard-type sleeve (like LPs), and with our later eyes they looks like Japanese papersleeve CDs :) Yes EP album's jacket has unique and characteristic atmosphere. The EP holds one or two tunes on each side, and two or three EPs were released in conjunction with one (10 or 12-inch) LP release.

Among other things, the most attractive point is the design of jacket sleeves: some of them have EP-only photos and drawings.

The List (Mercury EP 3000 Series)

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.	Title Artist(s)	Jacket	(Note)
EP-1-3000	Here's Cugat Xavier Cugat		maroon label top opening
EP-1-3004	Take Me In Your Arms Vic Damone	-	maroon label
EP-1-3006	??? Jerry Murad's Harmonicats	-	-
EP-1-3007	??? Xavier Cugat	-	-
EP-1-3008	The Tennessee Waltz Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-3009	??? Sophie Tucker	-	-
EP-1-3010	??? Frankie Laine	-	-
EP-1-3017	??? Jan August	-	-
EP-1-3018	??? Tony Martin	-	-
EP-1-3020	??? Eddy Howard	-	-
EP-1-3021	??? Frankie Laine	-	-
EP-1-3023	Presenting Dinah Washington Dinah Washington		maroon label top opening
EP-1-3027	??? Jan August	-	-
EP-1-3033	??? Ralph Marterie	-	-
EP-1-3034	Folk Song Favorites Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-3037	Christmas With Patti Page Vol.1 Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-3038	Christmas With Patti Page Vol.2 Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-3039	Alfred Newman Presents Music For Orchestra Alfred Newman	-	-
EP-1-3041	Captain From Castle OST Alfred Newman	-	-
EP-1-3042	Song Hits From Kiss Me Kate - South Pacific Various Artists	-	-
EP-1-3043	Rainbow Rhapsody Frances Langford	-	-
EP-1-3044	Boogie Woogie Piano Albert Ammons	-	-
EP-1-3046	Count Basie And His Kansas City Seven Count Basie and his Kansas City Seven	-	-
EP-1-3054	??? Clyde McCoy	-	-
EP-1-3060	I Miss You So Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-3062	Her Nibs - Miss Georgia Gibbs Georgie Gibbs	-	-
EP-1-3063	I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-3065	Amor Vic Damone	-	maroon label
EP-1-3071	Georgia On My Mind Frankie Laine		-
EP-1-3075	??? Richard Hayman	-	-
EP-1-3079	Rusty Draper Sings Rusty Draper	-	-
EP-1-3089	??? Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-3091	Requestfully Yours Johnny Horton	-	-
EP-1-3098	Tristano, Volume 5 Lennie Tristano		maroon label
EP-1-3100	Parade Of The Bopers, Volume 7 Various Artists	-	-
EP-1-3101	Roy Eldridge And His Trumpet Ensemble, Volume 8 Roy Eldridge and his Trumpet Ensemble		-
EP-1-3105	Improvisations, Volume 12 Red Norvo - Teddy Wilson		maroon label
EP-1-3107	Where Old Friends Meet Eddy Howard	-	-
EP-1-3116	Way Down South In New Orleans Basin Street Six	-	-
EP-1-3120	Mambos By Cugat Xavier Cugat		-
EP-1-3125	Heart Throbs Billy Daniels	-	-
EP-1-3127	Billy's Songs Billy Daniels	-	-
EP-1-3129	??? Rusty Draper	-	-
EP-1-3132	??? Vic Damone	-	-
EP-1-3140	One Night Stand Ralph Marterie	-	-
EP-1-3154	A Date With Buddy Morrow Buddy Morrow		-
EP-1-3158	Dreamland Rendezvous Tony Martin	-	-
EP-1-3167	Gone With Garner Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-3176	Under Paris Skies Georgia Gibbs	-	-
EP-1-3179	Late For Dancing Clyde McCoy		-
EP-1-3187	Teddy Wilson Presents Piano Pastries Teddy Wilson	-	-
EP-1-3188	Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band	-	-
EP-1-3205	Blues In Fasion Dinah Washington	-	-
EP-1-3207	The Blues Dinah Washington		-
EP-1-3210	??? The Gaylords	-	-
EP-1-3214	Georgia Gibbs Georgia Gibbs	-	-
EP-1-3220	??? Jan August	-	-
EP-1-3227	Harmonica Hits The Harmonicats		-
EP-1-3232	Imagination Sarah Vaughan		-
EP-1-3242	Georgia Gibbs Georgia Gibbs	-	-
EP-1-3243	Georgia Gibbs Georgia Gibbs	-	-
EP-1-3245	A Collection Of Songs Ethel Waters		-
EP-1-3261	Crazy 'Bout Ya Baby The Crewcuts		-
EP-1-3262	Tops In Pops - Swinging With Patti Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-3264	The Gaylords Sing The Gaylords	-	-
EP-1-3265	The Man That Got Away Georgia Gibbs	-	-
EP-1-3268	In The Mood For Love Ralph Marterie	-	-
EP-1-3269	Lost In Loveliness Ralph Marterie	-	-
EP-1-3274	??? The Crew Cuts	-	-
EP-1-3275	3 Cheers For The Crewcuts The Crew Cuts	-	-
EP-1-3276	Mambo Garner Erroll Garner		-
EP-1-3277	Mambo Moves Garner Erroll Garner		-
EP-1-3278	Mambo A La Garner Erroll Garner		-
EP-1-3287	Tops In Pops - Song Smoothies Sarah Vaughan		-
EP-1-3288	Tops In Pops - Song Clicks The Gaylords	-	-
EP-1-3289	Tops In Pops - Pop Favorites Ralph Marterie	-	-
EP-1-3290	Top Pops The Crew Cuts	-	-
EP-1-3291	Tops In Pops - Pop Selections David Carroll	-	-
EP-1-3293	Pretty Kitty Kallen Sings Kitty Kallen	-	-
EP-1-3294	The Favorites Of Kitty Kallen Kitty Kallen		-
EP-1-3295	Songs By Anna Maria Alberghetti Anna Maria Alberghetti	-	-
EP-1-3304	The Devine Sarah Sings Sarah Vaughan		-
EP-1-3305	Songs By Sarah Vaughan Sarah Vaughan		-
EP-1-3314	Solitare Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-3315	Solitare II Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-3316	Solitare III Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-3317	Solitare IV Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-3324	From The New Broadway Musical "Damn Yankees" Various Artists		-
EP-1-3325	Go Long Hair The Crew Cuts	-	-
EP-1-3326	Longhair Swing With The Crew Cuts The Crew Cuts	-	-
EP-1-3327	Swing The Masters The Crewcuts	-	-
EP-1-3335	Afternoon Of An Elf Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-3336	The Platters The Platters	-	-
EP-1-3342	Selection From Manhattan Tower Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-3343	The Platters Vol.1 The Platters	-	-
EP-1-3344	The Platters Vol.2 The Platters	-	-
EP-1-3346	More Selections From Manhattan Tower Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-3355	??? The Platters	-	-
EP-1-3356	??? The Diamonds	-	-
EP-1-3359	They Sing...They Swing Vol.1 Del Vikings	-	-
EP-1-3391	The Voxpoppers The Voxpoppers	-	-
EP-1-3397	Johnny Preston Johnny Preston	-	-
EP-1-3398	??? Patti Page	-	-