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	-	-