EmArcy EP 6000 Series (7-inch)

After Columbia's 10-inch/12-inch LP release in 1948 as a follower of SP, 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”.

EmArcy 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. Each 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 of EmArcy EP is the design of jacket sleeves: some of them have EP-only photos and drawings. Unfortunately, maybe due to the low cutting levels, these EP's sound quality is inferior to the same recordings on LPs.

In preparing this page, both Masaya Hasegawa and Hiroyuki Umetsu helped me a lot (especially providing detailed title listings). Thank you so much!

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.	Title	Artist(s)	Jacket	(Note)
EP-1-6000	Prelude To A Kiss	Sarah Vaughan	-	-
EP-1-6001	Images	Sarah Vaughan		-
EP-1-6002	Pres Meets Vice-Pres	Lester Young / Paul Quinichette		-
EP-1-6003	Holiday In Trumpet	Roy Eldridge	-	-
EP-1-6004	Jazz Chicago Style	Art Hodes	-	-
EP-1-6005	Randolph Street Chicago	Art Hodes		-
EP-1-6006	Who's Cooler?	Lester Young / Paul Quinichette	-	-
EP-1-6007	Relaxing After Hours	Willie Smith	-	-
EP-1-6008	Moten Swing	Willie Smith		-
EP-1-6009	The Moody Story	James Moody	-	-
EP-1-6010	Moody's Home	James Moody		-
EP-1-6011	The Iron Hat	Ben Webster		small tear on front
EP-1-6012	The Big Tenor	Ben Webster		small tear on front
EP-1-6013	A Girl Met A Piano	Beryl Booker	-	-
EP-1-6014	When A Woman Loves A Man	Beryl Booker	-	-
EP-1-6015	Dixieland Classics Vol.1	Phil Napoleon	-	-
EP-1-6016	Music From Dixie	Phil Napoleon	-	-
EP-1-6017	Dixieland Classics Vol.2	Phil Napoleon	-	-
EP-1-6018	Dixieland Southern Style	Phil Napoleon	-	-
EP-1-6019	Strange Fruit	Josh White	-	-
EP-1-6020	Josh White Sings	Josh White	-	-
EP-1-6021	Alabama Jubilee	Muggsy Spanier		-
EP-1-6022	Little Jazz	Roy Eldridge	-	-
EP-1-6023	Piano Stylings	Johnny Guarnieri / Bernie Leighton	-	-
EP-1-6024	Transparencies	Johnny Guarnieri / Bernie Leighton	-	-
EP-1-6025	Garnering	Erroll Garner		-
EP-1-6026	No Moon	Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-6027	Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party	Maynard Ferguson	-	-
EP-1-6028	Conception	Maynard Ferguson	-	-
EP-1-6029	The Bean	Coleman Hawkins	-	-
EP-1-6030	The Hawk	Coleman Hawkins		-
EP-1-6031	De Arango	Bill De Arango	-	-
EP-1-6032	Rendition	Bill De Arango	-	-
EP-1-6033	Holiday In Trombone	Various Artists		-
EP-1-6034	The Vice “Pres”	Paul Quinichette	-	-
EP-1-6035	The Veep	Paul Quinichette	-	-
EP-1-6036	Jazz Royality	Earl Hines / Count Basie	-	-
EP-1-6037	The Earl And The Count	Earl Hines / Count Basie		promo copy
EP-1-6038	Dimensions	Maynard Ferguson	-	-
EP-1-6039	The Big Horn	Maynard Ferguson		-
EP-1-6040	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	-	-
EP-1-6041	Billy's Blues	Billy Eckstine	-	-
EP-1-6042	Holiday In Sax	Various Artists	-	-
EP-1-6043	Reeds Featuring Coleman Hawkins	Various Artists		-
EP-1-6044	The Love Songs Of Mr. “B”	Billy Eckstine	-	-
EP-1-6045	Mood For Love	Billy Eckstine	-	-
EP-1-6046	F.Y.I.	Charlie Ventura		-
EP-1-6047	Ventura's Venture	Charlie Ventura		-
EP-1-6048	Holiday In Piano	Arnold Ross / Lennie Tristano		-
EP-1-6049	Interlude	Arnold Ross / Lennie Tristano		-
EP-1-6050	Blakey Featuring Art Blakey	Art Blakey	-	-
EP-1-6051	Salute To Birdland	Art Blakey		promo copy
EP-1-6052	With Or Without	Gene Ammons		-
EP-1-6053	Red Top	Gene Ammons	-	-
EP-1-6054	After Hours With Miss D	Dinah Washington		promo copy
EP-1-6055	5 A.M. With Dinah	Dinah Washington		-
EP-1-6056	Mary Lou	Mary Lou Williams		-
EP-1-6057	Williams A La Mode	Mary Lou Williams	-	-
EP-1-6058	Folk Blues	Big Bill Broonzy	-	-
EP-1-6059	Blues	Big Bill Broonzy	-	-
EP-1-6060	Sequel	Paul Quinichette	-	-
EP-1-6061	Let's Make It	Paul Quinichette		-
EP-1-6062	Le Most	Bernard Peiffer	-	-
EP-1-6063	Peid Peiffer	Bernard Peiffer	-	-
EP-1-6064	Hamp In Paris	Lionel Hampton		small crack
EP-1-6065	C'est Le Hamp	Lionel Hampton		-
EP-1-6066	Crazy Hamp	Lionel Hampton	-	-
EP-1-6067	Hamp Abroad	Lionel Hampton		-
EP-1-6068	Swedish Modern	Various Artists	-	-
EP-1-6069	Jazz Fantastic From Sweden	Various Artists	-	-
EP-1-6070	Moodsville	James Moody	-	-
EP-1-6071	Lars Gullin Quartet	Lars Gullin		-
EP-1-6072	Gullin's Circus	Lars Gullin	-	-
EP-1-6073	Gone With Garner	Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-6074	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	Clifford Brown & Max Roach		-
EP-1-6075	Däähoud	Clifford Brown & Max Roach		-
EP-1-6076	Gullin's Garden	Lars Gullin		-
EP-1-6077	Cat-In-Clover	Lars Gullin	-	-
EP-1-6078	Herb Geller Plays	Herb Geller	-	-
EP-1-6079	Obviously Geller!	Herb Geller		-
EP-1-6080	Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington		-
EP-1-6081	Guest Session Featuring Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington		tear on back promo copy
EP-1-6082	Jamming With Dinah	Dinah Washington	-	-
EP-1-6083	Contrasts	Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-6084	Variations	Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-6085	Tid-Bits	Erroll Garner	-	-
EP-1-6086	Jam Session	Various Artists		-
EP-1-6087	Move	Various Artists		-
EP-1-6088	Guest In The House	Dinah Washington		-
EP-1-6089	Introducing Joe Gordon	Joe Gordon		-
EP-1-6090	Gordon's Way	Joe Gordon		-
EP-1-6091	Williams Tell	John Williams		-
EP-1-6092	John Williams	John Williams		-
EP-1-6093	Moods	Paul Quinichette		-
EP-1-6094	Afro To Afro Cool	Paul Quinichette		-
EP-1-6095	Accent On Mambo	Paul Quinichette	-	-
EP-1-6096	Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Vaughan		-
EP-1-6097	The Devine Sarah	Sarah Vaughan		-
EP-1-6098	Sincerely, Sarah	Sarah Vaughan		-
EP-1-6099	Lullaby Of Birdland	Sarah Vaughan		-
EP-1-6100	Clifford Brown With Strings	Clifford Brown	-	-
EP-1-6101	Lush Sounds	Clifford Brown		-
EP-1-6102	Portraits By Clifford Brown	Clifford Brown		-
EP-1-6103	Hush Featuring Helen Merrill	Helen Merrill	-	-
EP-1-6104	Helen Merrill	Helen Merrill	-	-
EP-1-6105	Soul Featuring Helen Merrill	Helen Merrill	-	-
EP-1-6106	Clark Terry Plays Swahili And Kitten	Clark Terry		-
EP-1-6107	Clark Terry In The A.M.	Clark Terry		-
EP-1-6108	Clark Terry In The P.M.	Clark Terry		-
EP-1-6109	Jam Session Vol.1	Maynard Ferguson		-
EP-1-6110	Jam Session Vol.2	Maynard Ferguson	-	-
EP-1-6111	Brown And Roach Incorporated	Clifford Brown & Max Roach		-
EP-1-6112	Sweet Clifford	Clifford Brown & Max Roach		-
EP-1-6113	Mildama	Clifford Brown & Max Roach		-
EP-1-6114	I Surrender Dear	Billy Eckstine	-	-
EP-1-6115	???	Billy Eckstine	-	-
EP-1-6116	???	Billy Eckstine	-	-
EP-1-6117	Midnight At Eddie Condon's	Bud Freeman	-	-
EP-1-6118	For Those In Love, Volume 1	Dinah Washington		-
EP-1-6119	For Those In Love, Volume 2	Dinah Washington		-
EP-1-6120	For Those In Love, Volume 3	Dinah Washington	-	-
EP-1-6121	Excursion	Lars Gullin		-
EP-1-6122	Lars Gullin	Lars Gullin		-
EP-1-6123	More Gullin!	Lars Gullin	-	-
EP-1-6124	Busman's Holiday	Roy Haynes		-
EP-1-6125	In Sweden	Roy Haynes		-
EP-1-6126	Battle Of The Saxes	Various Artists		sticker on cover
EP-1-6127	New Orleans Express	Irving Fazola's Dixielanders / George Harman and his Orchestra	-	-
EP-1-6128	Alto Altitude	Various Aritsts	-	-
EP-1-6129	Trumpet Interlude	Various Aritsts	-	-
EP-1-6130	Advance Guard Of The '40s	Various Aritsts	-	-
EP-1-6131	Boning Up On 'Bones	Various Aritsts		-
EP-1-6132	Joe Turner and Pete Johnson	Joe Turner and Pete Johnson	-	-
EP-1-6133	Jumping With Ventura	Charlie Ventura	-	-
EP-1-6134	Crazy Rhythm	Lionel Hampton	-	-
EP-1-6135	Jam Session In Paris	Lionel Hampton	-	-
EP-1-6136	Study In Brown	Clifford Brown		-
EP-1-6137	Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs	-	-
EP-1-6138	Mal Fitch	Mal Fitch		-
EP-1-6139	Eddie Heywood	Eddie Heywood	-	-
EP-1-6141	Best Coast Jazz	Various Artists		-
EP-1-6142	The Herb Geller Sextette	Herb Geller	-	-
EP-1-6143	Ralph Gali	Ralph Gali	-	-
EP-1-6144	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley		-
EP-1-6145	???	???	-	-
EP-1-6146	Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet	Gerry Mulligan		-
EP-1-6147	???	???	-	-
EP-1-6148	A New Voice In Jazz	Kitty White	-	-
EP-1-6149	Maynard Ferguson And His Octet	Maynard Ferguson	-	-
EP-1-6150	???	Lars Gullin	-	-
EP-1-6151	???	???	-	-
EP-1-6152	???	Max Bruel	-	-
EP-1-6153	???	???	-	-
EP-1-6154	???	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley	-	-
EP-1-6155	???	John Williams	-	-
EP-1-6156	???	Gerry Mulligan	-	-
EP-1-6157	???	???	-	-
EP-1-6158	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	-	-
EP-1-6159	???	???	-	-
EP-1-6160	???	???	-	-
EP-1-6161	???	???	-	-
EP-1-6162	The Gellers	Herb Geller		-
EP-2-6163	???	Sarah Vaughan	-	2EPs
EP-2-6164	???	Patti Page	-	2EPs
EP-1-6165	???	Georgie Auld	-	-
EP-1-6166	???	Patti Page	-	-
EP-1-6167	???	Dinah Washington	-	-
EP-1-6168	???	Maynard Ferguson	-	-