Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy 36000 Series

EmArcy 36000 Series

The EmArcy label is one of the most famous subsidiary labels of Mercury. As similar as precedents EmArcy 16000 Series (10-inch 78rpm / 7-inch single) and EmArcy 26000 Series (10-inch LP), this 36000 Series mainly focused on Modern Jazz, and many historical recordings were taped. Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Sarah Vaughan, Paul Quinichette, Terry Gibbs, Dinah Washington, Herb Geller, and much much more legendary musicians left fine recordings on this EmArcy label. At the same time, EmArcy released a number of past recordings originally from National / Keynote labels (which Mercury bought), French Blue Star / Barclay labels (which Mercury had the contract to release the recordings in the US), and old Mercury Jazz sessions which were recorded before the EmArcy label was born.

The EmArcy's famous logo, with a “drummer” illustration by Arthur Talmadge, is printed on each label and every cover jacket, which declares this subsidiary label is concentrated on Jazz.

Some of them are re-issued in the Mercury 20000 series. Stereo issues (as seen in the last few discs) and 2nd issues of monaural edition seem to be released with Mercury/EmArcy labels on the discs, while the disc number was not unchanged.

By the way, the name EmArcy came from Mercury Record Corporation (Em-Ar-Cy).

Label Variations

Please take a look at here.

Jacket Design Variations

All monaural releases, like Mercury series in the mid-1950s, have back cover's paper surrounding three seams to the front, while front cover with single paper pasted over it. Except for late issues, it has laminated front.

And it is exceptional that early issues have back cover printed in blue colour. Issues of circa 1956-1957 and on have black-colour printed back cover. So if early title has black-back, it may be second issue after 1956-1957. According to Hasegawa-san, from MG-36000 to MG-36047, and MG-36056 are known to be released with blue-back: other titles never have blue-back variation.

When stereo issues were introduced, a thick horizontal “Obi” with big “STEREO” was added onto each stereo issue, as Mercury's albums did. Some of them had back sleeve design changes.

Abobe of all, please note that Stereo issues were released under Mercury “EmArcy Jazz” series, NOT a simple EmArcy series. EmArcy logos cannot be found on both sides of jacket sleeves: we can only see “EMARCY JAZZ” printed in the double-oval Mercury logo on the label.

MG-36131 (Mono)	SR-80007 (Stereo)

Front/Back sleeve of Monaural issue. by “Eddie Chamblee and his Orchestra” on back sleeve.	Front/Back sleeve of Stereo issue. by “Eddie Chamblee and Friend” on back sleeve.

The List (EmArcy Sampler Series)

No. (Mono)	No. (Stereo)	Title	Artist(s)	Jacket	(Note)
DEM-1	-	This Is High Fidelity Jazz - Modern High Fidelity Sounds From EmArcy	Various Artists		EmArcy series 7-inch 33rpm LP
DEM-2	-	Jazz Of Two Decades	Various Artists	-	EmArcy series w/ insert

The List (EmArcy Double Album Series)

No. (Mono)	No. (Stereo)	Title	Artist(s)	Jacket	(Note)
MGJ-2-100	-	The East Side - The West Side	Patti Page		blue EmArcy big gatefold cover w/ inner sleeve MG-36116 + MG-36136

The List (EmArcy 36000 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. (Mono)	No. (Stereo)	Title	Artist(s)	Jacket	(Note)
MG-36000	-	Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington		blue EmArcy big blue back
MG-36001	-	Contrasts	Erroll Garner		blue EmArcy big blue back
MG-36002	-	Jam Session	Various Artists		blue EmArcy big blue back
MG-36003	-	Moods Featuring Paul Quinichette	Paul Quinichette		blue EmArcy big silver rim -/MF3 blue back
MG-36004	-	Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Vaughan		blue EmArcy big silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36005	-	Clifford Brown With Strings	Clifford Brown		blue EmArcy big silver rim -/MF1 blue back promo copy
MG-36006	-	Helen Merrill	Helen Merrill		blue EmArcy big silver rim MF2/MF1 blue back
MG-36007	-	Clark Terry	Clark Terry		blue EmArcy big silver rim MF1/MF2 blue back
MG-36008	-	Brown And Roach Incorporated	Clifford Brown and Max Roach		blue EmArcy big silver rim MF1/MF2 blue back
MG-36009	-	Jam Session Featuring Maynard Ferguson	Maynard Ferguson		blue EmArcy big silver rim MF1/MF2 blue back
MG-36010	-	I Surrender Dear	Billy Eckstine		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF4 blue back
MG-36011	-	For Those In Love	Dinah Washington		blue EmArcy big silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36012	-	Lars Gullin	Lars Gullin		blue EmArcy big silver rim MF2/MF4 blue back
MG-36013	-	Midnight At Eddie Condon's	Bud Freeman's All Star Orchestra		blue EmArcy silver rim MF3/MF1 blue back
MG-36014	-	Joe Turner And Pete Johnson	Joe Turner & Pete Johnson		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF1 blue back
MG-36015	-	Jumping With Ventura	Charlie Ventura		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF3 blue back
MG-36016	-	The Advance Guard Of The '40s	Various Artists		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF3 blue back
MG-36017	-	Trumpet Interlude	Various Artists		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36018	-	Alto Altitude	Various Artists		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36019	-	Ralph Gari	Ralph Gari		blue EmArcy silver rim MF6/MF1 blue back
MG-36020	-	A New Voice In Jazz	Kitty White		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36021	-	Maynard Ferguson And His Octet	Maynard Ferguson		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF1 blue back
MG-36022	-	New Orleans Express	Irving Fazola's Dixielanders / George Hartman & His Orchestra		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36023	-	Battle Of The Saxes	Various Artists		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF3 blue back
MG-36024	-	The Gellers	Herb Geller		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF1 blue back
MG-36025	-	Introducing Joe Gordon	Joe Gordon		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF3 blue back
MG-36026	-	Garnering	Erroll Garner		1st cover blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36026	-	Garnering	Erroll Garner		2nd cover
MG-36027	-	The Vice ‘Pres’	Paul Quinichette		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF1 blue back
MG-36028	-	After Hours With Miss “D”	Dinah Washington		blue EmArcy MF2/MF2 blue back
MG-36029	-	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36030	-	The Love Songs Of Mr. “B”	Billy Eckstine		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF2 blue back
MG-36031	-	The Moody Story	James Moody		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF3 blue back
MG-36032	-	Hamps In Paris	Lionel Hampton		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF1 blue back
MG-36033	-	Dixieland Classics	Phil Napoleon's Emperors Of Jazz		-
MG-36034	-	Lionel Hampton Featuring Crazy Rhythm	Lionel Hampton		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36035	-	Jam Session In Paris	Lionel Hampton		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36036	-	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	Clifford Brown & Max Roach		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF1 blue back
MG-36037	-	Study In Brown	Clifford Brown & Max Roach		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF2 blue back
MG-36038	-	Boning Up On 'Bones	Various Artists		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36039	-	Best Coast Jazz	Various Artists		blue EmArcy silver rim MF3/MF5 blue back
MG-36040	-	The Herb Geller Sextette	Herb Geller		blue EmArcy MF2/MF2 blue back
MG-36041	-	Mal Fitch	Mal Fitch		blue EmArcy silver rim MF3/MF1 blue back
MG-36042	-	Eddie Heywood	Eddie Heywood		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF2 blue back
MG-36043	-	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF1 blue back
MG-36044	-	Dimensions Featuring Maynard Ferguson	Maynard Ferguson		blue EmArcy silver rim MF2/MF1 blue back
MG-36045	-	Herb Geller Plays	Herb Geller		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF2 blue back
MG-36046	-	Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party	Maynard Ferguson		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF3 blue back
MG-36047	-	Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs		blue EmArcy silver rim MF1/MF1 blue back w/ inner sleeve
MG-36048	-	Volume 1 - The Jazz Greats	Various Artists	-	-
MG-36049	-	Volume 2 - The Jazz Greats / The Piano Players	Various Artists		blue EmArcy MS4/MF1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36050	-	Volume 3 - The Jazz Greats / Reeds, Part 1	Various Artists		blue EmArcy MF1/MF4 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36051	-	Volume 3 - The Jazz Greats / Reeds, Part 2	Various Artists		blue EmArcy MF2/MF1
MG-36052	-	Volume 4 - The Jazz Greats / Folk Blues	Various Artists	-	-
MG-36053	-	Volume 5 - The Jazz Greats / Brass	Various Artists	-	-
MG-36054	-	Volume 6 - The Jazz Greats / Modern Swedes	Various Artists	-	UNRELEASED?
MG-36055	-	Volume 7 - The Jazz Greats / Dixieland	Various Artists	-	-
MG-36056	-	Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet	Gerry Mulligan		blue EmArcy MF1/MF1 blue back
MG-36057	-	Helen Merrill With Strings	Helen Merrill		blue EmArcy MF1/MF2
MG-36058	-	In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Sarah Vaughan		blue EmArcy MF2/MF5
MG-36059	-	Lars Gullin With The Moretone Singers	Lars Gullin		blue EmArcy M2/MF4
MG-36060	-	In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Georgie Auld		blue EmArcy MF1/MF1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36061	-	The John Williams Trio	John Williams		blue EmArcy MF2/MF1
MG-36062	-	Cool Bruel	Max Bruel		blue EmArcy MF1/MF1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36063	-	Cannonball Adderley And Strings	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley		-
MG-36064	-	Vibes On Velvet	Terry Gibbs		blue EmArcy MF1/MF1
MG-36065	-	Dinah!	Dinah Washington		blue EmArcy MF3/MF1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36066	-	Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars	Jimmy Cleveland		blue EmArcy MF1/MF1
MG-36067	-	The Blue Stars	The Blue Stars		blue EmArcy MF2/MF2 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36068	-	Kitty White	Kitty White	-	-
MG-36069	-	Erroll (In The Land of Hi-Fi)	Erroll Garner		blue EmArcy MS2/MF2 1st version
MG-36069	-	Erroll (In The Land of Hi-Fi)	Erroll Garner		2nd version
MG-36070	-	Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street	Clifford Brown and Max Roach		blue EmArcy MF1/MF1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36071	-	Volume 8 - The Jazz Greats / Drum Role	Various Artists	-	-
MG-36072	-	Scotch On The Rocks	Joe Saye		blue EmArcy MS1/MS2
MG-36073	-	In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Dinah Washington	-	blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
MG-36074		In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Patti Page		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1 w/ inner sleeve
	SR-80000	In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Patti Page		blue Mercury FR4/FR3
MG-36075	-	Mallets A Plenty	Terry Gibbs	-	-
MG-36076	-	Around The Horn With Maynard Ferguson	Maynard Ferguson		-
MG-36077	-	In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley		blue EmArcy MS1/MS2
MG-36078	-	Dream Of You	Helen Merrill		blue EmArcy MS1/MS3 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36079	-	For You, For Me, Forevermore	Morgana King		blue EmArcy MS2/MS1
MG-36080	-	Bernie's Tunes	Bernard Peiffer		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
MG-36081	-	Music For Swinging Moderns	Dick Johnson	-	-
MG-36082	-	Music For Hi-Fi Bugs	Pete Rugolo		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
MG-36082	-	Music From Out Of Space (Music For Hi-Fi Bugs)	Pete Rugolo		blue EmArcy 2nd cover w/ inner sleeve
MG-36083	-	Jazz Abroad	Roy Haynes / Quincy Jones		blue EmArcy MS2/MS2 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36084	-	Roy's Got Rhythm	Roy Eltridge	-	blue EmArcy MS1/MS1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36085	-	The Young Ones Of Jazz	Various Artists		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
MG-36086	-	For Jazz Lovers	Various Artists		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
MG-36087	-	Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection of All Star High Fidelity Recordings	Various Artists	-	blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
MG-36087	-		Various Artists		blue Mercury 2nd issue
MG-36088	-	The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof	Various Artists		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
MG-36089	-	Sassy	Sarah Vaughan	-	-
MG-36090	-	Dancing In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Georgie Auld		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
MG-36091	-	Introducing Nat Adderley	Nat Adderley		blue EmArcy MS2/MF2 reissue of MGW-60000
MG-36092	-	Paul Bley	Paul Bley	-	reissue of MGW-60001 UNRELEASED?
MG-36093	-	The Jazz School	Various Artists	-	reissue of MGW-60002
MG-36094	-	Boogie Woogie On The 88	Freddie Slack		blue EmArcy MFS1/MFS1 reissue of MGW-60003
MG-36095	-	Songs By Jackie Paris	Jackie Paris	-	reissue of MGW-60004 UNRELEASED?
MG-36096	-	Thelma Gracen	Thelma Gracen		blue EmArcy MF3/MFS1 reissue of MGW-60005
MG-36097	-	Bill Harris	Bill Harris		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36098		Max Roach Plus Four	Max Roach Plus Four		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
	SR-80001	Max Roach Plus Four	Max Roach Plus Four	-	SR-80001 unreleased
MG-36099	-	Jorgen Ryg Jazz Quartet	Jorgen Ryg Jazz Quartet		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
MG-36100	-	To The Ivy League From Nat Adderley	Nat Adderley		blue EmArcy MS2/MS2
MG-36101	-	Mainstream Of Jazz	Gerry Mulligan Sextet		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
MG-36102	-	Caravan	Clifford Brown All-Stars		blue EmArcy MS2/MF1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36103	-	Swingin' With Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs		blue EmArcy MS2/MS2 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36104	-	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington		blue EmArcy MS2/MS3
MG-36105	-	Bobby Jaspar And His All-Stars	Bobby Jaspar		blue EmArcy big
MG-36106	-	Rolf Ericson And His American All-Stars	Rolf Ericson		blue EmArcy big
MG-36107	-	Merrill At Midnight	Helen Merrill		blue EmArcy big
MG-36108	-	Jazz In Three-Quarter Time	Max Roach Plus Four		blue EmArcy big mono version
-	SR-80002	Jazz In Three-Quarter Time	Max Roach Plus Four	-	blue Mercury FR1/FR1 stereo version
MG-36109	-	Swingin' Easy	Sarah Vaughan		blue EmArcy big w/ inner sleeve
MG-36110	-	Sophisticated Swing	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley		blue EmArcy big
MG-36111	-	The Jazz Pickers	The Jazz Pickers		blue EmArcy big
-	SR-80013	The Jazz Pickers	The Jazz Pickers	-	blue Mercury
MG-36112	-	A Wee Bit Of Jazz	Joe Saye	-	-
MG-36113	-	The Harris Touch	Bill Harris		blue EmArcy big
MG-36114	-	Boy With Lots Of Brass	Maynard Ferguson		blue EmArcy big 1st cover
MG-36114	-	Boy With Lots Of Brass	Maynard Ferguson		blue Mercury 2nd cover
MG-36115	-	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo		blue EmArcy big 1st cover
MG-36115	-	Rhythm Meets Rugolo (Out On A Limb)	Pete Rugolo		blue Mercury 2nd cover w/ inner sleeve
MG-36116	-	The East Side	Patti Page		-
MG-36117		Coup De Graas	John Graas		blue EmArcy big mono cover
	SR-80020	John Graas!	John Graas		blue Mercury FR1/FR1 stereo cover w/ inner sleeve
MG-36118	-	I Swing For You	Lennie Niehaus		blue EmArcy big
MG-36119	SR-80011	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington		blue Mercury FR1/FR1
MG-36120	-	Improvisations	Stephane Grappelly and his Quintet		blue EmArcy big
MG-36121	-	Swingin' In Sweden	Jimmy Raney & George Wallington		blue EmArcy big w/ inner sleeve
MG-36122		Percussion At Work	Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra		blue EmArcy big w/ inner sleeve
	SR-80003	Percussion At Work	Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra		blue Mercury FR1/FR1
MG-36123	-	Command Performance	The Jazz Pikckers and Red Norvo		blue EmArcy big
MG-36124	-	Chamblee Music	Eddie Chamblee		blue EmArcy big w/ inner sleeve
MG-36125	-	Olay!	Ruth Olay		blue EmArcy big
MG-36126	-	Cleveland Style	Jimmy Cleveland		blue EmArcy big
MG-36127	SR-80019	Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker	Max Roach Four		blue Mercury FR1/FR1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36128	-	Terry Gibbs Plays The Duke	Terry Gibbs		blue EmArcy big
MG-36129	-	Billy Eckstine's Imagination	Billy Eckstine		blue EmArcy big w/ inner sleeve
MG-36130	-	Dinah Sings Bessie Smith	Dinah Washington		blue EmArcy big
MG-36131		Doodlin'	Eddie Chamblee		blue EmArcy big w/ inner sleeve
	SR-80007	Doodlin'	Eddie Chamblee		blue Mercury FR3/FR1
MG-36132	-	Max Roach Plus Four On The Chicago Scene	Max Roach Plus Four		blue EmArcy big
MG-36133		Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds	Buddy Collette		blue EmArcy big
	SR-80005	Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds	Buddy Collette		blue Mercury FR3/FR1
MG-36134	-	The Nearness Of You	Helen Merrill		blue EmArcy big
MG-36135		Cannonball's Sharpshooters	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley		blue Mercury
	SR-80018	Cannonball's Sharpshooters	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley		blue Mercury FR-1/FR-1
MG-36136	-	The West Side	Patti Page		blue EmArcy big
MG-36137	-	The Blues	Big Bill Broonzy		blue EmArcy big
MG-36138		Allen's All Stars	Terry Gibbs - Steve Allen - Gus Bivona		blue EmArcy big w/ inner sleeve
	SR-80004	Allen's All Stars	Terry Gibbs - Steve Allen - Gus Bivona	-	blue Mercury
MG-36139	SR-80006	Harry Arnold + Big Band + Quincy Jones = Jazz!	Harry Arnold & Quincy Jones		blue Mercury FR1/FR1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36140		Max Roach Plus Four At Newport	Max Roach Plus Four		blue EmArcy big
	SR-80010	Max Roach Plus Four At Newport	Max Roach Plus Four		blue Mercury FR2/FR2 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36141		Newport '58	Various Artists		blue EmArcy big w/ inner sleeve
	SR-80009	Newport '58	Various Artists		blue Mercury FR1/FR1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36142	SR-80008	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra		white Mercury promo copy w/ inner sleeve
MG-36143		Rugolo Plays Kenton	Pete Rugolo		blue Mercury w/ inner sleeve
	SR-80014	Rugolo Plays Kenton	Pete Rugolo		blue Mercury FR1/FR1
MG-36144	SR-80015	Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble	Max Roach		blue Mercury FR1/FR1 w/ inner sleeve
MG-36145	SR-80012	Jazz Comes To The Astor	The Gene Rodgers Trio	-	-
MG-36146	SR-80017	Jump For Joy	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley	-	blue Mercury
MG-36147	SR-80022	A Double Shot Of Joe Saye	Joe Saye		blue Mercury w/ inner sleeve
MG-36148	SR-80027	More Vibes On Velvet	Terry Gibbs		blue Mercury FR1/FR1
MG-36149	-	The Queen!	Dinah Washington	-	UNRELEASED transferred to MG-20439 / SR-60111
MG-36150		Down To Earth	Ramsey Lewis Trio	-	blue Mercury
	SR-80029	Down To Earth	Ramsey Lewis Trio		blue Mercury FR1/FR1
MG-36151	-	Jass, Jass, Jass	Franz Jackson and the Original Jass All-Stars	-	UNRELEASED transferred to PHM 200-013 / PHS 600-013
MG-36152	-	No Count Sarah	Sarah Vaughan	-	UNRELEASED transferred to MG-20441 / SR-60116
MG-36153	-	A Map Of Jimmy Cleveland	Jimmy Cleveland	-	UNRELEASED transferred to MG-20442 / SR-60117
MG-36154	-	(NOT USED)
MG-36155	-	(NOT USED)
MG-36156	-	Gene Rodgers Plays Richard Rodgers	Gene Rodgers	-	UNRELEASED transferred to MG-20446 / SR-60131
MG-36157	-	(NOT USED)
MG-36158	-	(NOT USED)
MG-36159	-	A Profile Of Gerry Mulligan	Gerry Mulligan	-	UNRELEASED transferred to MG-20453
MG-36160	-	Crazy Rhythm	Jimmy Cleveland	-	UNRELEASED transferred to MG-20450 / SR-60135
MG-36161	-	Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago	Julian “Cannonball” Adderley	-	UNRELEASED transferred to MG-20449 / SR-60134
MG-36162		The Music From Richard Diamond	Pete Rugolo		blue EmArcy MS1/MS1
	SR-80045	The Music From Richard Diamond	Pete Rugolo		blue Mercury MS1/MS1