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Mercury Series

* 10000 Series
* 15000 Series (10")
* 20000 Series A
   (-20599)
* 20000 Series B
   (20600-)
* 25000 Series (10")
* 30000 Series (10")
* 35000/JATP/MGC
* 40000 Golden Lyre
* Living Presence
* 80000 Custom
* 90000 Tono
* PPS Series
* SRM Series
* Demo/Sampler



Subsidiaries

* EmArcy 26000 (10")
* EmArcy 36000 (12")
* EmArcy MGE/SRE
* EmArcy EMS
* Wing 12000
* Wing 12100/16100
* Wing 14000/18000
* Wing 60000
* Limelight
* Philips U.S.
* Fontana U.S.
* Smash
* Blue Rock
* Cumberland
* ...



Compact
(33rpm 7")


* Mercury 200/600
* Limelight 300
* Smash 700
* Fontana 750
* Philips 800/2700



Extended Play
(45rpm 7")


* Mercury EP 3000
* Mercury EP 4000
* Mercury EP 5000
* EmArcy EP 6000
* Wing EP 16000
* Mercury MEP
* Childcraft/Playcraft
* miscellaneous


Singles
(45/78rpm)


* Mercury 2000
* Mercury 3000
* Mercury 5000
* Mercury 6000
* Mercury 8000
* Mercury 8900
* Mercury 11000
* Mercury 70000
* Mercury 89000
* EmArcy 16000
* Limelight
* Wing
* Blue Rock
* ...



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35000/JATP/MGC Series

[JATP Trumpeter Logo]

This series was started just after 10-inch LP's introduction. JATP (Jazz At The Philharmonic)-related live/studio recordings (by legendary producer Norman Granz) were released in this series.

Mercury in the late 1940s didn't have enough of their own Jazz recordings, so Norman Granz (head of the JATP, Inc) entered an agreement with Mercury to produce/distribute the JATP recordings in July 1948. In July 1953, when the agreement ran out, Granz continued releasing JATP materials on his own label Clef.

[Clef Sticker On Mercury]

Actually in the market we can find these Mercury albums BUT "Clef Records" stickers put on the front cover. Some copies have “Mercury” on the jacket but “Clef” on the label, while some others have “Clef” on the jacket but “Mercury” on the label. Such releases were the issues in the Mercury ⇒ Clef transition era.

Like other Mercury series, this JATP series has 5-digit release number - 35000 line. However shortly after its introduction, another numbering scheme (with Volume number itself) seems to be applied. As for MGC (Mercury “Clef” series) lineup, three different series were released (MGC-100s 10-inch, MGC-500s 10-inch and MGC-600s 12-inch). Some of them were also released in MG-35000 series in their introduction. MGC-1000s (12-inch) is the special series for Fred Astaire's December 1952's legendary session.

By the way, all these JATP concert recordings are now compiled and released as a LP Box or a CD Box , by Verve Records.


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Label Variations

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Jacket Design Variations

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The List: The Jazz Scene (six 78rpm album)

No. (78rpm) Title Artist(s) Jacket (Note)
(no number) The Jazz Scene       Various Artists       [The Jazz Scene] 78rpm album
limited edition
cloth-bound box



The List: JATP Series (10-inch)

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.
(35000)
No.
(JATP)
No.
(JATP 78rpm)
Title Jacket (Note)
MG-35003 MG VOL.2 VOL.2 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 2 - -
MG-35004 MG VOL.3 VOL.3 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 3 - -
MG-35005 MG VOL.4 VOL.4 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 4 [MG VOL.4] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
MG-35006 MG VOL.5 VOL.5 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 5 [MG VOL.5] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
MG-35007 MG VOL.6 VOL.6 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 6 [MG VOL.6] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
MG-35008 MG VOL.7 VOL.7 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 7 [MG-35008] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
MG-35000 MG VOL.8 VOL.8 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 8 [MG-35000] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
MG-35009 MG VOL.9 VOL.9 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 9 [MG-35009] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
MG-35002 MG VOL.10 VOL.10 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 10 [MG-35002] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
MG-35011 MG VOL.11 VOL.11 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 11 - -
- MG VOL.12 VOL.12 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 12 [MG VOL.12] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
- MG VOL.13 VOL.13 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 13 - -
- MG VOL.14 VOL.14 Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 14 [MG VOL.14] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
- MG VOL.15 - Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 15 [MG VOL.15] khaki Mercury trumpeter
12-inch 3LP Box
- ... further titles (MG VOL.16 and on) were NOT released by Mercury but Clef ...



The List: MGC 100 Series (10-inch)

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.
(35000)
No.
(MGC)
Title Artist(s) Jacket (Note)
MG-35014 MG C-100 Hank Jones' Piano Hank Jones [MG C-100] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
reissue of MG-25022
MG-35010 MG C-101 Charlie Parker With Strings Charlie Parker [MG C-101] black/gold Mercury
same as MG C-501
MG-35012 MG C-102 Piano Solos Bud Powell - same as MG C-502
MG-35013 MG C-103 Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jazz Band Lu Watters [MG C-103] black/gold Mercury
same as MG C-503
- MG C-104 Lester Young Trio Lester Young Trio [MG C-104] black/gold Mercury
early version
same as MG C-504?
- MG C-104 - late version
- MG C-105 Flip Phillips Quartet Flip Phillips [MG C-105] black/gold Mercury
reissue of MG-25023
- MG C-106 Piano Solos Oscar Peterson - -
- MG C-107 Oscar Peterson At Carnegie Oscar Peterson [MG C-107] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-108 Collates Lester Young [MG C-108] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-109 Charlie Parker with Strings, No.2 Charlie Parker - unreleased?
I've seen the label
- MG C-109 Collates Flip Phillips [MG C-109] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
autographed
- MG C-110 Collates Oscar Peterson [MG C-110] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-111 Collates Johnny Hodges [MG C-111] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-112 Collates Illinois Jacquet [MG C-112] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-113 Collates Roy Eldridge [MG C-113] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-114 Charlie Barnet Plays Charlie Barnet Charlie Barnet [MG C-114] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-115 Free Forms Ralph Burns [MG C-115] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-116 Oscar Peterson Quartet Oscar Peterson Quartet [MG C-116] black/silver Mercury
- MG C-117 Collates Charlie Ventura - -
- MG C-118 Billie Holiday Sings Billie Holiday [MG C-118] black/gold Mercury
- MG C-119 Plays Pretty Oscar Peterson - -
- MG C-120 Count Basie And His Orchestra Count Basie and his Orchestra [MG C-120] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-121 Collates Gene Krupa Trio [MG C-121] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
same as MG C-514
- MG C-122 Collates Sonny Criss & Tommy Tuck - only on Clef?
- MG C-123 Collates Santo Pecora - only on Clef?
- MG C-124 Collates, No.2 Lester Young [MG C-124] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-125 Collates Bill Harris - only on Clef?
- MG C-126 Mish Mash Slim Gaillard - only on Clef?
- MG C-127 Collates, No.2 Oscar Peterson - only on Clef?
- MG C-128 Collates, No.2 Johnny Hodges [MG C-128] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-129 Collates, No.2 Illinois Jacquet [MG C-129] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
- MG C-130 Collates Anita O'Day - only on Clef?
- MG C-131 Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Chico O'Farrill - only on Clef?
- MG C-132 Chico O'Farrill Jazz Chico O'Farrill - only on Clef?
- MG C-133 Collates, No.2 Flip Phillips [MG C-133] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
autographed
- ... further titles (MG C-134 and on) were NOT released by Mercury but Clef ...



The List: MGC 500 Series (10-inch)

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.
(MGC)
Title Artist(s) Jacket (Note)
MG C-500 The Gene Krupa Trio At JATP Gene Krupa [MG C-500] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
12-inch LP
same as MG C-600
MG C-501 Charlie Parker With Strings Charlie Parker - reissue of MG-35010 / MG C-101
MG C-502 Piano Solos Bud Powell [MG C-502] black/gold Mercury
reissue of MG-35012 / MG C-102
MG C-503 Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jazz Band Lu Watters - reissue of MG-35013 / MG C-103
MG C-504 Lester Young Trio Lester Young Trio - reissue of MG C-104?
MG C-505 Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite Machito and his Orchestra [MG C-505] black/gold Mercury
MG C-506 Opera In Vout
Boogie Woogie At The Philharmonic
Slim Gaillard
Meade Lux Lewis
[MG C-506] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
MG C-507 Piano Solos Bud Powell [MG C-507] black/gold Mercury
MG C-508 Jazz At The Philharmonic - How High The Moon Jazz At The Philharmonic [MG C-508] black/gold Mercury trumpeter
12-inch LP
MG C-608 on cover
same as MG C-608
MG C-509 Charlie Parker With Strings, No.2 Charlie Parker - -
MG C-510 Lu Watters And His Yerba Buena Jazz Band, No.2 Lu Watters [MG C-510] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
MG C-511 Jazz With Flip And Bird Machito [MG C-511] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
MG C-512 Bird and Diz Charlie Parker - Dizzy Gillespie [MG C-512] black/silver Mercury trumpeter
MG C-513 South Of The Border Charlie Parker - -
MG C-514 Gene Krupa Trio Gene Krupa - same as MG C-121
not released?
MG C-515 Cubano Andre's All Stars [MG C-515] black/silver Mercury trumpeter



The List: MGC 600 Series (12-inch)

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.
(MGC)
Title Artist(s) Jacket (Note)
MG C-600 The Gene Krupa Trio At JATP Gene Krupa - reissue of MG C-500
MG C-601 Jam Session #1 Various Artists [MG C-601] light-blue Mercury trumpeter
MG C-602 Jam Session #2 Various Artists [MG C-602] light-blue Mercury trumpeter
MG C-603 Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter Oscar Peterson - -
MG C-604 Oscar Peterson Plays Irving Berlin Oscar Peterson - -
MG C-605 Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin Oscar Peterson - -
MG C-606 Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington Oscar Peterson - -
MG C-607 Gene Krupa Gene Krupa - not released?
MG C-608 Jazz At The Philharmonic - How High The Moon Jazz At The Philharmonic - reissue of MG C-508
MG C-610 Bud Powell's Moods Bud Powell [MG C-610] black/silver Mercury trumpeter



The List: MGC 1000 Series (12-inch)

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)
MG C-1001/4 The Astaire Story Fred Astaire [MG C-1001/4] 4LP limited edition
cloth-bound box
blue vinyls
MG C-1001 #1 The Astaire Story #1 Fred Astaire [MG C-1001 #1] custom Mercury
1 of 4
MG C-1002 #2 The Astaire Story #2 Fred Astaire [MG C-1002 #2] custom Mercury
2 of 4
MG C-1003 #3 The Astaire Story #3 Fred Astaire [MG C-1003 #3] custom Mercury
3 of 4
MG C-1004 #4 The Astaire Story #4 Fred Astaire [MG C-1004 #4] custom Mercury
4 of 4



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