Mercury Demonstration/Sampler Releases

So many sampler LPs were released in order to introduce various artists on Mercury labels and its subsidiaries. Actually Each label has several “digest” sampler albums in catalogue, but this Sampler Series just focuses on compilations.

Some of the releases were for general issues, and some includes special issues for broadcast, or even sales promotion releases.

Label Variations

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Jacket Design Variations

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The List (Living Presence Sampler 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)
OLD-1	-	Living Presence High Fidelity Demonstration - The Finest In High Fidelity Orchestral Recording	Various Artists		Living Presence series w/ insert 7-inch 33rpm LP
OLD-2	-	This Is Living Presence Vol.2 - Living Presence Demonstration	Various Artists		Living Presence series w/ insert 7-inch 33rpm LP
OLD-3	-	Demonstration Excerpts From Album OL-3-102	Minneapolis Symphony, Dorati		maroon Mercury MF3/MF3 Living Presence series 10-inch LP
OLD-4	-	???	???	-	-
OLD-5	-	Demonstration Excerpts From Album OL-3-103	Minneapolis Symphony, Dorati		maroon Mercury MF2/MF1 Living Presence series 10-inch LP
OLD-6	-	Living Presence High Fidelity Sampler	Various Artists	-	Living Presence series w/ insert
MLD-1	-	Mercury Living Presence Demonstrator (September, 1957)	Various Artists	-	7-inch 33rpm 2LP

The List (EmArcy Sampler 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)
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 (Mercury Sampler 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)
PJC-1	-	Music To Live By	Various Artists		yellow Mercury MS2/MF3
PVM-002	-	Hi-Fi Internationale - Music To Read Road Maps By	Various Artists		special promo release for VM Corporation yellow Mercury MS3/MS2
-	PGE-003	General Electric Presents A Stereo Show Case Of Stars (Galaxy Of Mercury Stars)	Various Artists	-	special promo release for GE Corporation gold Mercury
-	SRD-1	Stereo Sampler Vol.1	Various Artists		maroon Mercury FR1/FR4
-	SRD-1W	Airline Presents Panoramatic Sound In Stereo By Mercury	Various Artists	-	same as SRD-1
-	SRD-2	Music/Sound Spectacular	Various Artists		maroon Mercury FR1/FR1
-	SRD-3	Pop, Jazz & Classical Selections Demonstrating Mercury Stereo	Various Artists	-	-
-	SRD-4	Sounds Great! Stereo Sampler	Various Artists	-	-
???	SRD-6	Sounds Great! Mercury Living Presence	Various Artists		-
MGD-9	SRD-9	Galaxy - Music From 16 Great Artists	Various Artists		black Mercury
MGD-10	SRD-10	Living Presence Galaxy	Various Artists	-	Living Presence series
MGD-11	SRD-11	Galaxy Of Golden Hits	Various Artists	-	-
MGD-12	SRD-12	Galaxy Of Country And Western Golden Hits	Various Artists	-	-
MGD2-13	SRD2-13	Galaxy 30	Various Artists	-	2LP
MGD-14	SRD-14	David Carroll Galaxy	David Carroll	-	-
MGD-15	SRD-15	A Demonstration Of 35MM Magnetic Film	Various Artists		PPS series gold f:35d PPS gold Living Presence
MGD-16	SRD-16	Accent On Strings	Clebanoff And His Orchestra	-	-
MGD-17	SRD-17	Here Is Your Hootenanny	Various Artists	-	-
MGD-18	SRD-18	???	Various Artists	-	-
MGD-19	SRD-19	Two History-Making Hi-Fi Thrills Now In One Album! TCHAIKOVSKY: Overture 1812 BEETHOVEN: Wellington's Victory	Minneapolis Symphony, Dorati London Symphony, Dorati		Living Presence series (red Mercury) later issue
MGD-20	-	???	The Smothers Brothers	-	-
MGD-21	-	???	Various Artists	-	-
MGD-22	-	The Living Bible	Sir Lawrence Olivier	-	-
MGD-23	-	The Living Bible	Sir Lawrence Olivier	-	-
MGDJ-26	-	The Lloyd Mayers Trio	The Lloyd Mayers Trio		promo only
MGDJ-27	-	America Brand Of Country Music	Various Artists	-	promo only
-	SRD2-29	Mercury Records Presents Zig-Zag Festival	Various Artists	-	SR-61261 + SR-61262
-	SRD-50	The Country Sampler	Various Artists	-	-
PPMD-1-12	PPSD-1-12	Mercury Perfect Presence	Various Artists	-	PPS series
PPMD-2-12	PPSD-2-12	Mercury Perfect Presence Demonstration Record	Various Artists	-	PPS series
PPMD-3-12	PPSD-3-12	Galaxy - Music From Eleven Great Orchestras	Various Artists		PPS series black Mercury gatefold cover
PPMD-4-12	PPSD-4-12	Music In Depth f:35d	Various Artists	-	PPS series