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Preface
* About Mercury
* About This Site
* Label Varitations
* Matrix Variations
* Innersleeve Variations
* Columns
* blog (not only Merc.)
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
* ...
Index by Artists
Miscellaneous
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Mercury Wing 12000 Series (budget reissues/compilations)
![[Mercury Wing Logo]](img/MERCURYWING.png)
Wing label started its life as one of the subsidiary labels of Mercury, and 12000 series was used for Popular releases (60000 series was for Jazz releases). However, Wing label itself ceased its release in a short period (less than 10 titles), then 12000 series titles were re-issued as Mercury series. Later, Wing label re-started for releasing budget compilations and reissues (12100 and on). These budget releases started probably in 1958.
Catalogue numbers of this series have SRW (Stereo) or MGW (Monaural) prefix. Only exception is WC (Stereo), which was probably used for a short period just when monaural issues faded out.
To make matters complicated, there are several variations on these releases:
for example, some releases of MGW-12106 contains 12 tracks, while others
came with 10 tracks. Such “minus two tracks” releases were
later pressings. Luckily, we can identify the difference by close-looking
at the label number (MGW-12106 for 12 tracks version,
MGW-12006-W for later 10 tracks version).
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Label Variations
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Jacket Design Variations
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The List (Mercury Wing 12000 Series, Reissues / Budget Issues)
| No. (Mono) |
No. (Stereo) |
Title | Artist(s) | Jacket | (Note) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGW-12100 | - | Let's Get Together | Richard Hayman | ![[MGW-12100]](img/MGW12100_Fs.png) |
blue Wing |
| MGW-12101 | - | Make Mime Manhattan | D'Artega | - | blue Wing reissue of MG-20060 |
| MGW-12102 | - | Dance Date! | Buddy Morrow | - | - |
| MGW-12102-W | SRW-16102-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12103 | - | Rusty Draper With David Carroll And His Orchestra | Rusty Draper | - | - |
| MGW-12104 | Saturday Nite Dance Date | Eddy Howard | - | - | |
| MGW-12104-W | SRW-16104-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12105 | - | Golden Trombone / A Tribute To A Sentimental Gentleman | Buddy Morrow | - | reissue of MG-20290 |
| MGW-12106 | - | Dance Date | David Carroll | - | - |
| MGW-12106-W | SRW-16106-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12107 | - | (UNRELEASED?) | |||
| MGW-12108 | - | Polkas & Waltzes | Ron Terry | - | reissue of MG-20150 |
| MGW-12108-W | SRW-16108-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12109 | - | Malcolm Lockyer | Malcolm Lockyer | - | reissue of MG-20205 |
| MGW-12110 | - | Sings His All Time Favorites | Frankie Laine | ![[MGW-12110]](img/MGW12110_Fs.png) |
blue Wing big |
| MGW-12110-W | SRW-16110-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12111 | - | Rock 'N Roll Stage Show | Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra | - | reissue of MG-20209 |
| MGW-12112 | - | Encores | The Platters | - | - |
| MGW-12112-W | SRW-16112-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12113 | - | I'll Sing For You | Vic Damone | - | - |
| MGW-12113-W | SRW-16113-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12114 | - | America's Most Famous Song Stylists | The Diamonds | - | - |
| MGW-12115 | - | It's Just Love | Tony Martin | - | reissue of MG-20079 |
| MGW-12116 | - | Love Songs For A Fool | Billy Daniels | - | reissue of MG-20047 |
| MGW-12117 | - | Dance Date | Ralph Marterie | - | reissue of MG-20053 |
| MGW-12118 | - | (UNRELEASED?) | |||
| MGW-12119 | - | Dance Party | Lawrence Welk | - | - |
| MGW-12119-W | SRW-16119-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12120 | SRW-12504 | Academy Award Hits | Pierre La Blanc and his Orchestra | - | - |
| - | SRW-16120-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12121 | - | The Waltz Queen | Patti Page | - | - |
| MGW-12121-W | SRW-16121-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12122 | - | Dick Contino And His Accordion | Dick Contino | - | reissue of MG-20141 |
| MGW-12122-W | SRW-16122-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12123 | - | All Time Favorites | Sarah Vaughan | - | - |
| MGW-12123-W | SRW-16123-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12124 | - | My Fair Lady | Richard Hayman | - | reissue of MG-20192 |
| MGW-12124-W | SRW-16124-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12125 | - | Rock & Roll Bash | The Crew Cuts | - | reissue of MG-20144 |
| MGW-12125-W | SRW-16125-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12126 | - | Somebody Up There Digs Me | Louis Jordan | ![[MGW-12126]](img/MGW12126_Fs.png) |
reissue of MG-20242 blue Wing |
| MGW-12126-W | SRW-16126-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12127 | - | (UNRELEASED?) | |||
| MGW-12128 | - | Saxophone Dance Parade | Teddy Phillips | - | - |
| MGW-12129 | - | Music For The Quiet Hour | Jan August | - | - |
| MGW-12129-W | SRW-16129-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12130 | SRW-12502 | Music From Rodgers & Hammerstein's “South Pacific” | Marc La Salle and his Orchestra | - | - |
| MGW-12131 | - | Vote For Billy Williams | Billy Williams | - | - |
| MGW-12132 | - | For Adult Listening | Pearl Bailey | - | reissue of MG-20187 |
| MGW-12132-W | SRW-16132-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12133 | SRW-16133 | Selected Favorites | Jerry Murad's Harmonicats | - | - |
| MGW-12134 | - | Moods | Erroll Garner | - | reissue of MG-36026 |
| MGW-12134-W | SRW-16134-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12135 | - | Songs By Anna Maria Alberghetti | Anna Maria Alberghetti | - | reissue of MG-20056 |
| MGW-12135-W | SRW-16135-W | - | 2nd issue | ||
| MGW-12136 | SRW-12502 | Music From The Movies | Ramon Duval and his Orchestra | - | - |
| MGW-12136-W | - | - | 2nd issue | ||
| MGW-12137 | - | Soft Summer Breeze | Eddie Heywood | - | - |
| MGW-12137-W | SRW-12137-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12138 | SRW-12509 | Muted Memories | Carl Stevens | - | - |
| MGW-12138-W | - | - | 2nd issue | ||
| MGW-12139 | - | Italiano Favorites | The Gaylords | - | - |
| MGW-12139-W | - | - | 2nd issue | ||
| - | SRW-16139-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12140 | - | Late Late Show | Dinah Washington | - | blue Wing |
| MGW-12140-W | SRW-16140-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12141 | SRW-12510 | John Hall Brings Music From Hawaii | Jon Hall | - | - |
| MGW-12142 | SRW-12507 | Oklahoma / Carousel | Cecil Wheatridge and his Orchestra | - | - |
| MGW-12143 | SRW-12506 | 100 Strings Play | Phil Boutet and his Orchestra | - | - |
| MGW-12143-W | SRW-16143-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12144 | SRW-12503 | Dixie Down Beat | J. P. Sasso and The Muskrats | - | - |
| MGW-12145 | SRW-12524 | Crew Cuts On The Campus | The Crew Cuts | - | reissue of MG-20140 |
| MGW-12146 | SRW-12508 | Play Contrasts In Music | David Carool and his Orchestra | - | - |
| MGW-12146-W | SRW-16146-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12147 | - | An Accordion In Paris | Dick Contino | - | reissue of MG-20142 |
| MGW-12147-W | SRW-16147-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12148 | - | Miyoshi - Singing Star Of Rodgers And Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song | Miyoshi Umeki | ![[MGW-12148]](img/MGW12148_Fs.png) |
blue Wing |
| MGW-12149 | - | (UNRELEASED?) | |||
| MGW-12150 | SRW-12505 | Boogie Woogie Piano Stylings | Art Simmons | - | - |
| MGW-12151 | SRW-16151 | Piano Stylings From Broadway Hit Shows | Dick Barlow | - | reissue of MG-20168 |
| MGW-12154 | SRW-12511 | Marvelous Marterie | Ralph Marterie | - | - |
| MGW-12155 | - | Trumpeters Lullaby | Ralph Marterie | - | - |
| MGW-12156 | - | Light, Bluesy, And Moody | Gene Ammons | - | - |
| MGW-12156-W | SRW-16156-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12158 | - | Singing The Blues | Frankie Lane | - | - |
| MGW-12158-W | SRW-16158-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12160 | SRW-12512 | Love Themes From Classics | Ralph Marterie | - | reissue of MG-20174 |
| MGW-12162 | SRW-12513 | Banjo On My Knee | John Cali | - | reissue of MG-20152 |
| MGW-12162-W | SRW-16162-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12163 | SRW-12514 | South American Nights | Jerry Murad's Harmonicats | - | reissue of MG-20107 |
| MGW-12163-W | SRW-16163-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12164 | SRW-12515 | Harpo | Harpo Marx | - | reissue of MG-20232 |
| MGW-12165 | SRW-12516 | Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band | Muggsy Spanier | - | reissue of MG-20171 |
| MGW-12166 | SRW-12517 | Broadway's All Time Hits | Vivian Blaine | - | reissue of MG-20233 |
| MGW-12167 | - | Her Latest And Greatest Spicy Songs | Sophie Tucker | - | reissue of MG-20073 |
| MGW-12168 | SRW-12520 | Slow Walk Rock | Sil Austin | - | reissue of MG-20237 |
| MGW-12169 | - | My Best To You | Eddy Howard | - | - |
| MGW-12170 | SRW-12521 | The Circus Is In Town | Carl Stevens and his Marching Band | - | reissue of MG-20162 |
| MGW-12176 | - | Bigger And Better Than Ever | Sophie Tucker | - | reissue of MG-20267 |
| MGW-12178 | - | Pop Hits | The Diamonds | - | - |
| MGW-12179 | - | Dance Album | Ralph Marterie | - | reissue of MG-20125 |
| MGW-12180 | - | High School Favorites | The Crew Cuts | - | abridged ver. of MG-20143 |
| MGW-12182 | - | Yours For A Song | Vic Damone | - | reissue of MG-20163 |
| MGW-12182-W | SRW-16182-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12183 | - | On The Shores Of Waikiki | Jerry Byrd And His Orchestra | - | reissue of MG-20230 |
| MGW-12183-W | SRW-16183-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12186 | - | Come With Me To Far Away Places! | Richard Hayman | - | reissue of MG-20129 |
| MGW-12186-W | SRW-16186-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12195 | - | Swing The Masters | The Crewcuts | - | reissue of MG-20067 |
| MGW-12202 | - | That's My Desire | Frankie Laine | - | - |
| MGW-12202-W | SRW-16202-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12210 | - | Music For Polka Lovers | Lawrence Welk | - | reissue of MG-20091 |
| MGW-12210-W | SRW-16210-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12211 | - | Singin' & Swingin' | Various Artists | - | - |
| MGW-12214 | - | Aragon Trianon Memories | Lawrence Welk | - | - |
| MGW-12214-W | SRW-16214-W | - | abridged ver. | ||
| MGW-12215 | - | The Spice Of Life | Sophie Tucker | N/A | reissue of MG-20126 |
| MGW-12215-W | SRW-16215-W | - | abridged ver. black Wing wrong jacket |
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| MGW-12217 | SRW-16217 | Come On And Twist | The Original Twisters | - | - |
| MGW-12219 | - | Lou Stein Way | Lou Stein | - | abridged ver. of MG-20452 |
| MGW-12219-W | SRW-16219-W | - | - | ||
| MGW-12220 | - | Great Guitar Sounds | Bill Harris | - | abridged ver. of MG-20459 |
| MGW-12220-W | SRW-16220-W | - | - | ||
| MGW-12221 | - | Here Comes The Showboat | Clyde Otis | - | abridged ver. of MG-20504 |
| MGW-12221-W | SRW-16221-W | - | - | ||
| MGW-12223-W | SRW-16223-W | Dinah Washington Sings | Dinah Washington | - | - |
| MGW-12224-W | SRW-16224-W | May I Sing For You | Clyde McPhatter | - | - |
| MGW-12225-W | SRW-16225-W | Music For The Birds | Eddie South & Mike Simpson | - | abridged ver. of MG-20458 |
| MGW-12226-W | SRW-16226-W | The Flying Platters | The Platters | - | abridged ver. of MG-20298 |
| MGW-12229-W | SRW-16229-W | Percussion At Work | Pete Rugolo | - | reissue of MG-36122 / SR-80003 |
| MGW-12230-W | SRW-16230-W | Strings In Hi-Fi | Pierre Challet | - | abridged ver. of MG-20385 / SR-60066 |
| MGW-12231-W | SRW-16231-W | Like Swung | The Modernaires | - | abridged ver. of MG-20546 / SR-60220 |
| MGW-12234-W | SRW-16234-W | Buddy Johnson Wails | Buddy Johnson | - | reissue of MG-20330 / SR-60072 |
| MGW-12235-W | SRW-16235-W | Gospel Train | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | - | abridged ver. of MG-20201 |
| MGW-12237-W | SRW-16237-W | Sassy | Sarah Vaughan | - | abridged ver. of MG-36089 |
| MGW-12238-W | SRW-16238-W | Music For A Private Eye | Ralph Marterie | - | abridged ver. of MG-20437 / SR-60109 |
| MGW-12239-W | SRW-16239-W | Serenade For Love | Richard Hayman | - | abridged ver. of MG-20115 |
| MGW-12243-W | SRW-16243-W | Hits That Sold A Million | Rusty Draper | - | abridged ver. of MG-20499 |
| MGW-12250-W | SRW-16250-W | Patti Page Sings - Let's Get Away From It All | Patti Page | - | abridged ver. of MG-20387 |
| MGW-12251-W | SRW-16251-W | From Natchez To Mobile | River Boat Five | - | abridged ver. of MG-20378 / SR-60030 |
| MGW-12252-W | SRW-16252-W | Music For Baton Twirlers | Carl Stevens | - | abridged ver. of MG-20162 |
| MGW-12255-W | SRW-16255-W | Terry Gibbs Plays The Duke | Terry Gibbs | - | abridged ver. of MG-36128 / SR-60122 |
| MGW-12259-W | SRW-16259-W | Dance Party | Ralph Marterie | - | abridged ver. of MG-20395 / SR-60004 |
| MGW-12266-W | SRW-16266-W | The Great George Jones | George Jones | - | - |
| MGW-12271-W | SRW-16271-W | Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller | Dinah Washington | - | abridged ver. of MG-36119 / SR-80011 |
| MGW-12272 | SRW-16272 | Reflections | The Platters | - | - |
| MGW-12278 | SRW-16278 | Let's Have A Pizza Party | The Gaylords | - | reissue of MG-20356 / SR-60075 |
| MGW-12284 | SRW-16284 | Discotheque | ??? | - | - |
| MGW-12288 | SRW-16288 | The King Of The Gospel Singers | Little Richard | - | reissue of MG-20656 / SR-60656 |
| MGW-12289 | SRW-16289 | Old Time Fiddlin' & Singin' | Benny Martin | - | - |
| MGW-12291 | SRW-16291 | Good Ole Mountain Gospel Music | Carl Story & The Rambling Mountainers | - | - |
| MGW-12292 | SRW-16292 | Terevision Favorites | Jimmy Dean | - | - |
| MGW-12295 | SRW-16295 | Y'All Come | Patti Page | - | - |
| MGW-12297 | SRW-16297 | Honky Tonk Favorites | Various Artists | - | - |
| MGW-12298 | SRW-16298 | Guitar & Fiddle - Country Style | Tommy Jackson & Lloyd Ellis | - | - |
| MGW-12299 | SRW-16299 | Five String Banjo Jamboree | Various Artists | - | - |
| MGW-12302 | SRW-16302 | Out Of Love | Leroy Van Dyke | - | - |
| MGW-12306 | SRW-16306 | Go Go With The Buddies | The Buddies | - | - |
| MGW-12307 | SRW-16307 | More Morgana King | Morgana King | - | - |
| MGW-12314 | SRW-16314 | The Boll Weevil Song And Other Great Hits | Brook Benton | - | - |
| MGW-12315 | SRW-16315 | Country Steel Guitar Hits | Jerry Byrd | - | - |
| MGW-12318 | SRW-16318 | New Wave! | Dizzy Gillespie | - | abridged ver. of PHM 200-070 / PHS 600-070 |
| MGW-12319 | SRW-16319 | Terrific Teresa Brewer! | Teresa Brewer | - | - |
| MGW-12320 | SRW-16320 | Steel Guitar Sounds | Walter Haynes and the Merry Melody Singers | - | reissue of MG-20715 / SR-60715 |
| MGW-12323 | SRW-16323 | Sings From The Heart | George Jones | - | - |
| MGW-12327 | SRW-16327 | Hard Times | Stanley Brothers | - | - |
| - | WC-16328 | Wooden Heart | Joe Dowell | - | - |
| - | WC-16329 | Woody's Big Band Goodies | Woody Herman | - | - |
| - | WC-16330 | The Spectacular Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | - | - |
| - | WC-16331 | Duets - Country Style | George Jones & Margie Singleton | - | - |
| - | WC-16334 | Now Singing In 10 Great Movies | Billy Eckstine | - | - |
| - | WC-16336 | Winchester Cathedral | The Oh You Kids | - | - |
| - | WC-16337 | Psychedelic Visions | The Underground | - | - |
| - | WC-16338 | Orquestra Soul | Los Boogaloos | - | - |
| - | WC-16339 | Thoroughly Modern Mille | The Oh You Kids | ![[WC-16339]](img/WC16339_Fs.png) |
black Wing |
| - | SRW-16340 | The Return Of Rock | Jerry Lee Lewis | - | - |
| - | SRW-16341 | Here's To Our Love | Brian Hyland | - | - |
| - | SRW-16342 | For Meldleys Of Danceable Tunes | Lester Lanin | - | - |
| - | SRW-16344 | Blue Hawaiian Steel Guitar | Jerry Byrd | - | - |
| - | SRW-16346 | 10th Anniversary Album | The Platters | - | - |
| - | SRW-16348 | Great Themes From Movies | Riviera Orchestra | - | - |
| - | SRW-16349 | Memories Of Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits | Frankie Laine | ![[SRW-16349]](img/SRW16349_Fs.png) |
blue Wing |
| - | SRW-16350 | Girl Talk | Lesley Gore | - | abridged ver. of SR-60943 |
| - | SRW-16352 | Serendipity | The Serendipity Singers | - | - |
| - | SRW-16353 | Stay Awhile - I Only Want To Be With You | Dusty Springfield | - | - |
| - | SRW-16354 | The Cowsills Plus The Lincoln Park Zoo | The Cowsills | - | - |
| - | SRW-16355 | Twilight Time - Poinciana Adios | Dick Contino And His Accordion | - | - |
| - | SRW-16357 | Strings Afire | Clebanoff | - | - |
| - | SRW-16362 | Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago | Julian “Cannonball” Adderley | - | - |
| - | SRW-16378 | Bill Justis Plays Hot Hits Of Our Time | Bill Justis | - | - |
| - | SRW-16381 | The Great Louis! | Louis Armstrong | - | - |
| - | SRW-16382 | Love Love Love | Lesley Gore | - | abridged ver. of SR-61066 |
| - | SRW-16391 | Ten Saxophones And Two Basses | Pete Rugolo | - | reissue of PPS-6023 |
| - | SRW-16392 | Guitar Galaxie | George Barnes | - | - |
| - | SRW-16401 | Baby Please | Junior Parker | - | - |
| - | SRW-16406 | Unlimited | Jerry Lee Lewis | - | - |
| - | SRW-16408 | Christmas With The Lennon Sisters | Lennon Sisters | - | - |