Mercury

American record label

Parent label: Republic Records·Est. 1945

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Multinational label; also appears as "Mercury Records" or "Mercury Record". Label Code: LC 0268 / LC 00268 A PolyGram company [1992] A Universal Music company [2000] The 7 digits numerical catalogue numbers were introduced in April 1970. Any item with such a catalogue number is after that date. For the different label designs and the dating, see the given vinylbeat link below. For a list of albums/singles by catalogue number, see the given jazzdisco link below. For all unofficial / bootleg / copy releases of this label please use . Mercury is one of the oldest labels of the Universal Music Group. It was launched in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge of the Mercury Record Corporation of Chicago, Illinois. In June/July 1958, Mercury released their first stereo disks. In 1961 the Dutch company (PPI), having lost its distribution deal with Columbia Records outside North America, signed an exchange agreement with Mercury, and PPI subsequently bought the Mercury Record Corporation and its labels to expand its US base. This meant that the Mercury label was now marketed worldwide via PPI's affiliated record companies (mostly Phonogram companies). In the US, Mercury was distributed by Phonodisc, Inc. from 1 June 1975. In 1962 PPI formed a joint-venture with Deutsche Grammophon GmbH and ten years later they merged to form PolyGram. Mercury became one of Polygram's flagship labels. In December 1998, after Seagram acquired Polygram, Mercury became part of the Universal Music Group with the takeover effective from January 1999. Since its reactivation from 2007 to 2013, the label operated via The Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and by Mercury Records Ltd. in the UK. Recently, the label has also been revived by Universal Music France. In the UK, the label has been known as the Mercury Music Group from approximately 2007 to 2011. Since the closure of the Island Def Jam Music Group in April 2014, the label division had been shuttered and phased out once again, this time merging operations with Island Records. The label itself remained in use worldwide. In the US in 2022, Republic Records acquired and relaunched the label with some artists from Republic and and it will continue as their imprint. 45 RPM Catalog Number, Date and Label Identification: 5000 through 8999 (1949–1952): Maroon label. 70000 through 71039 (1949–1957): Maroon or black label, though maroon ends around 71100. Also used in this series was a label picturing Mercury (Roman mythological messenger of the gods) in a square, which appeared on maroon, black, pink (R&B), and green (C&W) stock. 71040 through 72320 (1957–1964) Maroon or black label, with the Mercury ellipse (or oval), or square logo. 72321 and higher (1964 forward): Red label. Please Note: For late 60's releases that credit both Smash and Mercury, please credit both labels, ex. Don't Let Me Cross Over.

Discography

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Master Of Puppets

Metallica · 1986

Studio Album

Ride The Lightning

Metallica · 1984

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Metallica

Metallica · 1991

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And Justice For All

Metallica · 1988

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Kill 'Em All

Metallica · 1983

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The Joshua Tree

U2

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Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits · 1985

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Achtung Baby

U2 · 1991

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In Utero

Nirvana · 1993

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Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield · 1973

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War

U2 · 1983

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The Unforgettable Fire

U2 · 1984

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Who's Next

The Who · 1971

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Moving Pictures

Rush · 1981

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Music For The Masses

Depeche Mode · 1987

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Dire Straits

Dire Straits · 1978

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Load

Metallica · 1996

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Love Over Gold

Dire Straits · 1982

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Communiqué

Dire Straits · 1979

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2112 40th Anniversary

Rush · 1976

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Boy

U2 · 1980

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St. Anger

Metallica · 2003

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John · 1973

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Symphonie Fantastique / Hungarian March / Trojan March / Corsair Overture / Roman Carnival Overture

Berlioz / Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Sehnsucht

Rammstein · 1997

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Reload

Metallica = 金屬製品合唱團 · 1997

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October

U2 · 1981

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Making Movies

Dire Straits · 1980

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Hysteria

Def Leppard · 1987

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Pyromania

Def Leppard · 1983

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Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe

The Alan Parsons Project · 1976

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Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi · 1986

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Heaven And Hell

Black Sabbath · 1980

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Destroyer

Kiss · 1976

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Hemispheres

Rush · 1978

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The Man Who Sold The World

David Bowie · 1970

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Man Of Words/Man Of Music

David Bowie · 1969

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Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

Beethoven - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Dorati · 1961

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Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys · 1986

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The College Dropout

Kanye West · 2004

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Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears · 1985

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Permanent Waves

Rush · 1980

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A Farewell To Kings

Rush · 1977

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Μοναξιά Μου

Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης · 1974

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New Jersey

Bon Jovi · 1988

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Love At First Sting

Scorpions · 1984

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel · 1980

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Autobahn

Kraftwerk · 1974

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