Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. [1] Mercury Records released rock, funk, R&B, doo wop, soul music, blues, pop, rock and roll, and jazz records.

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Babyface; Bachman–Turner Overdrive; Ross Bagdasarian; Butch Baker; Josephine Baker; The Bama Band; Buju Banton; The Bar-Kays; Count Basie; Axel Bauer; Bee Gees

Multinational label; also appears as "Mercury Records" or "Mercury Record". 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 …

This five-volume discography provides a listing of all recordings made or issued by the Mercury label and its subsidiaries (Blue Rock, Cumberland, Emarcy, Fontana, Limelight, Philips, Smash, and Wing) as well as leased and purchased materials and recordings by independent labels distributed by Mercury. ...

Mercury Records was a record label which produces music in the United States. Mercury Records is owned by Universal Music Group. In the United Kingdom, the label is known as Virgin EMI Records. Def Jam Recordings used to be a part of Mercury Records. But, Def Jam Recordings separated from the Mercury Records.

One of the independent record labels born in the 1940s – along with Capitol – who quickly positioned itself as a mainstream challenger to the major labels (Columbia, RCA and Decca) by focusing on pop and jazz to establish their respectability right out of the gate.

Canadian rock band Rush initially recorded on Mercury, before switching to Vertigo, Their album sales were huge. Mercury was also the chosen label for Band Aid's massive selling charity single release, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' in 1984.

The Mercury ‘Living Presence’ stereo records were recorded on 35mm magnetic film instead of tape. In June 1967, Mercury became the first U.S. record label to release cassette tapes (Musicassettes). Mercury Records was inducted into the Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of …

Apr 11, 2022 · Republic Records is relaunching the Mercury imprint as an “extension” of the label, the company announced Monday. The move is similar to Atlantic’s relaunch of Elektra and Interscope’s of...