Back to the mercury album discography, part 4 mg20000 to mg20199 main popular music series 19511957 on to the mercury album discography, part 6 mg20400 to mg20599 main popular music series 19591960 back to the discography listings page back to the both sides now home page. An as complete as possible discography for nana mouskouri with tracklistings, lyrics and background info. Each record has the catalogue number, production year and a value to indicate the current price. Like its series name, it gives us a living presence sound. Somebody singing in a shower would have sounded way better. Adult contemporary in the pop music world of the 1950s and 1960s, when you scored a hit single, you used to put together an album featuring the hit as the title song, with the disc filled out by soundalike songs that, with any luck, might give you a followup hit. In 194647 mercury opened two pressing plants, one in chicago and the other in st. In 1951, when the company was a chicagobased independent, it launched its olympian series with the now classic recording of the mussorgskyravel pictures at an exhibition played by the chicago symphony orchestra under rafael kubelik. Bethel music is a community of worshipers pursuing.
Mercury rock records album music cds for sale ebay. Bethel music is a community of worshipers pursuing the presence of god. Offeecial wabsteid o mercury records australia offeecial wabsteid o mercury classics mercury records is an americanbased record label awned bi universal music group. All four founders used a variety of music, including jazz and blues, classical music, rock and roll, and country music record labels.
Dolly and her uncle bill owens shared a love of music and songwriting and a passion to break into the music industry. Mercury records on mercury records records, full discography of their vinyl record releases. Currently, mercury records has five record labels, mercury records, mercury. The band worked with producer erik jacobsen to release their first single on july 20, 1965, do you believe in magic, written by sebastian. Irving green, berle adams and arthur talmadge, record company and label. Additionally, they wrote their own material aside from a few covers, mostly on their first album, including younger girl which missed the hot 100, which was a hit for the critters in mid1966.
Successful anthemic welsh rock band, driven by the distinctive vocals of frontman kelly jones. Vinyl records on the mercury records label for sale. Mercurys jazz division had two distinct and important fathers. But after so many years wilma cozart fine gave new life to the living presence recordings. Radio, with its power to excite the imagination and actually involve the audience in the creative process, had huge potential as a medium for serious. A discography by michel rippli and ed novitsky, volume 4 the 19691991 era and classical recordings, greenwood press. Mercury label discography usa page 26 45cat records. In the late 1950s, mercury entered into a joint venture with starday records to. Living presence series was one of mercury labels, for classical music. The mercury theatre on the air was an hourlong dramatic radio program which began in the summer of 1938 on the cbs radio network. Mercury records subscribed to a channel 3 years ago bethel music channel. Philips was much less successful in entering the computer business. Lp mercury records 6310 952 italy 1977 12 tracks lp mercury records srm11188 usa 1977 insert lp mercury records 9102 800 france 1977 inner released on mercury records worldwide.
But vocalist freddie mercury brought an extravagant sense of camp to queen, pushing them toward kitschy humor and pseudoclassical arrangements, as epitomized on their bestknown song, bohemian rhapsody. In many cases recording dates are given in the notes on the back of the record jacket. Among all mercury releases, this living presence series may be the most famous among audiophiles, and thus much of this release includes so expensive, hardtofind records in the secondhand market. Mercury, it must be said, was a flamboyant bisexual who managed to keep his sexuality in the closet until his death from aids in 1991. During the 1950s and 1960s, an enormous amount of recordings were released not just by the mercury label, but also several subsidiaries, such as blue rock records, emarcy records, and smash records. These albums were a collection of 78rpm singles in stiff paper sleeves a bound book, as shown at right. These are invigorating, polished performances of three beguiling middleperiod symphonies, the latest instalment in antoninis haydn2032 project.
Mercury is the god of commerce, travel and thieves. Out of 100 songs maybe 5 to 8 were good and maybe 2 songs i would have bought, the rest was complete junk. Mercury records simple english wikipedia, the free. And mercury was the issuing company and distributor for norman granzs prenorgranverve recordings. Explore records, digital music products, jazzdoor, mcg jazz country. That is why mercury became the messenger of the gods.
Complete listing of all vinyl records published by mercury records. Mercury rev is an american indie rock band formed in 1989 in buffalo, new york. Mercury record corporation was founded in chicago, illinois, in 1945. Mercury records was founded in 1945 and soon became a major force in jazz and blues, classical, rock, and country recording. Find mercury discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Mercury records built a devoted following among classical music listeners in the 1950s and 60s. Mercury label discography usa page 5 45cat records.
All albums from the mercury records label available for download and streaming in high quality. Derived from a comprehensive reference fivevolume discography. Dolly parton and her uncle bill owens are signed to tree publishing and dolly gets a recording deal with mercury records in 1962. The record label mercury and details of recordings available to browse and buy. This fivevolume 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. Mercury began issuing 12inch lps in 1951, with a series of classical and otherwise highbrow music. Buy mercury records classical music cds and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. See what vinyl lps we have for sale under the the mercury records label.
Mercury album records greatest hits music cds for sale ebay. This fivevolume discography provides a listing of all recordings made or issued by the mercury label and its subsidiaries blue rock, cumberland, emarcy, fontana, limelight, philips. Lc 0268 lc 00268 a polygram company 1992 the 7 digits numerical catalogue numbers were introduced in april 1970. Mercury records simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Early in the labels history, mercury opened two pressing plants, one in chicago and the other in st. Mercury is a groundbreaking chamber ensemble that seeks to redefine the orchestra with performances that faithfully present the music of great composers in settings that make audience members an equal part of the experiencenot simply a spectator. This list comprises acts that record, or have recorded at some time, for mercury records. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for mercury classics releases. November 11, 2008 mercury began issuing albums in early 1946.
Mercury records living presence wilma cozart fine and 50. Cd releases of performances often specify recording dates and venues. Any item with such a catalogue number is after that date. Mercury records had been used for some australian artists in the 1980s and 1990s, but was put into hibernation in 1999 in favour of the universal label until 2007. This fivevolume 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.
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By 1952, they expanded this somewhat to include pop offerings, country, and jazz. For the different label designs and the dating, see the given. Original personnel were david baker vocals, jonathan donahue vocals, guitars, sean mackowiak, known as grasshopper guitars, clarinet, suzanne thorpe flute, dave fridmann bass and jimy chambers drums. Although both hammond and granz had departed mercury by the mid1950s, they established. Mercury record label discography section part of your key to collectibles record rack. Mercury record corporation was founded in chicago, illinois in 1945 by irving green, berle adams and arthur talmadge. Mercury records is an american record label owned by universal music group.
I think this should be called the worst songs by these artists. Compilation 2012 universal international music classical. Mercury records was founded in chicago, illinois in 1945 by irving green, berle adams and arthur talmadge. They were a major force in jazz and blues, classical music, rock and roll, and country music recordings. All four founders used a variety of music, including jazz and blues, classical music, rock and roll, and country music. Discographies page 29 lossless music download flac ape wav. Since the separation of island records, motown, mercury records, and def jam recordings combining the island def jam music group, mercury records has been placed under island records, although. Mercury was founded in 1945 by irving green, berle adams, and arthur talmadge in chicago. Irving green, berle adams, ray greenberg and arthur talmadge. If these were on the mercury label than they must have went out of business. In the pop music world of the 1950s and 1960s, when you scored a hit single, you used to put together an album featuring the hit as the title song, with the disc filled out by soundalike songs that, with any luck, might give you a followup hit. An as complete as possible discography for nana mouskouri with.
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