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Revised 21/6/14

MERCURY
NO Labels and Company Sleeves 1957-1981

Labels
MNS 3001 - 1957
to
MNS 3006 - 1957
MNS 3020 - 1958
to
MNS 3060 - 1959
AMT 1059 - 1959
UK numbering
MNS 3061 - 1959
to
MNS 3071 - 1960
Mercury Record Corporation was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. Early in the label's history, Mercury opened two pressing plants, one in Chicago and the other in St. Louis, Missouri. With the use of automatic presses and providing 24-hour turnaround, they went into direct competition with the major recording labels such as Columbia, Decca, and RCA Victor. 
In Norway, the label was handeled by Brødrene Johnsen (1957-1961) and Phonogram (1962-1981).
Here is a discography for the Norwegian recordings.
71598 X 45 - 1960
to
71820 - 1961
127 038 - 1962
to
127 049 - 1962
127 061 - 1962
to
127 128 - 1964
127 134 - 1964
to
127 335 - 1968
132 501 - 1968
127 436 - 1969
to
.
132 506 - 1969
6008 010 - 1975
to
6008 019 - 1976
6011 040 - 1972
to
.
6052 011 - 1970
to
6052 405 - 1973
6084 200 - 1973
to
6084 210 - 1975
6008 022 - 1976
to
6008 046 - 1980
6084 210 - 1975
to
6084 219 - 1979
6018 032 - 1979
to
6084 041 - 1981
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Sleeves
Range
Front
Back
Details
No 1
MNS 3061 - 1959
to
.
Thick rough paper
Other distributed labels
 Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 2
.
to
.
Thinner semi glossy paper
Other distributed labels
   Cut straight/notch  Glued bottom/right  
No 3
.
to
71820 - 1961
Other distributed labels
   Cut straight (no notch)  Glued bottom/right  
No 4
1970
to
1973
Most issues in picture sleeves
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 5
1973
to
1975
Most issues in picture sleeves
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 6
1975
to
1978
Most issues in picture sleeves
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
No 7
1978
to
1979
Most issues in picture sleeves
   Cut straight  Inside glued  
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