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  1. Mercury Records was started in Chicago in 1945 and over several decades, saw great success. The success of Mercury has been attributed to the use of alternative marketing techniques to promote records. The conventional method of record promotion used by major labels such as RCA Victor, Decca Records, and Capitol Records was dependent on radio ...

  2. Mercury Records. 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.

  3. 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. Mercury Records released rock, funk, R&B, doo wop, soul music, blues, pop, rock and roll, and jazz records. In the United States, it is operated through Republic Records; in the ...

  4. Topics about Mercury Records albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories This category contains studio albums released on the Mercury Records label. Please move any non-studio albums to an appropriate subcategory per WikiProject Albums guidelines .

  5. Mercury Records Corporation was formed in Chicago in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams, Ray Greenberg, and Arthur Talmadge. They were a major force in R&B, doo wop, soul music, blues, pop, jazz, and classical music. Its success was attributed to their promotion of new release using jukeboxes instead of the more costly traditional radio airplay ...

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