Mercury Japan (1993–2000, Mercury logo for J-Pop releases from Nippon Phonogram/Mercury Music Entertainment)

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Renamed to: KittyMME (2000–2002 Universal Music Japan company/label)

Annotation

Mercury Japan is the ‘J-Pop’ label/imprint covers releases by Japanese domestic artists 1993–2000 using a Mercury icon with 'a PolyGram company' logo or a simple Mercury icon logo.

It includes three eras, and the credits used for each era are listed below:

  • 1993–1995: Mercury logo used by Nippon Phonogram under PolyGram. The credits on the back cover shows “Manufactured and distributed by Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. (発売元:日本フォノグラム)”
  • 1995–1998: Mercury logo used by Mercury Music Entertainment, which renamed from Nippon Phonogram. The credits shows “Mercury Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.(発売元:マーキュリーミュージックエンタテインメント、発売元:ポリグラム)”
  • 1998–2000: Mercury logo used by Universal Music, which acquired Mercury Music Entertainment. The credits shows “A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY(制作:マーキュリー・ミュージックエンタテインメント、発売元:ユニバーサル ミュージック)”

Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksDate/Country
DominoROUND TABLECD12
  • 1999-01-27 JP
なにしてんのSURFACE8cm CD4
  • 1999-02-03 JP
falling over you千聖8cm CD3
  • 1999-02-26 JP
believe山口由子8cm CD4
  • 1999-02-26 JP
BEST OF MY TIME反町隆史CD10
  • 1999-03-03 JP
9 Pieces of BrownieVarious ArtistsCD15
  • 1999-03-17 JP
カルチャーROUAGE2×CD18 + 5
  • 1999-03-17 JP
PhaseSURFACECD12
  • 1999-03-17 JP
御立派!! 魂音楽直訳集王様CD8
  • 1999-04-14 JP
なあなあSURFACE8cm CD4
  • 1999-07-07 JP
BRAN-NEW LOVERBUCK‐TICKCD3
  • 1999-07-14 JP
Last PieceKirariCD4
  • 1999-09-01 JP
Last PieceKirari8cm CD3
  • 1999-09-01 JP
MY POCKET織田裕二CD11
  • 1999-09-29 JP
SEIKO MATSUDA:RE-MIXES松田聖子CD6
  • 1999-10-06 JP
SEIKO MATSUDA:RE-MIXES松田聖子12" Vinyl6
  • 1999-10-06 JP
ミウBUCK‐TICKCD3
  • 1999-10-20 JP
哀しみのボート松田聖子8cm CD3
  • 1999-10-27 JP
OUT〜妻たちの犯罪〜 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK溝口肇CD19
  • 1999-11-10 JP
君の声で 君のすべてで…SURFACECD4
  • 1999-11-17 JP
胸に降る雨、胸に咲く花。ROUAGECD4
  • 1999-11-26 JP
TBS系 金曜ドラマ「美しい人 Le Bel Homme」イメージアルバム千住明CD18
  • 1999-11-26 JP
片方のつばさ黒木瞳8cm CD3
  • 1999-12-01 JP
L'aquoiboniste(無造作紳士)岡崎律子8cm CD3
  • 1999-12-08 JP
POISON moviemix反町隆史CD3
  • 1999-12-18 JP
永遠の少女松田聖子CD10
  • 1999-12-18 JP
耳もとにいるよ… 〜Ring the bells〜傳田真央CD4
  • 2000-01-29 JP
ヌイテル?SURFACECD4
  • 2000-02-04 JP
あなたとふたりで 〜BE WITH ME ALL DAY LONG〜傳田真央CD4
  • 2000-03-29 JP
97BT99BUCK‐TICK2×CD14 + 13
  • 2000-03-29 JP
ディアマンテス/ザ・ニュー・ベスト・オブ・ディアマンテスDiamantes2×CD12 + 12
  • 2000-03-29 JP
ザ・ニュー・ベスト・オブ・喜納昌吉 & チャンプルーズ喜納昌吉 & チャンプルーズ2×CD11 + 11
  • 2000-03-29 JP
BEST OF MY TIME〜1999反町隆史CD11
  • 2000-03-29 JP
ゴーイングmy上へSURFACECD5
  • 2000-04-26 JP
20th Party松田聖子CD4
  • 2000-05-17 JP
LabROUAGECD10
  • 2000-05-24 JP
上海ラヴソング松田聖子CD4
  • 2000-06-07 JP
Unseasonable Shore松田聖子CD4
  • 2000-06-14 JP
KirariddimKirariCD13
  • 2000-06-21 JP
FateSURFACECD12
  • 2000-06-21 JP
Masquerade傳田真央CD5
  • 2000-06-28 JP
20th Party松田聖子CD10
  • 2000-06-28 JP
Single CollectionROUAGECD13
  • 2000-06-28 JP
SECRET RENDEZ-VOUS織田裕二CD11
  • 2000-07-05 JP
Quincy Plays For PussycatsQuincy JonesCD12
  • 2003-03-26 JP