With the use of automatic presses and providing 24-hour turnaround, they aimed for direct competition with the major recording labels, Columbia, Decca, Capitol, and RCA Victor. Early in the label's history, Mercury opened two pressing plants, one in Chicago and the other in St. They were a major force in jazz and blues, classical music, rock and roll, and country music recordings. Mercury Record Corporation was formed in Chicago in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams, Ray Greenberg, and Arthur Talmadge. By lowering promotion costs, Mercury Records was able to compete with the more established record labels. The conventional method of record promotion used by major labels such as RCA Victor, Decca Records, and Capitol Records was dependent on radio airplay, but Mercury Records founder Irving Green decided to promote new records using jukeboxes, instead. The success of Mercury Records has been attributed to the use of alternative marketing techniques to promote records.

3.1.6 Mercury Records Tokyo (formerly Mercury Music Entertainment).

3.1.1 Mercury KX (formerly Mercury Classics).

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