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Mercury Records To Be Resurrected By Newsferatu, Writer Thursday, April 12, 2007 @ 1:55 PM
The label continues to operate overseas, serving as the home for many Island Def Jam acts, such as Bon Jovi, Elton John and Lionel Ritchie.
The resurrected Mercury will be headed in New York by David Massey, a former executive at Sony Music, where he worked with the likes of Shakira, Oasis, Franz Ferdinand and Travis
Mercury - which over the years has served as the U.S. home to such acts as John Mellencamp, Def Leppard, Kiss, Rush, Rod Stewart, Cinderella, Fine Young Cannibals and Tears fo Fears, ceased operating as a frontline label in North America in 1999 in the wake of Seagram Co.'s purchase of Mercury's PolyGram parent. The deal led to the formation of Universal Music Group, which is now controlled by Vivendi Universal.
Mercury was founded in Chicago in 1945, and found success with such acts as Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, The Platters and Louis Armstrong.
Just how many releases come out this year under the Mercury banner remains to be seen, but the number figures to be a handful. Massey said the plan is to build the imprint slowly.
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