Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (RCA CD 74321 15420 2): version 1
Saved 2026-09-14 03:15 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (RCA CD 74321 15420 2)**, GTIN 00743211542029, from the wanted list. **Identity.** MusicBrainz release 7b9898dc (the Canadian 1993 RCA CD) and Discogs releases 869442 (Europe, Made in Germany), 3370784 (Europe repress), 11035816 (Europe, 2014), 17586895 (Canada) and 7816074 (Australia & New Zealand) all print or scan barcode 743211542029 with catalogue number 74321 15420 2. The lookup reported no conflict. **Built.** Release and Tracks: printed durations from Discogs; MusicBrainz measured times go in the notes where they differ. Five edition observations, relations (manufacturers and distributor scoped by market), credits and Markets (EU, CA, AU, NZ from Discogs; GB from a Rarewaves listing that prints the barcode, EUR 12.95 new, 2026-09-14). About text cites Wikipedia. **Stubs.** family/the-battle-rages-on, company/bertelsmann-music-group, company/sonopress (a separate entry from sonopress-arvato-usa), company/bmg-music-canada. Reused brand/rca-records, company/cinram and company/sony-dadc. **Left out or unresolved.** No gs1_prefix_owner edge, because no source names the licensee. No stub for Disctronics (AU presser). The Canadian BMG Direct club edition (Discogs 4660990) and an eBay title pairing the barcode with the US Giant CD 9 24517-2 are recorded as disputed research gaps. The archived 2009 Barcodepedia page names no product and is not cited. Front cover requested via musicbrainz_images.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (RCA CD 74321 15420 2) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00743211542029
name: Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (RCA CD 74321 15420 2)
family: family/the-battle-rages-on
default_observation: eu-1993
summary: RCA/BMG compact disc of Deep Purple's 1993 album The Battle Rages On..., catalogue number 74321 15420 2, one barcode shared by the European, Canadian and Australian pressings.
brand: brand/rca-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: GB, CA, AU, NZ
pack_format: Jewel case
status: active
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/bertelsmann-music-group | | 1993 | | | sourced | ^discogs-bmg | Discogs lists RCA as a subsidiary label of BMG; Bertelsmann Music Group is credited as record company on the 1993 pressing (^discogs-eu) |
| marketed_by | company/bertelsmann-music-group | EU | 1993 | | | sourced | ^discogs-eu | Record company credit; licensed to BMG International and distributed by BMG |
| manufactured_by | company/sonopress | EU | 1993 | | | sourced | ^discogs-eu | Glass mastered at Sonopress, matrix SONOPRESS H-0785; "Made in Germany" |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc | EU | 2014 | | | sourced | ^discogs-2014 | 2014 reissue, matrix Sony DADC A0102242137-0101; "Made in the EC" |
| distributed_by | company/bmg-music-canada | CA | 1993 | | | sourced | ^discogs-ca | Canadian pressing credits BMG Music Canada Inc. as distributor |
| manufactured_by | company/cinram | CA | 1993 | | | sourced | ^discogs-ca | Runout reads "MFG BY CINRAM" |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| EU | sourced | ^discogs-eu | Discogs Europe release, printed and scanned barcode 743211542029; Made in Germany, BIEM/GEMA; some copies carry a German tour sticker | 1993 | | DE | |
| GB | sourced | ^rarewaves | Rarewaves (Northampton, UK) listing prints barcode 0743211542029; price shown with the Finland/EUR country selector | 2026-09-14 | new | | EUR 12.95 |
| CA | sourced | ^discogs-ca | Discogs Canada release with barcode 7 4321-15420-2 9, made by Cinram; MusicBrainz also lists a 1993 Canadian release with this barcode (^mb) | 1993 | | CA | |
| AU | sourced | ^discogs-au | Discogs "Australia & New Zealand" release printing 0743211542029, pressed by Disctronics | 1993 | | | |
| NZ | sourced | ^discogs-au | Same Discogs "Australia & New Zealand" release as the AU row | 1993 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| The Battle Rages On... | name | en | | |
| Deep Purple Battle Rages On | search | en | | |
| 74321 15420 2 | search | | | |
| 74321-15420-2 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Deep Purple
label: brand/rca-records
record_company: company/bertelsmann-music-group
copyright: © 1993
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 1993
catalogue_number: 74321 15420 2
label_code: LC 0316
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 1993-07-19
release_country: EU, CA, AU, NZ
genre: Rock, Hard Rock
runtime_min: 49.4
languages: en
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------- | ----------- | -------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | The Battle Rages On | Deep Purple | 5:48 | ^discogs-eu | Printed duration; MusicBrainz measures 5:57 (^mb) and Discogs notes the printed time does not match the audio (^discogs-repress) | Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore |
| 2 | Lick It Up | Deep Purple | 3:50 | ^discogs-eu | Printed duration; MusicBrainz measures 4:00 (^mb) | Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover |
| 3 | Anya | Deep Purple | 6:28 | ^discogs-eu | | Ian Gillan, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover |
| 4 | Talk About Love | Deep Purple | 4:05 | ^discogs-eu | | Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover |
| 5 | Time to Kill | Deep Purple | 5:44 | ^discogs-eu | Printed duration; MusicBrainz measures 5:51 (^mb) | Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover |
| 6 | Ramshackle Man | Deep Purple | 5:32 | ^discogs-eu | | Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover |
| 7 | A Twist in the Tale | Deep Purple | 4:12 | ^discogs-eu | Printed duration; MusicBrainz measures 4:17 (^mb) | Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover |
| 8 | Nasty Piece of Work | Deep Purple | 4:34 | ^discogs-eu | | Ian Gillan, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover |
| 9 | Solitaire | Deep Purple | 4:35 | ^discogs-eu | Printed duration; MusicBrainz measures 4:42 (^mb) | Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover |
| 10 | One Man's Meat | Deep Purple | 4:38 | ^discogs-eu | | Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ---- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Packaging | Jewel case | | ^mb | | ca-1993 | | | | known | printed | |
| Booklet | 8-page full colour foldout booklet | | ^discogs-eu | The later repress has the inner side printed black and white (^discogs-repress) | eu-1993 | | | | known | printed | |
| Price code | BM650 | | ^discogs-eu | | eu-1993 | | | | known | printed | |
| Price code | BM720 | | ^discogs-repress | | eu-repress | | | | known | printed | |
<!--/specifications-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| eu-1993 | Europe first pressing, Made in Germany (Sonopress), 1993 | edition | EU | en | 1993 | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^discogs-eu | Matrix SONOPRESS H-0785 / 4321154202 A; price code BM650 | | | | Jewel case | |
| eu-repress | Europe repress with SID codes | edition | EU | en | | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^discogs-repress | Discogs dates it between 1994 and 2004; matrix H-0785/4321154202 B, mastering SID IFPI LB 46 | | | | Jewel case | |
| eu-2014 | Europe reissue, Made in the EC (Sony DADC), 2014 | edition | EU | en | 2014 | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^discogs-2014 | Same catalogue number and barcode; ℗ & © 1993 under exclusive license to BMG International | | | | | |
| ca-1993 | Canadian pressing (Cinram), 1993 | edition | CA | en | 1993 | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^discogs-ca | MusicBrainz lists the same barcode for a 1993 Canadian jewel-case release (^mb) | | | | Jewel case | |
| au-1993 | Australia and New Zealand pressing (Disctronics), 1993 | edition | AU, NZ | en | 1993 | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^discogs-au | | | | | | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------- |
| | Ian Gillan | Vocals | ^discogs-eu | |
| | Ritchie Blackmore | Guitar | ^discogs-eu | |
| | Roger Glover | Bass; producer; mixed by | ^discogs-eu | |
| | Jon Lord | Organ, keyboards | ^discogs-eu | |
| | Ian Paice | Drums | ^discogs-eu | |
| | Thom Panunzio | Producer | ^discogs-eu | |
| | Pat Regan | Mixed by, engineer | ^discogs-eu | |
| | George Marino | Mastered by | ^discogs-eu | Mastered at Sterling Sound |
| | Blackmore Music Ltd., Rugged Music Ltd., Dislocated Music, Inc. | Publishers | ^discogs-eu | Administered by Thames Overtures Ltd. |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 licensee of this barcode; the 74321 catalogue series is BMG's, but no gs1_prefix_owner edge is recorded without a registrant source. | |
| au-1993 | relationships | not_researched | Discogs names Disctronics as presser of the Australia and New Zealand pressing; no company stub was created. | ^discogs-au |
| | identity | disputed | Discogs release 4660990, a Canadian BMG Direct club CD, prints the barcode as 74321-15420-29 (same digits); whether the club edition is the same consumer article is not settled. | https://api.discogs.com/releases/4660990 |
| | identity | disputed | An eBay listing title pairs this barcode with the US Giant Records CD 9 24517-2; no catalogue supports that, and the US Giant edition is treated as a separate article. | https://www.ebay.com/itm/404425647881 |
| | images | not_researched | No licensed back-cover photo was found; the front cover is requested from Cover Art Archive. | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: Built from MusicBrainz and the Discogs entries that print or scan this barcode. The archived 2009 Barcodepedia page names no product ("Ukendt objekt") and is not cited.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/7b9898dc-4677-4336-8c12-4cf4abd22222?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On (CD, Canada, 1993) | 2026-09-14 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 7b9898dc-4677-4336-8c12-4cf4abd22222 | barcode, label, catalogue number, packaging, tracklist | CC0 | | |
| discogs-eu | https://api.discogs.com/releases/869442 | Discogs release 869442: Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (CD, Album, Europe, 1993) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 869442 | identifiers, companies, credits, notes, tracklist | CC0 | | |
| discogs-repress | https://api.discogs.com/releases/3370784 | Discogs release 3370784: Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (CD, Europe, repress) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 3370784 | identifiers, notes | CC0 | | |
| discogs-2014 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/11035816 | Discogs release 11035816: Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (CD, Europe, 2014 reissue) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 11035816 | identifiers, notes | CC0 | | |
| discogs-ca | https://api.discogs.com/releases/17586895 | Discogs release 17586895: Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (CD, Canada, 1993) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 17586895 | identifiers, companies | CC0 | | |
| discogs-au | https://api.discogs.com/releases/7816074 | Discogs release 7816074: Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (CD, Australia & New Zealand, 1993) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 7816074 | identifiers, companies | CC0 | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/10463/versions?per_page=100 | Discogs master 10463: The Battle Rages On... versions | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 10463 | versions list (includes unofficial releases) | CC0 | | |
| discogs-bmg | https://api.discogs.com/labels/414965 | Discogs label 414965: Bertelsmann Music Group | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 414965 | profile, parent label | CC0 | | |
| discogs-sonopress | https://api.discogs.com/labels/95728 | Discogs label 95728: Sonopress | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 95728 | profile, contact info | CC0 | | |
| discogs-bmgca | https://api.discogs.com/labels/151996 | Discogs label 151996: BMG Music Canada Inc. | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 151996 | profile, contact info | CC0 | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_Rages_On | Wikipedia: The Battle Rages On... | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, background | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-bmg | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertelsmann_Music_Group | Wikipedia: Bertelsmann Music Group | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, history | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-sonopress | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonopress | Wikipedia: Sonopress | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, history, company structure | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| rarewaves | https://www.rarewaves.com/products/0743211542029-battle-rages-on | Rarewaves: Deep Purple – Battle Rages On (CD) | 2026-09-14 | Rarewaves | retailer | | | barcode, price, track listing | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
The Battle Rages On... is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released on 19 July 1993 in Europe, and the last album by its Mk II line-up before Ritchie Blackmore's final departure.[^wiki] This barcode belongs to the RCA compact disc with catalogue number 74321 15420 2, issued by Bertelsmann Music Group under licence to BMG International.[^discogs-eu] The same number is printed on the first European pressing made in Germany by Sonopress, on later European represses including a 2014 run made by Sony DADC,[^discogs-2014] on the Canadian pressing made by Cinram[^discogs-ca] and on the Australia and New Zealand pressing.[^discogs-au] MusicBrainz lists the Canadian jewel-case release with ten tracks.[^mb] In September 2026 the UK retailer Rarewaves still listed the CD new under this barcode.[^rarewaves]
The album was recorded between May 1992 and March 1993 at Bearsville Studios, Red Rooster Studios in Tutzing and Greg Rike Studios, with Thom Panunzio and Roger Glover producing.[^discogs-eu] Ian Gillan returned in late 1992 and rewrote much of the material, and Blackmore left after a show in Helsinki on 17 November 1993.[^wiki]
<!--/about-->