Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD): version 2
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# Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969031667
name: Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD)
family: family/oh-mercy
default_observation: us-sacd-2003
summary: 2003 Columbia remastered hybrid CD/SACD reissue (stereo, digipak) of Bob Dylan's 1989 album Oh Mercy, catalogue number CH 90316.
brand: brand/columbia-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US, CA, JP
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: digipak
model_number: CH 90316
status: discontinued
last_seen: 2026-09-13
last_seen_note: Amazon.co.jp listing marks it discontinued by the maker and offers used copies only
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment Inc. with the © and ℗ lines of this release; Columbia is its imprint per ^wiki-columbia |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^wiki-columbia | prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant of this barcode; the Columbia label is owned by Sony Music Entertainment per ^wiki-columbia and SME holds the © and ℗ lines per ^discogs |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| US | derived | ^discogs | Discogs release 3535305 (barcode 827969031667, catalogue CH 90316) gives the release country as US, as does MusicBrainz (^mb); catalogue data rather than a retail listing; the eBay listings found for this barcode refused the server fetch (403) | 2026-09-13 | | | |
| CA | derived | ^gem | Fan discography lists CH 90316 as the USA/Canada issue and shows a Canadian copy with a shrink-wrap sticker; the page prints no barcode | 2026-09-13 | | | |
| JP | sourced | ^amazon-jp | Amazon.co.jp listing B0000C8AV2 prints EAN 0827969031667, marks the article discontinued by the maker and shows used offers only (lowest JPY 2,610 incl. tax, "very good") | 2026-09-13 | used | | JPY 2610 |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Oh Mercy | name | | | |
| Bob Dylan Oh Mercy SACD | search | | | |
| CH 90316 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Bob Dylan
label: brand/columbia-records
record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment
catalogue_number: CH 90316
media: sacd
discs: 1
released: 2003-09-16
release_country: US, CA
genre: Rock, Folk Rock
edition: Remastered hybrid SACD reissue (stereo only), Bob Dylan Revisited reissue series
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | -------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| 1 | Political World | Bob Dylan | 3:49 | ^mb | SACD layer 3:47 per ^mb | |
| 2 | Where Teardrops Fall | Bob Dylan | 2:33 | ^mb | | |
| 3 | Everything Is Broken | Bob Dylan | 3:15 | ^mb | | |
| 4 | Ring Them Bells | Bob Dylan | 3:01 | ^mb | SACD layer 3:00 per ^mb | |
| 5 | Man in the Long Black Coat | Bob Dylan | 4:35 | ^mb | SACD layer 4:34 per ^mb | |
| 6 | Most of the Time | Bob Dylan | 5:04 | ^mb | SACD layer 5:03 per ^mb; fade-in start on the CD layer, full-volume start on the SACD layer per ^gem | |
| 7 | What Good Am I? | Bob Dylan | 4:45 | ^mb | | |
| 8 | Disease of Conceit | Bob Dylan | 3:44 | ^mb | | |
| 9 | What Was It You Wanted | Bob Dylan | 5:03 | ^mb | | |
| 10 | Shooting Star | Bob Dylan | 3:13 | ^mb | SACD layer 3:15 per ^mb | |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | Hybrid SACD (CD layer and stereo SACD layer) | | ^discogs | Discogs: "Stereo only SACD"; no 5.1 surround mix on this title per ^gem. MusicBrainz models the two layers as two media; it is one physical disc (^discogs, ^amazon-jp) | us-sacd-2003 | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Two-fold digipak, no booklet | | ^gem | | us-sacd-2003 | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering | Sterling Sound (mastered at); Greg Calbi (mastered by) | | ^discogs | | us-sacd-2003 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout (inner band) | STLD-006640 1 A03 | | ^discogs | | us-sacd-2003 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout (outer band) | SUHD-006640A1 1 A04 | | ^discogs | | us-sacd-2003 | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | IFPI L323 (inner band), IFPI L332 (outer band) | | ^discogs | | us-sacd-2003 | | | | known | printed | |
| Mould SID code | IFPI OWO6 | | ^discogs | | us-sacd-2003 | | | | known | printed | |
| Product size | 14.27 x 12.5 x 0.84 | cm | ^amazon-jp | Listing data, not a measurement by us | us-sacd-2003 | | | | known | printed | |
| Weight | 108.86 | g | ^amazon-jp | Listing data, not a measurement by us | us-sacd-2003 | mass | 108.86 | | known | printed | exact |
<!--/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 |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| us-sacd-2003 | Columbia CH 90316 hybrid SACD, US/Canada issue of 16 September 2003 | edition | US, CA | | 2003-09-16 | | 2026-09-13 | supported | | | | ^discogs | Release data from Discogs 3535305 and MusicBrainz (^mb); release date per ^mb and ^gem. The European/Australian issue of the same SACD carries catalogue number 512343 6 and is not this barcode (^gem) | | 1 | | digipak | CH 90316 |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ------------ | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| us-sacd-2003 | Bob Dylan | Artist, vocals | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Daniel Lanois | Producer; mixed by | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Malcolm Burn | Recorded by; mixed by | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Mark Howard | Recorded by; studio installation | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Greg Calbi | Mastered by | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Steve Berkowitz | Reissue producer | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Didier C. Deutsch | Tape research | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Christopher Austopchuk | Album design | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Skouras Design | Repackage design | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Mark Burdett | Type design | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Suzie-Q | Photography | ^discogs | |
| us-sacd-2003 | Sony Music Entertainment Inc. | © and ℗ holder | ^discogs | Exact printed year of the lines not given by the source |
| us-sacd-2003 | Columbia Records | Manufactured by | ^discogs | Columbia is a label of Sony Music Entertainment (^wiki-columbia), so no separate company stub |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ------------ | ------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| us-sacd-2003 | images | unknown | No licensed cover photo found; Cover Art Archive holds front and back scans (^mb) but gives no reuse licence | |
| us-sacd-2003 | media | not_researched | Printed © and ℗ line wording and years and the label code (Columbia uses LC 00162 per its Discogs label profile) not confirmed from a photo of this issue | |
| us-sacd-2003 | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 licensee of prefix 0827969; gs1_prefix_owner is derived from label ownership | |
| us-sacd-2003 | markets | not_researched | No current new-condition US or Canadian retail listing with this barcode could be fetched; eBay listings refused the server (403) | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from MusicBrainz, Discogs, Wikipedia, a fan discography and an Amazon.co.jp listing; no pack photo read.
<!--/research-->
## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation |
| ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- |
| front-fbc8a802.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/00d0b0da-e499-3d26-a36a-824b4a9e95ac/cover-art | 2026-09-13 | | 00d0b0da-e499-3d26-a36a-824b4a9e95ac | 15310243662 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/00d0b0da-e499-3d26-a36a-824b4a9e95ac/15310243662.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/00d0b0da-e499-3d26-a36a-824b4a9e95ac/15310243662.jpg | 2026-09-13T19:07:05.079Z | 827969031667 | barcode | 1 | 1627 | 1465 | 1600 | 1441 | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/00d0b0da-e499-3d26-a36a-824b4a9e95ac?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (Hybrid SACD, US, 2003-09-16) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 00d0b0da-e499-3d26-a36a-824b4a9e95ac | | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/3535305 | Discogs release 3535305: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered, US, 2003) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 3535305 | | | | |
| wiki-oh-mercy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Mercy | Wikipedia: Oh Mercy | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-columbia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records | Wikipedia: Columbia Records | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| gem | https://www.searchingforagem.com/1980s/International034.htm | Searching For A Gem: Oh Mercy 1989, international album releases | 2026-09-13 | Searching For A Gem | publication | | | Hybrid SA-CD release, Columbia CH 90316 (USA/Canada) | | | |
| amazon-jp | https://www.amazon.co.jp/Oh-Mercy-Hybr-Bob-Dylan/dp/B0000C8AV2 | Amazon.co.jp: Oh Mercy (Hybr) | 2026-09-13 | Amazon.co.jp | retailer | | B0000C8AV2 | | | | |
| bp-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301003716/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969031667/oh-mercy | Barcodepedia (archived 2007-03-01): 827969031667 Oh Mercy, Audio CD | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-03-01 | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
This barcode belongs to the 2003 hybrid SACD reissue of Oh Mercy, Bob Dylan's twenty-sixth studio album, originally released by Columbia Records on 12 September 1989 and produced by Daniel Lanois.[^wiki-oh-mercy] Catalogue number CH 90316 came out on 16 September 2003 in a stereo-only remaster by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, with Steve Berkowitz as reissue producer.[^mb][^discogs] The disc plays as an ordinary CD and as a stereo SACD. It was one of fifteen Dylan albums reissued in this format that month, and it comes in a two-fold digipak without a booklet.[^gem] Columbia is a label of Sony Music Entertainment, whose name appears on the copyright lines.[^wiki-columbia][^discogs] Amazon Japan now lists the article as discontinued, with used copies only.[^amazon-jp]
The 1989 album reached No. 30 in the United States and No. 6 in Norway and the UK.[^wiki-oh-mercy] The old Barcodepedia page for this barcode described it simply as an audio CD.[^bp-2007]
<!--/about-->