Ozzy Osbourne – Prince of Darkness (Epic 4 CD box set): version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 15:22 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **Ozzy Osbourne – Prince of Darkness (Epic 4 CD box set)**, GTIN 00827969296028, from the wanted list (old 2007 page "prince of darkness"). - Identity is confirmed by MusicBrainz release affc5f4d and Discogs release 1687957: barcode 827969296028, label Epic, catalogue number E4K 92960, 4 CDs, US, 2005. Tower Records prints the same UPC (listing, USD 49.98, observed 2026-09-13). The lookup showed no conflict. - Filled Release (℗/© 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment, released 2005-03-22 per Wikipedia), Tracks (52 rows with writers from Discogs; two misspelt Discogs titles corrected from MusicBrainz), Contents (4 CDs, 60-page booklet, Ozzfest 2005 ticket offer), Specifications (matrix/runout and SID codes, running times) and Credits. - Relations: marketed_by Sony BMG (sourced, Discogs ℗/©); manufactured_by Sony DADC (derived, from glass-mastering credits only); gs1_prefix_owner Sony Music Entertainment (derived: no stub states prefix 827969 and no source names the registrant; this matches the existing Kansas Epic page). - New stubs: family/prince-of-darkness-ozzy-osbourne-album (editions from Discogs master 213058) and company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment (renamed_to Sony Music Entertainment 2009-01-01). Reused brand/epic-records, company/sony-music-entertainment and company/sony-dadc. - Unresolved (in Research gaps): the Discogs barcode transcription "8 2796-92960-2 8" does not match the scanned barcode; in-print status unknown; prefix licensee unknown; no pressing plant credited; the Wikipedia total runtime differs from the Discogs sum; no licensed photo; the European, Japanese and 2013 edition barcodes were not researched.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Ozzy Osbourne – Prince of Darkness (Epic 4 CD box set) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969296028
name: Ozzy Osbourne – Prince of Darkness (Epic 4 CD box set)
family: family/prince-of-darkness-ozzy-osbourne-album
default_observation: us-4cd-box
summary: Epic's 2005 US four-CD box set (E4K 92960) spanning Ozzy Osbourne's solo career, his collaborations and a disc of newly recorded covers.
brand: brand/epic-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US
pack_quantity: 1
piece_count: 4
pack_format: box set
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs records ℗ and © 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment on this release; Epic was a Sony BMG label at the time (^wiki-sbmg) |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc | US | | | | derived | ^discogs | Discogs credits glass mastering of all four discs to DADC (matrices CTDP-117510 to CTDP-117513); no pressing plant is named, and Discogs lists Epic under "Manufactured By" |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs | prefix 827969; no stub states it and no source names the registrant; derived from the Epic label and the ℗/© of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, which took back the name Sony Music Entertainment on 1 January 2009 (^discogs-sbmg) |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| US | sourced | ^tower | Tower Records listing prints UPC 827969296028, label Sony, 4 discs, "Boxed set, with book", release date 2005-03-22; MusicBrainz and Discogs give the United States as release country (^mb, ^discogs) | 2026-09-13 | | | USD 49.98 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Prince of Darkness | name | | | |
| Prince Of Darkness (4 CD Box Set) | search | | | |
| E4K 92960 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Ozzy Osbourne
label: brand/epic-records
record_company: company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment
copyright: © 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
catalogue_number: E4K 92960
media: cd
discs: 4
released: 2005-03-22
release_country: US
genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
runtime_min: 248.8
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | --------------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1-1 | I Don't Know (Live) | | 5:01 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, O. Osbourne, R. Rhoads |
| 1-2 | Mr. Crowley | | 4:55 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, O. Osbourne, R. Rhoads |
| 1-3 | Crazy Train | | 4:50 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, O. Osbourne, R. Rhoads |
| 1-4 | Goodbye To Romance (Live) | | 5:24 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, O. Osbourne, R. Rhoads |
| 1-5 | Suicide Solution (Live) | | 7:56 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, O. Osbourne, R. Rhoads |
| 1-6 | Over The Mountain | | 4:31 | ^discogs | | R. Daisley, L. Kerslake, O. Osbourne, R. Rhoads |
| 1-7 | Flying High Again (Live) | | 4:25 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, L. Kerslake, O. Osbourne, R. Rhoads |
| 1-8 | You Can't Kill Rock And Roll | | 6:42 | ^discogs | | R. Daisley, O. Osbourne, R. Rhoads |
| 1-9 | Diary Of A Madman | | 6:12 | ^discogs | | R. Daisley, L. Kerslake, O. Osbourne, R. Rhoads |
| 1-10 | Bark At The Moon | | 4:22 | ^discogs | | O. Osbourne |
| 1-11 | Spiders | | 4:28 | ^discogs | | O. Osbourne |
| 1-12 | Rock 'N' Roll Rebel | | 5:22 | ^discogs | | O. Osbourne |
| 1-13 | You're No Different | | 5:50 | ^discogs | | O. Osbourne |
| 2-1 | Ultimate Sin (Live) | | 4:34 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, J. Williams, O. Osbourne |
| 2-2 | Never Know Why (Live) | | 4:35 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, J. L. Lee, O. Osbourne |
| 2-3 | Thank God For The Bomb (Live) | | 3:59 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, J. L. Lee, O. Osbourne |
| 2-4 | Crazy Babies | | 4:15 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, O. Osbourne, R. Castillo, Z. Wylde |
| 2-5 | Breakin' All The Rules | | 5:13 | ^discogs | | B. Daisley, J. Sinclair, O. Osbourne, R. Castillo, Z. Wylde |
| 2-6 | I Don't Want To Change The World (Demo) | | 3:55 | ^discogs | | I. Kilmister, O. Osbourne, Z. Wylde |
| 2-7 | Mama, I'm Coming Home (Demo) | | 4:08 | ^discogs | | I. Kilmister, O. Osbourne, Z. Wylde |
| 2-8 | Desire (Demo) | | 5:00 | ^discogs | | I. Kilmister, O. Osbourne, Z. Wylde |
| 2-9 | No More Tears | | 7:23 | ^discogs | | J. Purdell, M. Inez, O. Osbourne, R. Castillo, Z. Wylde |
| 2-10 | Won't Be Coming Home [S.I.N.] (Demo) | | 4:59 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives the length as 4:60, an invalid time; length per Discogs | O. Osbourne, R. Castillo, Z. Wylde |
| 2-11 | Perry Mason (Live) | | 5:54 | ^discogs | | J. Purdell, O. Osbourne, Z. Wylde |
| 2-12 | See You On The Other Side (Demo) | | 6:33 | ^discogs | | D. Baron, J. Purdell, O. Osbourne, Z. Wylde |
| 2-13 | Walk On Water (Demo) | | 4:41 | ^discogs | | J. Vallance, O. Osbourne |
| 2-14 | Gets Me Through (Live) | | 4:26 | ^discogs | Discogs spells the title "Get's Me Through (Live)"; title as MusicBrainz lists it (^mb) | O. Osbourne, T. Palmer |
| 2-15 | Bang Bang (You're Dead) | | 4:32 | ^discogs | | O. Osbourne, S. Humphrey, T. Palmer |
| 2-16 | Dreamer | | 4:45 | ^discogs | | M. Frederiksen, M. Jones, O. Osbourne |
| 3-1 | Iron Man | | 5:25 | ^discogs | | W. Ward, T. Butler, J. Osbourne, F. Iommi |
| 3-2 | N.I.B. | | 5:57 | ^discogs | | W. Ward, T. Butler, J. Osbourne, F. Iommi |
| 3-3 | Purple Haze | | 4:21 | ^discogs | | Jimi Hendrix |
| 3-4 | Pictures Of Matchstick Men | | 6:00 | ^discogs | | F. Rossi |
| 3-5 | Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed) | | 3:55 | ^discogs | | D. Was, D. Was, J. Stroud |
| 3-6 | Born To Be Wild | | 3:29 | ^discogs | | M. Bonfire |
| 3-7 | Nowhere To Run (Vapor Trail) | | 4:43 | ^discogs | | E. Simmons, J. Blades, J. Eaton, K. Jordan, O. Osbourne, R. Rubin, R. Jones, S. Kirkland |
| 3-8 | Psycho Man | | 5:18 | ^discogs | | O. Osbourne, T. Iommi |
| 3-9 | For Heaven's Sake 2000 | | 4:55 | ^discogs | | B. Marlette, D. Hill, E. Turner, J. Hunter, O. Osbourne, R. Diggs, T. Iommi |
| 3-10 | I Ain't No Nice Guy | | 4:16 | ^discogs | | I. Kilmister |
| 3-11 | Therapy | | 3:25 | ^discogs | | M. Muir, R. Trujillo |
| 3-12 | Stayin' Alive | | 4:39 | ^discogs | | B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb |
| 3-13 | Dog, The Bounty Hunter | | 0:53 | ^discogs | | M. Hudson, J. Osbourne |
| 4-1 | 21st Century Schizoid Man | | 3:52 | ^discogs | Discogs spells the title "21st Centry Schizoid Man"; title as MusicBrainz lists it (^mb) | G. Lake, I. McDonald, M. Giles, P. Sinfield, R. Fripp |
| 4-2 | Mississippi Queen | | 4:10 | ^discogs | | W. Golding |
| 4-3 | All The Young Dudes | | 4:34 | ^discogs | | David Bowie |
| 4-4 | In My Life | | 3:30 | ^discogs | | J. Lennon, P. McCartney |
| 4-5 | Fire | | 4:09 | ^discogs | | A. W. Brown, M. I. Finesilver, R. A. P. Ker, V. Crane |
| 4-6 | For What It's Worth | | 3:20 | ^discogs | | S. Stills |
| 4-7 | Sympathy For The Devil | | 7:11 | ^discogs | | K. Richards, M. Jagger |
| 4-8 | Working Class Hero | | 3:23 | ^discogs | | J. Lennon |
| 4-9 | Good Times | | 3:46 | ^discogs | | B. Jenkins, D. McCulloch, E. Burdon, J. Weider, V. Briggs |
| 4-10 | Changes | | 4:07 | ^discogs | | B. Ward, G. Butler, K. Osbourne, O. Osbourne, T. Iommi |
<!--/tracks-->
## Contents <!--contents-->
| item | quantity | gtin | source | note |
| --------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Compact disc 1 (13 tracks) | 1 | | ^discogs | Solo studio recordings and live tracks (^wiki) |
| Compact disc 2 (16 tracks) | 1 | | ^discogs | Solo studio recordings, live tracks and demos (^wiki) |
| Compact disc 3 (13 tracks) | 1 | | ^discogs | Collaborations with other artists (^wiki) |
| Compact disc 4 (10 tracks) | 1 | | ^discogs | Newly recorded cover songs, later released on their own as Under Cover (^wiki) |
| Booklet, 60 pages | 1 | | ^discogs | Foreword and track-by-track commentary written by Ozzy Osbourne, with photos and credits for each track |
| Ozzfest 2005 promotional ticket offer, with sticker | 1 | | ^discogs | |
<!--/contents-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | -------- | ---------- | ------------- |
| Format | 4 × CD, box set, compilation | | ^discogs | | us-4cd-box | | | | known | printed | |
| Barcode as printed | 8 2796-92960-2 8 | | ^discogs | Discogs text transcription, "on insert attached to rear of box"; its digit grouping does not match the scanned barcode 0827969296028 and may be a typing error | us-4cd-box | | | | disputed | printed | |
| Matrix / runout, CD 1 | CTDP-117510 1 | | ^discogs | Mastering SID IFPI L328; mould SID IFPI 5100 (variant 1) or IFPI 7210 (variant 2); Discogs lists further pressing variants | us-4cd-box | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout, CD 2 | CTDP-117511 1 | | ^discogs | Variant 1: mastering SID IFPI L329, mould SID IFPI 5100. Variant 2: CTDP-117511 2, mastering SID IFPI L327, mould SID IFPI 720L | us-4cd-box | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout, CD 3 | CTDP-117512 1 | | ^discogs | Mastering SID IFPI L327; mould SID IFPI 5100 (variant 1) or IFPI 720P (variant 2) | us-4cd-box | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout, CD 4 | CTDP-117513 1 | | ^discogs | Mastering SID IFPI L327; mould SID IFPI 7210 (variant 1) or IFPI 5100 (variant 2) | us-4cd-box | | | | known | printed | |
| Rights societies | BMI, ASCAP | | ^discogs | | us-4cd-box | | | | known | printed | |
| Running time | 4:08:48 | | ^wiki | Wikipedia infobox length; the Discogs track lengths sum to 4:08:08 | us-4cd-box | | | | disputed | printed | |
| Running time, CD 1 | 1:09:58 | | ^discogs | Sum of the 13 Discogs track lengths | us-4cd-box | | | | known | calculated | approximately |
| Running time, CD 2 | 1:18:52 | | ^discogs | Sum of the 16 Discogs track lengths | us-4cd-box | | | | known | calculated | approximately |
| Running time, CD 3 | 0:57:16 | | ^discogs | Sum of the 13 Discogs track lengths | us-4cd-box | | | | known | calculated | approximately |
| Running time, CD 4 | 0:42:02 | | ^discogs | Sum of the 10 Discogs track lengths | us-4cd-box | | | | known | calculated | approximately |
<!--/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-4cd-box | US Epic 4 CD box set, E4K 92960 | edition | US | | 2005-03-22 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs | MusicBrainz and Discogs agree on title, barcode, label Epic, catalogue number and four CDs; release date from Wikipedia (^wiki) and the Tower Records listing (^tower) | | 1 | 4 | box set | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| us-4cd-box | Sharon Osbourne | Producer | ^discogs | |
| us-4cd-box | Bruce Dickinson | Producer | ^discogs | Discogs artist entry "Bruce Dickinson (2)", separate from its main Bruce Dickinson entry |
| us-4cd-box | Mike Muir | Producer | ^wiki | Named in the Wikipedia infobox |
| us-4cd-box | Kaz Utsunomiya | A&R | ^discogs | |
| us-4cd-box | Ozzy Osbourne | Liner notes | ^discogs | |
| us-4cd-box | David Coleman | Art direction, design; photography | ^discogs | Discogs artist entry "David Coleman (5)" |
| us-4cd-box | Annamaria DiSanto, Dennis Keeley, Gene Kirkland, Jørgen Angel, Mark Weiss, Neil Zlozower, Nitin Vadukul, Ross Halfin, Sam Taylor-Wood, William Hames | Photography | ^discogs | |
| us-4cd-box | Vic Anesini | Mastered by | ^discogs | |
| us-4cd-box | Sterling Sound | Mastered at | ^discogs | |
| us-4cd-box | Sony Music Studios, New York City | Mastered at | ^discogs | |
| us-4cd-box | DADC | Glass mastered at | ^discogs | |
| us-4cd-box | Steve Dudas | Arranger, disc 4 | ^discogs | Tracks 4-1 to 4-10 |
| us-4cd-box | Chris Wyse | Bass, disc 4 | ^discogs | Tracks 4-1 to 4-10 |
| us-4cd-box | Mike Bordin | Drums, disc 4 | ^discogs | Tracks 4-1 to 4-10 |
| us-4cd-box | Universal Music Enterprises | Licensed from | ^discogs | |
| us-4cd-box | Loud Records | Licensed from | ^discogs | |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------- |
| us-4cd-box | identity | disputed | Discogs transcribes the printed barcode as "8 2796-92960-2 8", whose grouping does not match the scanned 0827969296028; no photo was available to check. | ^discogs |
| us-4cd-box | specifications | disputed | Track lengths differ between MusicBrainz and Discogs by up to 2 seconds (MusicBrainz gives 2-10 as 4:60); Wikipedia's total of 4:08:48 differs from the 4:08:08 summed from Discogs. | ^mb |
| us-4cd-box | markets | unknown | No source states whether the set is still in print; Tower Records lists it at USD 49.98 but its readable text shows no stock status. | ^tower |
| us-4cd-box | relationships | unknown | No source names the licensee of GS1 prefix 827969. | |
| us-4cd-box | relationships | unknown | No pressing plant is credited; Discogs names only DADC for glass mastering. | ^discogs |
| us-4cd-box | images | unknown | No licensed photograph of the pack was found. | |
| | identity | not_researched | The European (EPC 518900 2), Japanese limited (MHCP 569~572) and 2013 European reissue (88725486642-1) editions carry other barcodes, not researched here. | ^discogs-versions |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Identity settled from MusicBrainz release affc5f4d and Discogs release 1687957, which both carry barcode 827969296028, label Epic, catalogue number E4K 92960 and four CDs; Tower Records prints the same UPC. Track titles, lengths and writers follow Discogs (two misspelt titles corrected from MusicBrainz); release date, disc contents, charts and certifications follow Wikipedia.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/affc5f4d-07cf-4ea6-bd72-69a9f7ab9451?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne, 4×CD, Epic E4K 92960, US) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | affc5f4d-07cf-4ea6-bd72-69a9f7ab9451 | barcode, label, catalogue number, tracklist, release group | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/1687957 | Discogs release 1687957: Ozzy Osbourne – Prince Of Darkness (4×CD, Box Set, Compilation, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1687957 | identifiers, labels, formats, companies, credits, notes, tracklist | | | |
| discogs-versions | https://api.discogs.com/masters/213058/versions?per_page=50 | Discogs master 213058: Ozzy Osbourne – Prince Of Darkness, versions | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 213058 | versions | | | |
| discogs-sbmg | https://api.discogs.com/labels/53569 | Discogs label 53569: Sony BMG Music Entertainment | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 53569 | profile, contact info | | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Darkness_(Ozzy_Osbourne_album) | Wikipedia: Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne album) | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | infobox, lead, charts, certifications | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-sbmg | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG | Wikipedia: Sony BMG | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, history | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| tower | https://towerrecords.com/products/ozzy-osbourne-prince-of-darkness | Tower Records: Osbourne, Ozzy: Prince of Darkness (compact discs) | 2026-09-13 | Tower Records | retailer | | 10604380 | product page: UPC, label, discs, release date, price | | | |
| bp2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301004512/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969296028/prince-of-darkness | Barcodepedia (archived): Prince of Darkness | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-03-01 | | Wayback Machine capture of 1 March 2007 | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Prince of Darkness is a four-CD box set by Ozzy Osbourne, released on 22 March 2005,[^wiki] and this barcode is its US edition on Epic, catalogue number E4K 92960.[^mb] The first two discs collect Osbourne's solo studio recordings, live tracks, B-sides, demos and outtakes, the third his collaborations with other artists, and the fourth newly recorded cover songs that were later released on their own as Under Cover.[^wiki] The box includes a 60-page booklet with a foreword and a track-by-track commentary by Osbourne, and the release is copyrighted 2005 by Sony BMG Music Entertainment.[^discogs]
The Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman tracks come from the 2002 remasters, on which the original bass and drum parts were re-recorded by Robert Trujillo and Mike Bordin; the Bark at the Moon tracks likewise come from that album's remixed 2002 remaster.[^wiki] The set reached number 36 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified Gold in the United States and Canada.[^wiki] The 2006–2013 Barcodepedia listed this barcode in 2007 as the audio CD "Prince of Darkness".[^bp2007]
<!--/about-->