The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (US CD, copy-protected): version 2
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# The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (US CD, copy-protected) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969445327
name: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (US CD, copy-protected)
family: family/the-dead-60s-the-dead-60s
default_observation: us-xcp-cd
summary: US Epic CD of The Dead 60s' self-titled debut album (EK 94453, 2005), one of the Sony BMG titles carrying XCP copy protection; withdrawn and replaced in November 2005.
brand: brand/epic-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US, CA
pack_format: jewel case
status: discontinued
superseded_by: 00828767767529
superseded_note: US reissue with the copy protection software removed, Deltasonic 82876 77675 2, released 22 November 2005 per Discogs release 1970318
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-cp | Credited as Record Company on this barcode's Discogs entry; Epic was a division of Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008 (^discogs-epic) |
| distributed_by | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | US | | | | derived | ^discogs-cp | Discogs credits "Distributed By Epic" and "Manufactured By Epic"; Epic is a label of Sony BMG, not a legal entity (^discogs-epic) |
| distributed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^discogs-ca | Credited "Distributed By Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc.", which took the name Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. on 1 January 2009 (^discogs-sbmgca) |
| licensed_from | company/deltasonic-music | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-cp | Credited ℗ and © 2005 Deltasonic Records 2002 Ltd., the name of company 04330859 from 2002 to 2015 (^ch-deltasonic) |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-cp | Credited "Glass Mastered At DADC", matrix CPTP-119796 1 |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs-cp | Prefix 0827969; no source names the registrant; target is the record company credited on this release |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs gives release country US for this barcode on releases 480271, 10565241 and 18508480, and MusicBrainz gives a US release event on 31 May 2005 (^musicbrainz). The disc was withdrawn in November 2005 (^wiki-album); no current listing with a price was checked | | | | |
| CA | sourced | ^discogs-ca | Discogs release 16340979: Canadian copy-protected CD, Epic EK 94453, with this barcode, distributed by Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc. No dated listing or price | | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| The Dead 60s [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] | search | | | |
| EK 94453 | search | | | |
| K 94453-S1 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: The Dead 60s
label: brand/epic-records
record_company: company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment
copyright: 2005 Deltasonic Records 2002 Ltd.
phonographic_copyright: 2005 Deltasonic Records 2002 Ltd.
catalogue_number: EK 94453
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2005-05-31
release_country: US
genre: Ska punk
runtime_min: 38.3
edition: Copy protected (XCP)
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ---------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------ | ----------------------------- | ------------ |
| 1 | Riot Radio | | 2:24 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
| 2 | A Different Age | | 1:33 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
| 3 | Nowhere | | 3:13 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
| 4 | Red Light | | 3:09 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs gives 3:07 (^discogs) | The Dead 60s |
| 5 | Just Another Love Song | | 3:10 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
| 6 | Control This | | 2:40 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
| 7 | Loaded Gun | | 2:47 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
| 8 | Nationwide | | 2:21 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs gives 2:19 (^discogs) | The Dead 60s |
| 9 | We Get Low | | 3:43 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
| 10 | Horizontal | | 1:56 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
| 11 | New Town Disaster | | 3:09 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
| 12 | The Last Resort | | 2:56 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
| 13 | You're Not the Law | | 2:53 | ^musicbrainz | | The Dead 60s |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------ | --------- |
| Copy protection | XCP (Extended Copy Protection) by First 4 Internet | | ^eff | EFF listed "The Dead 60s, The Dead 60s (Epic)" among the CDs confirmed to carry XCP; Discogs and MusicBrainz describe the disc as copy protected ("Copy Control CD") | us-xcp-cd | | | | known | | |
| Disc marking | IFPI Copy Control logo on the left side of the disc face | | ^discogs-cp | The tray side of the back insert also carries a small IFPI Copy Control logo | us-xcp-cd | | | | known | | |
| Matrix / runout | CPTP-119796 1 | | ^discogs-cp | IFPI L328 (mastering); mould SID IFPI 7212 or IFPI 5100 (two variants) | us-xcp-cd | | | | known | | |
| Packaging | Jewel case | | ^musicbrainz | Discogs: standard jewel case with a clear disc tray (^discogs-cp) | us-xcp-cd | | | | known | | |
<!--/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-xcp-cd | US Epic CD EK 94453, copy protected (XCP) | edition | US | | 2005-05-31 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs | Edition described from the Discogs and MusicBrainz release records; no photo of the pack was read. Withdrawal date not sourced | | | | jewel case | EK 94453 |
| ca-cd | Canadian Epic CD EK 94453, copy protected | edition | CA | | | | | supported | | | | ^discogs-ca | Same barcode and catalogue number; distributed by Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc. | | | | | EK 94453 |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ---------------------- | -------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| us-xcp-cd | Central Nervous System | Producer | ^discogs | |
| | Mike Hedges | Remixer | ^wiki-band | Wikipedia says the album was remixed by Mike Hedges |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------- |
| us-xcp-cd | identity | disputed | Discogs release 18508480 lists a US Epic CD with this barcode and the same matrix CPTP-119796 1 but without the Copy Protected descriptor; it may be a duplicate entry or an unprotected pressing under the same barcode | ^discogs-plain |
| | images | unknown | No licensed photo of this pack was found; the Cover Art Archive holds eight images for the MusicBrainz release but no reuse licence was checked, and Discogs images carry none | ^musicbrainz |
| us-xcp-cd | markets | unknown | No dated retail listing with a price was fetched; no evidence for last_seen or the exact withdrawal date | |
| us-xcp-cd | packaging | not_researched | Printed XCP notice not read from a photo; Sony BMG said XCP discs carry the letters "XCP" on the back cover of the jewel case | ^wiki-xcp |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the registrant of GS1 prefix 0827969 | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from the Discogs and MusicBrainz release records, the EFF XCP list, Wikipedia and Companies House; 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-46cc5c19.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/913f4618-115b-4ec1-90d9-09d00302d989/cover-art | 2026-09-13 | | 913f4618-115b-4ec1-90d9-09d00302d989 | 4812030653 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/913f4618-115b-4ec1-90d9-09d00302d989/4812030653.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/913f4618-115b-4ec1-90d9-09d00302d989/4812030653-1200.jpg | 2026-09-13T19:18:05.080Z | 827969445327 | barcode | 1 | 1200 | 1192 | 1200 | 1192 | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/913f4618-115b-4ec1-90d9-09d00302d989?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (Copy Control CD, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 913f4618-115b-4ec1-90d9-09d00302d989 | barcode, status, packaging, label-info, tracks | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/480271 | Discogs release 480271: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (CD, Album, Copy Protected, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 480271 | identifiers, labels, formats, tracklist, credits | | | |
| discogs-cp | https://api.discogs.com/releases/10565241 | Discogs release 10565241: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (CD, Album, Copy Protected, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 10565241 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes | | | |
| discogs-plain | https://api.discogs.com/releases/18508480 | Discogs release 18508480: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (CD, Album, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 18508480 | identifiers, formats, companies | | | |
| discogs-ca | https://api.discogs.com/releases/16340979 | Discogs release 16340979: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (CD, Album, Copy Protected, Canada, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 16340979 | identifiers, companies | | | |
| discogs-reissue | https://api.discogs.com/releases/1970318 | Discogs release 1970318: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (CD, Album, Reissue, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1970318 | identifiers, released, notes | | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/143394/versions | Discogs master 143394: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s, versions | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 143394 | versions | | | |
| discogs-epic | https://api.discogs.com/labels/1005 | Discogs label 1005: Epic | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1005 | profile, parent label | | | |
| discogs-sbmgca | https://api.discogs.com/labels/220861 | Discogs label 220861: Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc. | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 220861 | profile | | | |
| ch-deltasonic | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04330859 | Companies House: Deltasonic Music Limited, 04330859 | 2026-09-13 | Companies House | registry | | 04330859 | previous company names | | | |
| eff | https://www.eff.org/press/archives/2005/11/09 | EFF: Are You Infected with Sony-BMG's Rootkit? EFF Confirms Secret Software on 19 CDs | 2026-09-13 | Electronic Frontier Foundation | publication | 2005-11-09 | | list of confirmed titles | CC BY | | |
| wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_60s_(album) | Wikipedia: The Dead 60s (album) | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, infobox, Extended Copy Protection, track listings | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-band | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_60s | Wikipedia: The Dead 60s | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, history | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-xcp | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal | Wikipedia: Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | copy-protection software, product recall | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| barcodepedia-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301005635/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969445327/the-dead-60s-sony-xcp-contentcopy-protected-cd | Barcodepedia (2007 archive): The Dead 60s [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-03-01 | | title | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
This is the US compact disc of The Dead 60s, the self-titled debut album of the Liverpool ska punk band The Dead 60s, released by Epic on 31 May 2005, four months before its UK release on Deltasonic.[^wiki-album][^wiki-band] Discogs lists it as catalogue number EK 94453, a copy-protected album of 13 tracks credited ℗ and © 2005 Deltasonic Records 2002 Ltd., with Sony BMG Music Entertainment as record company.[^discogs-cp] In November 2005 the Electronic Frontier Foundation confirmed that the Epic edition carried XCP,[^eff] the First 4 Internet copy-protection software whose rootkit behaviour set off the Sony BMG scandal.[^wiki-xcp] The disc was withdrawn, and a version without XCP was issued on 22 November 2005.[^wiki-album]
The old Barcodepedia page, captured in March 2007, titled this barcode "The Dead 60s [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]".[^barcodepedia-2007] The same barcode appears on a Canadian copy-protected pressing distributed by Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc.[^discogs-ca] The replacement US disc, Deltasonic 82876 77675 2 under barcode 828767767529, is described by Discogs as the reissue with the copy protection software removed.[^discogs-reissue]
<!--/about-->