System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, SICP 875): version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 13:50 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the Japanese regular-price CD of System of a Down – Mezmerize (SICP-875, released 2005-07-20, Sony Records International / Sony Music Japan International), a variant named by family/mezmerize. Identity from MusicBrainz release 967e02c2 and Discogs 3841269 (barcode, matrix PRA-846X-1 2, IFPI L275 / 454E, Digipak with obi, credits). Market JP from Amazon.co.jp B0009V934Y (prints EAN; used only, from JPY 393), Tower Records 1750981, CDJapan SICP-875 and Billboard Japan 40035 (all print the JAN, JPY 2640 incl. tax, not orderable) and HMV 1494895 (catalogue number match, derived). gs1_prefix_owner derived to Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) per the inferred prefix 4547366. No stubs created: brand/sony-records-international, company/sony-music-japan-international, company/sony-music-labels already exist. Gaps: no licensed cover image (Cover Art Archive has none); Sony Music Japan discography page renders by script so catalogue status unread.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, SICP 875) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 04547366021929
name: System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, SICP 875)
family: family/mezmerize
default_observation: jp-cd
summary: Japanese regular-price CD of System of a Down's fourth studio album Mezmerize, released on 20 July 2005 by Sony Records International (Sony Music Japan International), catalogue number SICP-875, following the Flash Price edition SICP-682.
brand: brand/sony-records-international
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: JP
pack_format: Digipak
last_seen: 2026-09-26
last_seen_note: Amazon.co.jp listing B0009V934Y with used offers only, 2026-09-26; CDJapan, Tower Records, HMV and Billboard Japan show it as sold out or not orderable
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-japan-international | JP | 2005-07-20 | 2014-04-01 | | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs credits Sony Music Japan International Inc. as the company behind this pressing; the company merged into Sony Music Labels on 1 April 2014 |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-labels | JP | 2014-04-01 | | | sourced | ^billboard-jp | Billboard Japan's shop gives the seller (発売元) as Sony Music Labels Inc. (（株）ソニー・ミュージックレーベルズ) |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment-japan | | | | | derived | ^amazon-jp | prefix 4547366; held on inference by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), the group parent of the record company, and Amazon.co.jp names ソニーミュージックエンタテインメント as maker of this barcode |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| JP | sourced | ^amazon-jp | Amazon.co.jp listing B0009V934Y "メズマライズ" prints EAN 4547366021929, maker and label ソニーミュージックエンタテインメント, 1 disc, 36 minutes; no new offer, used copies from ¥393 | 2026-09-26 | used | | JPY 393 |
| JP | sourced | ^tower | Tower Records Japan item 1750981 "メズマライズ＜通常価格盤＞", SICP-875, SKU 4547366021929, label Sony Records; shown as not currently orderable (現在ご注文いただけません) | 2026-09-26 | new | | JPY 2640 |
| JP | sourced | ^cdjapan | CDJapan lists SICP-875 "Mezmerize [Regular-Priced Edition]" with JAN 4547366021929 at 2,400 yen before tax (2,640 yen with tax); sold out and no longer available from the shop | 2026-09-26 | new | | JPY 2640 |
| JP | sourced | ^billboard-jp | Billboard Japan shop item 40035, SICP-875, JAN 4547366021929; stock status 入荷不可 (cannot be obtained) | 2026-09-26 | new | | JPY 2640 |
| JP | derived | ^hmv | HMV&BOOKS online item 1494895, catalogue number SICP875, label ソニーミュージック, released 2005-07-20; the page prints no barcode but was found by searching it; shown as sold out | 2026-09-26 | new | | JPY 2640 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Mezmerize | name | | | |
| メズマライズ | name | ja | | |
| メズマライズ＜通常価格盤＞ | search | ja | | |
| Mezmerize [Regular-Priced Edition] | search | | | |
| SICP-875 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: System of a Down
label: brand/sony-records-international
record_company: company/sony-music-japan-international
catalogue_number: SICP-875
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2005-07-20
release_country: JP
genre: rock
runtime_min: 36.2
edition: Japanese regular-price edition (通常価格盤) of the Flash Price CD SICP-682, Digipak with all-over obi
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- | -------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| 1 | Soldier Side (intro) | System of a Down | 1:04 | ^mb | Japanese title ソルジャー・サイドーイントロ per Discogs | |
| 2 | B.Y.O.B. | System of a Down | 4:15 | ^mb | | |
| 3 | Revenga | System of a Down | 3:48 | ^mb | Japanese title リヴェンガ per Discogs | |
| 4 | Cigaro | System of a Down | 2:12 | ^mb | Japanese title シガロ per Discogs | |
| 5 | Radio/Video | System of a Down | 4:09 | ^mb | Japanese title レディオ／ヴィデオ per Discogs | |
| 6 | This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m on This Song | System of a Down | 2:08 | ^mb | | |
| 7 | Violent Pornography | System of a Down | 3:31 | ^mb | Japanese title ヴァイオレント・ポルノグラフィー per Discogs | |
| 8 | Question! | System of a Down | 3:21 | ^mb | Japanese title クエッション! per Discogs | |
| 9 | Sad Statue | System of a Down | 3:26 | ^mb | Japanese title サッド・スタテュー per Discogs | |
| 10 | Old School Hollywood | System of a Down | 2:57 | ^mb | Japanese title オールド・スクール・ハリウッド per Discogs | |
| 11 | Lost in Hollywood | System of a Down | 5:21 | ^mb | Japanese title ロスト・イン・ハリウッド per Discogs | |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------ | ---- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ---------- | ------------- |
| Packaging | Digipak with all-over obi | | ^discogs | | jp-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | PRA-846X-1 2 | | ^discogs | Discogs transcription | jp-cd | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | IFPI L275 | | ^discogs | | jp-cd | sid_code | | | known | printed | |
| Mould SID code | IFPI 454E | | ^discogs | | jp-cd | sid_code | | | known | printed | |
| Catalogue numbers | SICP 875; CK 90648 | | ^discogs | Discogs lists both numbers under Sony Records Int'l; CK 90648 is the US CD's catalogue number | jp-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Lyrics translation | Japanese translation included (対訳あり) | | ^cdjapan | CDJapan's Japanese description | jp-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Format | CD, album | | ^discogs | | jp-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Total running time | 36:12 | | ^mb | Sum of the 11 MusicBrainz track lengths; Amazon.co.jp gives 36 minutes, CDJapan 35 minutes | jp-cd | | | | 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 |
| ----- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| jp-cd | Japanese regular-price CD, Sony Records International | edition | JP | ja | 2005-07-20 | | | supported | | | | ^mb | MusicBrainz, Discogs, Tower Records and CDJapan give the release date 2005-07-20 in Japan | | | | Digipak | SICP-875 |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ---------------- | --------- | -------- | -------- | ---- |
| jp-cd | System of a Down | artist | ^mb | | |
| jp-cd | Rick Rubin | producer | ^discogs | credited | |
| jp-cd | Daron Malakian | producer | ^discogs | credited | |
| jp-cd | Andy Wallace | mixing | ^discogs | credited | |
| jp-cd | Vlado Meller | mastering | ^discogs | credited | |
| jp-cd | David Schiffman | engineer | ^discogs | credited | |
| jp-cd | Vartan Malakian | artwork | ^discogs | credited | |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| jp-cd | images | unknown | Cover Art Archive holds no image for this MusicBrainz release; a licensed front photo of the SICP-875 Digipak with its obi is wanted | ^mb |
| jp-cd | identity | unknown | Whether Sony Music Japan still counts SICP-875 as in its catalogue: its discography page for SICP-875 renders its details by script, and Amazon.co.jp says the maker has not discontinued it | ^amazon-jp |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from MusicBrainz, Discogs, Wikipedia and the Japanese listings of Amazon.co.jp, Tower Records, CDJapan, HMV and Billboard Japan.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/967e02c2-eaba-408e-957e-77f88b271e89?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: System of a Down – Mezmerize (CD, JP, 2005-07-20, SICP 875) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 967e02c2-eaba-408e-957e-77f88b271e89 | | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/3841269 | Discogs release 3841269: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (CD, Album, Japan, 2005, SICP 875) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 3841269 | identifiers, companies, credits, notes | | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezmerize | Wikipedia: Mezmerize | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| amazon-jp | https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0009V934Y | Amazon.co.jp: メズマライズ: ミュージック | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.co.jp | retailer | | B0009V934Y | 登録情報 (EAN, maker, label) | | | |
| tower | https://tower.jp/item/1750981 | Tower Records Japan: メズマライズ＜通常価格盤＞/System Of A Down | 2026-09-26 | Tower Records | retailer | | 1750981 | 規格品番, SKU, price | | | |
| cdjapan | https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICP-875 | CDJapan: Mezmerize [Regular-Priced Edition] System Of A Down CD Album | 2026-09-26 | CDJapan | retailer | | SICP-875 | JAN, price, description | | | |
| billboard-jp | https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/40035 | Billboard JAPAN: システム・オブ・ア・ダウン「メズマライズ」 SICP-875 4547366021929 | 2026-09-26 | Billboard JAPAN | retailer | | 40035 | 商品番号, 発売元, JAN, price | | | |
| hmv | https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_System-Of-A-Down_000000000120316/item_Mezmerize_1494895 | HMV&BOOKS online: Mezmerize : System Of A Down (SICP-875) | 2026-09-26 | HMV&BOOKS online | retailer | | 1494895 | カタログNo, price | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Mezmerize is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band System of a Down, first released on 17 May 2005 by American Recordings and Columbia Records as the first half of a double album completed by Hypnotize; it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[^wiki] This barcode is the Japanese regular-price CD, catalogue number SICP-875, released on 20 July 2005 on the Sony Records International imprint of Sony Music Japan International.[^mb][^discogs] It is the regular-price version of the Flash Price edition SICP-682 issued on 18 May 2005, and it includes a Japanese translation of the lyrics.[^cdjapan] Discogs describes a Digipak with an all-over obi.[^discogs]
The eleven tracks run about 36 minutes, produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian and mixed by Andy Wallace.[^mb][^discogs] Japanese shops list it at 2,640 yen including tax; Billboard Japan names Sony Music Labels as its seller today.[^tower][^billboard-jp]
<!--/about-->