Patience – George Michael (cassette, Russia): version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 16:16 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the Russian cassette of George Michael – Patience (Aegean 515402 4, barcode 4606817398178), completing a variant row of family/patience-george-michael-album. Identity, credits, tracklist and companies from Discogs release 10535603 (barcode in text and scanned form) and the Discogs label profiles of Sony Music Entertainment (RUS), HUNTER Music and ООО "Физика-АВК"; album context from Wikipedia. Reuses brand/aegean and company/sony-music-entertainment-rus created by the agent building the Russian CD; new stubs company/hunter-music and company/fizika-avk. Gaps: no licensed photo, no retail listing found, no Amazon storefront for Russia, GS1 prefix 4606817 registrant derived.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Patience – George Michael (cassette, Russia) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 04606817398178
name: Patience – George Michael (cassette, Russia)
family: family/patience-george-michael-album
default_observation: ru-mc
summary: Russian cassette edition of George Michael's 2004 album Patience, Aegean 515402 4, marketed in Russia by Sony Music Entertainment (RUS).
brand: brand/aegean
category: category/10001464
country_of_sale: RU
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: cassette
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-rus | RU | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-ru-mc | Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment (RUS) as "Marketed By" on this cassette |
| licensed_to | company/sca-music-holdings-uk | global | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-ru-mc | "© 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd." per Discogs; that company is now SCA Music Holdings (UK) Limited |
| distributed_by | company/hunter-music | RU | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-ru-mc | Discogs credits HUNTER Music as "Distributed By"; its Discogs label profile calls it a one-time non-exclusive distributor of Sony Music products in Russia (^discogs-hunter) |
| manufactured_by | company/fizika-avk | RU | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-ru-mc | Discogs credits ООО "Физика-АВК" as "Duplicated By", a Moscow cassette manufacturer per its Discogs label profile (^discogs-fizika) |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment-rus | | | | | derived | ^discogs-ru-mc | Prefix 4606817 (GS1 Russia); the Russian Sony Music company marketing this pack and the Russian CD 4606817398161 is the prefix-country target |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| RU | sourced | ^discogs-ru-mc | Discogs release 10535603 prints this barcode (text 4 606817 398178, scanned 4606817398178), release country Russia, marketed by the Russian Sony Music company; catalogue record, no copies for sale | 2026-09-26 | | RU | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Patience | name | en | | |
| George Michael – Patience | search | en | | |
| 515402 4 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: George Michael
label: brand/aegean
record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment-rus
copyright: © 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
catalogue_number: 515402 4
media: cassette
discs: 1
released: 2004
release_country: RU
genre: Pop
runtime_min: 70.2
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------- | -------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| A1 | Patience | George Michael | 2:53 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| A2 | Amazing | George Michael | 4:25 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| A3 | John and Elvis Are Dead | George Michael | 4:23 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| A4 | Cars and Trains | George Michael | 5:51 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| A5 | Round Here | George Michael | 5:55 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| A6 | Shoot the Dog | George Michael | 5:07 | ^discogs-ru-mc | Not on the US and Canadian CD (^wiki-album) | |
| A7 | My Mother Had a Brother | George Michael | 6:17 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| B1 | Flawless (Go to the City) | George Michael | 6:51 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| B2 | American Angel | George Michael | 4:07 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| B3 | Precious Box | George Michael | 7:39 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| B4 | Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song) | George Michael | 5:26 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| B5 | Freeek! '04 | George Michael | 4:28 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| B6 | Through | George Michael | 5:22 | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| B7 | Patience (Pt II) | George Michael | 1:30 | ^discogs-ru-mc | Not on the US and Canadian CD (^wiki-album) | |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | --------------- | ---- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | Cassette, album | | ^discogs-ru-mc | | ru-mc | | | | known | printed | |
| Catalogue number | 515402 4 | | ^discogs-ru-mc | Aegean catalogue number as Discogs lists it | ru-mc | | | | known | printed | |
| Barcode as printed | 4 606817 398178 | | ^discogs-ru-mc | Discogs gives the printed text form and the scanned form 4606817398178 | ru-mc | | | | 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 |
| ----- | ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| ru-mc | Russian cassette edition, Aegean 515402 4 | edition | RU | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-ru-mc | Discogs release 10535603, added 2017; 14 tracks over sides A and B; release year 2004 as Discogs gives it | | 1 | | cassette | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ------ | ------------------------- |
| ru-mc | Aegean | Label | ^discogs-ru-mc | | Catalogue number 515402 4 |
| ru-mc | G.K. Panayiotou | Copyright holder | ^discogs-ru-mc | | © 2004 |
| ru-mc | Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. | Exclusive licensee | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | Sony Music Entertainment (RUS) | Marketed by | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | HUNTER Music | Distributed by | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | ООО "Физика-АВК" | Duplicated by | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | Metropolis Mastering | Mastered at | ^discogs-ru-mc | | London |
| ru-mc | Sterling Sound | Mastered at | ^discogs-ru-mc | | New York |
| ru-mc | Tony Cousins | Mastered by | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | Tom Coyne | Mastered by | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | George Michael | Vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, drum programming | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | Niall Flynn | Engineer | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | Adam Noble | Assistant engineer | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | Jo Bryant | Backing vocals | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | Chris Cameron | Piano | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | David Austin | Keyboards, programming | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | James Jackman | Keyboards, programming | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | Jon Douglas | Keyboards, drum programming | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | Ruadhri Cushnan | Keyboards, programming | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
| ru-mc | Pete Gleadall | Additional keyboards, programming | ^discogs-ru-mc | | |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| | identity | not_applicable | Not this article: the Russian CD (Aegean / Sony Music UK 515402 0) carries barcode 4606817398161, and the cassette sold in Poland, Romania, Hungary and elsewhere carries 5099751540243 | ^discogs-versions |
| ru-mc | images | unknown | No licensed photo of the front inlay; the Discogs release has three user photos whose licence does not allow reuse | ^discogs-ru-mc |
| | markets | unknown | Searches of the barcode and of "George Michael Patience кассета" on 2026-09-26 found only CD listings; no retailer or marketplace listing of this cassette, and no copies for sale on Discogs | ^discogs-ru-mc |
| | markets | not_applicable | No Amazon storefront serves Russia | |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 4606817 or its length; gs1_prefix_owner is derived from the Sony Music credit | |
| ru-mc | identity | unknown | Discogs dates the edition only by year (2004) and its data quality is marked "Needs Vote" | ^discogs-ru-mc |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from the Discogs release record (barcode in text and scanned form), the Discogs label profiles of the companies credited, and Wikipedia; no pack photo read. runtime_min is the sum of the Discogs track lengths (calculated, 70:14).
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-ru-mc | https://api.discogs.com/releases/10535603 | Discogs release 10535603: George Michael – Patience (Cassette, Album, Russia, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 10535603 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes, credits, tracklist | | | |
| discogs-ru-cd | https://api.discogs.com/releases/1605201 | Discogs release 1605201: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Russia, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1605201 | identifiers, labels | | | |
| discogs-versions | https://api.discogs.com/masters/98730/versions?per_page=100 | Discogs master 98730: George Michael – Patience, all versions | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 98730 | versions list | | | |
| discogs-smerus | https://api.discogs.com/labels/396775 | Discogs label 396775: Sony Music Entertainment (RUS) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 396775 | profile, contact info, parent label | | | |
| discogs-hunter | https://api.discogs.com/labels/135499 | Discogs label 135499: HUNTER Music | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 135499 | profile, contact info | | | |
| discogs-fizika | https://api.discogs.com/labels/377862 | Discogs label 377862: ООО "Физика-АВК" | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 377862 | profile, contact info, licence number | | | |
| discogs-aegean | https://api.discogs.com/labels/30301 | Discogs label 30301: Aegean | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 30301 | profile | | | |
| wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_(George_Michael_album) | Wikipedia: Patience (George Michael album) | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, release, track listing notes | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Patience is the fifth and final solo studio album by George Michael, released on 15 March 2004 after he re-signed with Sony Music.[^wiki-album] This barcode is the Russian cassette edition on his Aegean label, catalogue number 515402 4, carrying the full 14-track international running order including "Shoot the Dog" and "Patience (Pt II)", which the US CD leaves out.[^discogs-ru-mc][^wiki-album] Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment (RUS) as marketer, HUNTER Music as distributor and the Moscow cassette maker ООО "Физика-АВК" as duplicator, with © 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.[^discogs-ru-mc] The matching Russian CD carries the neighbouring barcode 4606817398161.[^discogs-ru-cd]
The album was mastered at Metropolis in London and Sterling Sound in New York.[^discogs-ru-mc] HUNTER Music was a Moscow sales and distribution company that handled Sony Music products in Russia on a non-exclusive basis.[^discogs-hunter]
<!--/about-->