Patience – George Michael (CD, Asia): version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 16:20 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the Asian CD of George Michael – Patience (4893391111624), one barcode shared by four Discogs pressings (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, pan-Asia), with the 14-track list from MusicBrainz, per-pressing observations, matrix and SID codes, and relations to Sony Music Asia (distributor, derived prefix owner), SCA Music Holdings (UK) (licensee) and three new Sony national company stubs (Hong Kong presser, Taiwan label, Malaysia distributor). Sources: MusicBrainz release 2431383e, Discogs releases 11909532, 13515656, 7499686, 13487840 and labels 549718, 605619, 367034, RareVinyl.com, Wikipedia.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Patience – George Michael (CD, Asia) <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 04893391111624 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Patience – George Michael (CD, Asia) | |
| 6 | 6 | family: family/patience-george-michael-album | |
| 7 | 7 | summary: Asian single-disc CD of George Michael's 2004 album Patience, Aegean / Sony Music UK 515402.2, one barcode shared by the Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Malaysian pressings distributed by Sony's Asian companies. | |
| 8 | 8 | brand: brand/aegean | |
| 9 | 9 | category: category/10001459 | |
| 10 | 10 | country_of_sale: TW, HK, MY | |
| 11 | 11 | pack_quantity: 1 | |
| 12 | 12 | pack_format: CD | |
| 13 | 13 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 16 | 16 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 17 | 17 | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 18 | 18 | | licensed_to | company/sca-music-holdings-uk | global | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-tw | "© 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd." per Discogs; the same credit is transcribed from the Hong Kong and pan-Asian pressings (^discogs-hk, ^discogs-asia) | | |
| 19 | 19 | | distributed_by | company/sony-music-asia | | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-asia | "Distributed by Sony Music Asia" printed on the inlay of the pan-Asian pressing, per Discogs; the disc itself says distributed by Sony Music | | |
| 20 | 20 | | distributed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-malaysia | MY | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-my | Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd as distributor of the Malaysian pressing | | |
| 21 | 21 | | marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-taiwan | TW | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-tw | Discogs lists Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd. as a label of the Taiwanese pressing, catalogue number 515402.2 | | |
| 22 | 22 | | manufactured_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-hong-kong | HK | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-hk | Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd. as presser of the Hong Kong pressing (mould SID code IFPI 6315); the company's Discogs profile identifies its plant by IFPI 63** mould codes (^discogs-smehk) | | |
| 23 | 23 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-asia | | | | | derived | ^discogs-smmy | Prefix 4893391, held on inference by Sony Music Asia; Discogs' profile of Sony Music Malaysia says Western releases used 4 893391 barcodes because Sony Music Asia handled their distribution | | |
| 24 | 24 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 26 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 27 | 27 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 28 | 28 | | ------- | ------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- | | |
| 29 | 29 | | TW | sourced | ^discogs-tw | Discogs release 11909532 gives country Taiwan and the barcode as printed (4 893391 111624) and scanned; RareVinyl.com lists a sealed Taiwanese copy with obi strip under this barcode (^rarevinyl) | 2026-09-26 | | | | | |
| 30 | 30 | | HK | sourced | ^discogs-hk | Discogs release 13515656 gives country Hong Kong and the scanned barcode 4893391111624, pressed by Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd. | 2026-09-26 | | HK | | | |
| 31 | 31 | | MY | sourced | ^discogs-my | Discogs release 7499686 ("The Malaysian version") carries this barcode with Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd as distributor; MusicBrainz gives release country MY for the same barcode (^musicbrainz) | 2026-09-26 | | | | | |
| 32 | 32 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 33 | 33 | ||
| 34 | 34 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 35 | 35 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 36 | 36 | | ------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 37 | 37 | | Patience | name | en | | | | |
| 38 | 38 | | George Michael – Patience | search | en | | | | |
| 39 | 39 | | 515402.2 | search | | | | | |
| 40 | 40 | | 515402 2 | search | | | | | |
| 41 | 41 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 42 | 42 | ||
| 43 | 43 | ## Release <!--release--> | |
| 44 | 44 | artists: George Michael | |
| 45 | 45 | label: brand/aegean | |
| 46 | 46 | copyright: © 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. | |
| 47 | 47 | phonographic_copyright: G.K. Panayiotou | |
| 48 | 48 | catalogue_number: 515402.2 | |
| 49 | 49 | label_code: LC 12723 | |
| 50 | 50 | media: cd | |
| 51 | 51 | discs: 1 | |
| 52 | 52 | released: 2004 | |
| 53 | 53 | release_country: TW, HK, MY | |
| 54 | 54 | genre: Pop | |
| 55 | 55 | runtime_min: 70.4 | |
| 56 | 56 | <!--/release--> | |
| 57 | 57 | ||
| 58 | 58 | ## Tracks <!--tracks--> | |
| 59 | 59 | | position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers | | |
| 60 | 60 | | -------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------- | -------- | ------------ | --------------------------------- | ------- | | |
| 61 | 61 | | 1 | Patience | George Michael | 2:54 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 62 | 62 | | 2 | Amazing | George Michael | 4:26 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 63 | 63 | | 3 | John and Elvis Are Dead | George Michael | 4:24 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 64 | 64 | | 4 | Cars and Trains | George Michael | 5:51 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 65 | 65 | | 5 | Round Here | George Michael | 5:56 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 66 | 66 | | 6 | Shoot the Dog | George Michael | 5:08 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 67 | 67 | | 7 | My Mother Had a Brother | George Michael | 6:18 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 68 | 68 | | 8 | Flawless (Go to the City) | George Michael | 6:51 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 69 | 69 | | 9 | American Angel | George Michael | 4:07 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 70 | 70 | | 10 | Precious Box | George Michael | 7:40 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 71 | 71 | | 11 | Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song) | George Michael | 5:26 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 72 | 72 | | 12 | Freeek! '04 | George Michael | 4:28 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 73 | 73 | | 13 | Through | George Michael | 5:23 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs gives 5:22 (^discogs-tw) | | | |
| 74 | 74 | | 14 | Patience, Pt II | George Michael | 1:31 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs: "Patience (Pt II)", 1:30 | | | |
| 75 | 75 | <!--/tracks--> | |
| 76 | 76 | ||
| 77 | 77 | ## Specifications <!--specifications--> | |
| 78 | 78 | | property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier | | |
| 79 | 79 | | ------------------ | ------------------------------ | ---- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- | | |
| 80 | 80 | | Format | CD, album | | ^discogs-tw | Same format on all four Discogs entries for this barcode | tw-cd | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 81 | 81 | | Packaging | Jewel case | | ^musicbrainz | | my-cd | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 82 | 82 | | Barcode as printed | 4 893391 111624 | | ^discogs-tw | Text form per Discogs | tw-cd | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 83 | 83 | | Obi strip | Wrap-around obi strip | | ^rarevinyl | As described by the seller of a sealed Taiwanese copy | tw-cd | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 84 | 84 | | Matrix / runout | Sony Music S5154022000-0101 15 | | ^discogs-hk | | hk-cd | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | | | |
| 85 | 85 | | Mould SID code | IFPI 6315 | | ^discogs-hk | | hk-cd | sid_code | | | known | printed | | | |
| 86 | 86 | | Matrix / runout | 515402-2 3211152 | | ^discogs-asia | | asia-cd | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | | | |
| 87 | 87 | | Mastering SID code | IFPI LK76 | | ^discogs-asia | | asia-cd | sid_code | | | known | printed | | | |
| 88 | 88 | | Mould SID code | IFPI 8308 | | ^discogs-asia | | asia-cd | sid_code | | | known | printed | | | |
| 89 | 89 | | Sticker barcode | 5 099751 540229 | | ^discogs-asia | A sticker carrying the European barcode, per Discogs | asia-cd | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 90 | 90 | <!--/specifications--> | |
| 91 | 91 | ||
| 92 | 92 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 93 | 93 | | 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 | | |
| 94 | 94 | | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | | |
| 95 | 95 | | tw-cd | Taiwanese CD pressing, Aegean 515402.2 | edition | TW | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-tw | Discogs names Sony Music as maker and Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd. as label | | 1 | | CD | | | |
| 96 | 96 | | hk-cd | Hong Kong CD pressing, Aegean / Sony Music UK 515402.2 | edition | HK | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-hk | Pressed in Hong Kong by Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd.; label code LC 12723 | | 1 | | CD | | | |
| 97 | 97 | | my-cd | Malaysian CD pressing, Aegean / Sony Music UK 515402 2 | edition | MY | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-my | Release year 2004 per Discogs and ^musicbrainz, which lists Sony Music UK (catalogue number 515402.2) and Aegean as labels | | 1 | | CD | | | |
| 98 | 98 | | asia-cd | Pan-Asian CD pressing, Aegean / Sony Music UK 515402.2 | edition | | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-asia | Discogs gives the country as Asia: catalogue number 515402.2 on the inlay and 515402 2 on the disc; "Distributed by Sony Music Asia" on the inlay; a sticker carries the European barcode 5099751540229 | | 1 | | CD | | | |
| 99 | 99 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 100 | 100 | ||
| 101 | 101 | ## Credits <!--credits--> | |
| 102 | 102 | | observation | name | role | source | status | note | | |
| 103 | 103 | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------ | -------- | | |
| 104 | 104 | | tw-cd | Aegean | Label | ^discogs-tw | | | | |
| 105 | 105 | | tw-cd | Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd. | Label | ^discogs-tw | | | | |
| 106 | 106 | | tw-cd | Sony Music | Made by | ^discogs-tw | | | | |
| 107 | 107 | | hk-cd | Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd. | Pressed by | ^discogs-hk | | | | |
| 108 | 108 | | my-cd | Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd | Distributed by | ^discogs-my | | | | |
| 109 | 109 | | asia-cd | Sony Music Asia | Distributed by | ^discogs-asia | | | | |
| 110 | 110 | | | G.K. Panayiotou | Copyright and phonographic copyright holder | ^discogs-tw | | | | |
| 111 | 111 | | | Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. | Licensed to | ^discogs-tw | | | | |
| 112 | 112 | | | George Michael | Producer, arranger, vocals | ^discogs-tw | | | | |
| 113 | 113 | | | Niall Flynn | Engineer | ^discogs-tw | | | | |
| 114 | 114 | | | Tony Cousins | Mastered by | ^discogs-tw | | | | |
| 115 | 115 | | | Tom Coyne | Mastered by | ^discogs-tw | | | | |
| 116 | 116 | | | Metropolis Mastering | Mastered at | ^discogs-tw | | London | | |
| 117 | 117 | | | Sterling Sound | Mastered at | ^discogs-tw | | New York | | |
| 118 | 118 | <!--/credits--> | |
| 119 | 119 | ||
| 120 | 120 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 121 | 121 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 122 | 122 | | ----------- | ------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | | |
| 123 | 123 | | asia-cd | identity | unknown | Which country the pan-Asian pressing with the European sticker barcode was sold in | ^discogs-asia | | |
| 124 | 124 | | | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 4893391; gs1_prefix_owner follows the inference on the Sony Music Asia page | ^discogs-smmy | | |
| 125 | 125 | | | markets | unknown | Amazon.com: searched "4893391111624", "george michael patience cd", "george michael patience 515402.2" and "george michael patience taiwan" on 2026-09-26; the barcode search returns B0001NBL7M (Audio CD, extra tracks, import, USD 9.85, one left), whose page prints no barcode, label or country, so it cannot be matched to this pressing; B00020SHH6 prints the US barcode 827969208021 | ^amazon-us | | |
| 126 | 126 | | | markets | unknown | Amazon.co.jp: searched "4893391111624" (no results), "george michael patience cd" and "george michael patience 515402.2" (no results) on 2026-09-26; of the ten Patience listings opened, B00020SHH6 prints EAN 0827969208021, four print other EANs and five print none | | | |
| 127 | 127 | | | markets | unknown | Amazon.sg: searched "4893391111624" (no results), "george michael patience cd" and "george michael patience 515402.2" (no results) on 2026-09-26; the only Patience listing, B00020SHH6, is the US CD under 827969208021 | | | |
| 128 | 128 | | | images | unknown | Front cover photo of this pressing | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 129 | 129 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 130 | 130 | ||
| 131 | 131 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 132 | 132 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 133 | 133 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-26 | |
| 134 | 134 | note: Built from the MusicBrainz release and the four Discogs release entries carrying this barcode (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Asia), plus the Discogs profiles of the Sony companies involved. No pack photo read. runtime_min is the sum of the MusicBrainz track lengths (calculated, 70:22). | |
| 135 | 135 | <!--/research--> | |
| 136 | 136 | ||
| 137 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 138 | + | | 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 | upscaled | observation | | |
| 139 | + | | ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- | | |
| 140 | + | | front-e24afd9e.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/2431383e-e2f4-4ee5-b118-8659cba8f91c/cover-art | 2026-09-26 | | 2431383e-e2f4-4ee5-b118-8659cba8f91c | 42912894872 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/2431383e-e2f4-4ee5-b118-8659cba8f91c/42912894872.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/2431383e-e2f4-4ee5-b118-8659cba8f91c/42912894872-1200.jpg | 2026-09-26T16:20:44.457Z | 4893391111624 | barcode | 1 | 1200 | 1184 | 1200 | 1184 | | | | |
| 141 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 142 | + | ||
| 137 | 143 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 138 | 144 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 139 | 145 | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 140 | 146 | | musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/2431383e-e2f4-4ee5-b118-8659cba8f91c?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: George Michael – Patience (CD, Malaysia, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 2431383e-e2f4-4ee5-b118-8659cba8f91c | barcode, labels, catalogue number, tracks | CC0 | | | | |
| 141 | 147 | | discogs-tw | https://api.discogs.com/releases/11909532 | Discogs release 11909532: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Taiwan, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 11909532 | identifiers, labels, companies, credits, notes | | | | | |
| 142 | 148 | | discogs-hk | https://api.discogs.com/releases/13515656 | Discogs release 13515656: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Hong Kong, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 13515656 | identifiers, labels, companies | | | | | |
| 143 | 149 | | discogs-my | https://api.discogs.com/releases/7499686 | Discogs release 7499686: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Malaysia, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 7499686 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes | | | | | |
| 144 | 150 | | discogs-asia | https://api.discogs.com/releases/13487840 | Discogs release 13487840: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Asia, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 13487840 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes | | | | | |
| 145 | 151 | | discogs-smehk | https://api.discogs.com/labels/549718 | Discogs label 549718: Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd. | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 549718 | profile, manufacturing operations, contact | | | | | |
| 146 | 152 | | discogs-smetw | https://api.discogs.com/labels/605619 | Discogs label 605619: Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd. | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 605619 | profile, name history, contact | | | | | |
| 147 | 153 | | discogs-smmy | https://api.discogs.com/labels/367034 | Discogs label 367034: Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 367034 | profile, barcode usage, predecessors, successors | | | | | |
| 148 | 154 | | rarevinyl | https://us.rarevinyl.com/products/george-michael-patience-taiwanese-cd-album-cdlp-515402-2-282069 | RareVinyl.com: George Michael Patience 2004 Taiwanese CD album | 2026-09-26 | RareVinyl.com | retailer | | 282069 | description, catalogue number, barcode | | | | | |
| 149 | 155 | | amazon-us | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001NBL7M | Amazon.com: Patience – George Michael (Audio CD, import) | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B0001NBL7M | product details, offers | | | | | |
| 150 | 156 | | wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_(George_Michael_album) | Wikipedia: Patience (George Michael album) | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, release | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | | | |
| 151 | 157 | <!--/references--> | |
| 152 | 158 | ||
| 153 | 159 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 154 | 160 | Patience is the fifth and final solo studio album by English singer-songwriter George Michael, released on 15 March 2004 after his return to Sony Music.[^wiki-album] This barcode is the Asian single-disc CD on Aegean and Sony Music UK, catalogue number 515402.2, with the full 14-track running order of about 70 minutes.[^musicbrainz] Discogs lists the same barcode on four pressings: a Taiwanese one labelled by Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd., a Hong Kong one pressed by Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd., a Malaysian one distributed by Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd, and a pan-Asian one whose inlay says "Distributed by Sony Music Asia".[^discogs-tw][^discogs-hk][^discogs-my][^discogs-asia] The recording is © and ℗ 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.[^discogs-tw] | |
| 155 | 161 | ||
| 156 | 162 | The Taiwanese copies came with a wrap-around obi strip.[^rarevinyl] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.[^wiki-album] | |
| 157 | 163 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Patience – George Michael (CD, Asia) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 04893391111624
name: Patience – George Michael (CD, Asia)
family: family/patience-george-michael-album
summary: Asian single-disc CD of George Michael's 2004 album Patience, Aegean / Sony Music UK 515402.2, one barcode shared by the Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Malaysian pressings distributed by Sony's Asian companies.
brand: brand/aegean
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: TW, HK, MY
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: CD
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| licensed_to | company/sca-music-holdings-uk | global | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-tw | "© 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd." per Discogs; the same credit is transcribed from the Hong Kong and pan-Asian pressings (^discogs-hk, ^discogs-asia) |
| distributed_by | company/sony-music-asia | | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-asia | "Distributed by Sony Music Asia" printed on the inlay of the pan-Asian pressing, per Discogs; the disc itself says distributed by Sony Music |
| distributed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-malaysia | MY | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-my | Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd as distributor of the Malaysian pressing |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-taiwan | TW | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-tw | Discogs lists Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd. as a label of the Taiwanese pressing, catalogue number 515402.2 |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-hong-kong | HK | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-hk | Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd. as presser of the Hong Kong pressing (mould SID code IFPI 6315); the company's Discogs profile identifies its plant by IFPI 63** mould codes (^discogs-smehk) |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-asia | | | | | derived | ^discogs-smmy | Prefix 4893391, held on inference by Sony Music Asia; Discogs' profile of Sony Music Malaysia says Western releases used 4 893391 barcodes because Sony Music Asia handled their distribution |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| TW | sourced | ^discogs-tw | Discogs release 11909532 gives country Taiwan and the barcode as printed (4 893391 111624) and scanned; RareVinyl.com lists a sealed Taiwanese copy with obi strip under this barcode (^rarevinyl) | 2026-09-26 | | | |
| HK | sourced | ^discogs-hk | Discogs release 13515656 gives country Hong Kong and the scanned barcode 4893391111624, pressed by Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd. | 2026-09-26 | | HK | |
| MY | sourced | ^discogs-my | Discogs release 7499686 ("The Malaysian version") carries this barcode with Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd as distributor; MusicBrainz gives release country MY for the same barcode (^musicbrainz) | 2026-09-26 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Patience | name | en | | |
| George Michael – Patience | search | en | | |
| 515402.2 | search | | | |
| 515402 2 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: George Michael
label: brand/aegean
copyright: © 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
phonographic_copyright: G.K. Panayiotou
catalogue_number: 515402.2
label_code: LC 12723
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2004
release_country: TW, HK, MY
genre: Pop
runtime_min: 70.4
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------- | -------- | ------------ | --------------------------------- | ------- |
| 1 | Patience | George Michael | 2:54 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 2 | Amazing | George Michael | 4:26 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 3 | John and Elvis Are Dead | George Michael | 4:24 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 4 | Cars and Trains | George Michael | 5:51 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 5 | Round Here | George Michael | 5:56 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 6 | Shoot the Dog | George Michael | 5:08 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 7 | My Mother Had a Brother | George Michael | 6:18 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 8 | Flawless (Go to the City) | George Michael | 6:51 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 9 | American Angel | George Michael | 4:07 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 10 | Precious Box | George Michael | 7:40 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 11 | Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song) | George Michael | 5:26 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 12 | Freeek! '04 | George Michael | 4:28 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 13 | Through | George Michael | 5:23 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs gives 5:22 (^discogs-tw) | |
| 14 | Patience, Pt II | George Michael | 1:31 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs: "Patience (Pt II)", 1:30 | |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------ | ---- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | CD, album | | ^discogs-tw | Same format on all four Discogs entries for this barcode | tw-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Jewel case | | ^musicbrainz | | my-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Barcode as printed | 4 893391 111624 | | ^discogs-tw | Text form per Discogs | tw-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Obi strip | Wrap-around obi strip | | ^rarevinyl | As described by the seller of a sealed Taiwanese copy | tw-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | Sony Music S5154022000-0101 15 | | ^discogs-hk | | hk-cd | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Mould SID code | IFPI 6315 | | ^discogs-hk | | hk-cd | sid_code | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | 515402-2 3211152 | | ^discogs-asia | | asia-cd | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | IFPI LK76 | | ^discogs-asia | | asia-cd | sid_code | | | known | printed | |
| Mould SID code | IFPI 8308 | | ^discogs-asia | | asia-cd | sid_code | | | known | printed | |
| Sticker barcode | 5 099751 540229 | | ^discogs-asia | A sticker carrying the European barcode, per Discogs | asia-cd | | | | known | printed | |
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## 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 |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| tw-cd | Taiwanese CD pressing, Aegean 515402.2 | edition | TW | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-tw | Discogs names Sony Music as maker and Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd. as label | | 1 | | CD | |
| hk-cd | Hong Kong CD pressing, Aegean / Sony Music UK 515402.2 | edition | HK | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-hk | Pressed in Hong Kong by Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd.; label code LC 12723 | | 1 | | CD | |
| my-cd | Malaysian CD pressing, Aegean / Sony Music UK 515402 2 | edition | MY | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-my | Release year 2004 per Discogs and ^musicbrainz, which lists Sony Music UK (catalogue number 515402.2) and Aegean as labels | | 1 | | CD | |
| asia-cd | Pan-Asian CD pressing, Aegean / Sony Music UK 515402.2 | edition | | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-asia | Discogs gives the country as Asia: catalogue number 515402.2 on the inlay and 515402 2 on the disc; "Distributed by Sony Music Asia" on the inlay; a sticker carries the European barcode 5099751540229 | | 1 | | CD | |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------ | -------- |
| tw-cd | Aegean | Label | ^discogs-tw | | |
| tw-cd | Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd. | Label | ^discogs-tw | | |
| tw-cd | Sony Music | Made by | ^discogs-tw | | |
| hk-cd | Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd. | Pressed by | ^discogs-hk | | |
| my-cd | Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd | Distributed by | ^discogs-my | | |
| asia-cd | Sony Music Asia | Distributed by | ^discogs-asia | | |
| | G.K. Panayiotou | Copyright and phonographic copyright holder | ^discogs-tw | | |
| | Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. | Licensed to | ^discogs-tw | | |
| | George Michael | Producer, arranger, vocals | ^discogs-tw | | |
| | Niall Flynn | Engineer | ^discogs-tw | | |
| | Tony Cousins | Mastered by | ^discogs-tw | | |
| | Tom Coyne | Mastered by | ^discogs-tw | | |
| | Metropolis Mastering | Mastered at | ^discogs-tw | | London |
| | Sterling Sound | Mastered at | ^discogs-tw | | New York |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| asia-cd | identity | unknown | Which country the pan-Asian pressing with the European sticker barcode was sold in | ^discogs-asia |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 4893391; gs1_prefix_owner follows the inference on the Sony Music Asia page | ^discogs-smmy |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.com: searched "4893391111624", "george michael patience cd", "george michael patience 515402.2" and "george michael patience taiwan" on 2026-09-26; the barcode search returns B0001NBL7M (Audio CD, extra tracks, import, USD 9.85, one left), whose page prints no barcode, label or country, so it cannot be matched to this pressing; B00020SHH6 prints the US barcode 827969208021 | ^amazon-us |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.co.jp: searched "4893391111624" (no results), "george michael patience cd" and "george michael patience 515402.2" (no results) on 2026-09-26; of the ten Patience listings opened, B00020SHH6 prints EAN 0827969208021, four print other EANs and five print none | |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.sg: searched "4893391111624" (no results), "george michael patience cd" and "george michael patience 515402.2" (no results) on 2026-09-26; the only Patience listing, B00020SHH6, is the US CD under 827969208021 | |
| | images | unknown | Front cover photo of this pressing | ^musicbrainz |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from the MusicBrainz release and the four Discogs release entries carrying this barcode (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Asia), plus the Discogs profiles of the Sony companies involved. No pack photo read. runtime_min is the sum of the MusicBrainz track lengths (calculated, 70:22).
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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/2431383e-e2f4-4ee5-b118-8659cba8f91c?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: George Michael – Patience (CD, Malaysia, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 2431383e-e2f4-4ee5-b118-8659cba8f91c | barcode, labels, catalogue number, tracks | CC0 | | |
| discogs-tw | https://api.discogs.com/releases/11909532 | Discogs release 11909532: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Taiwan, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 11909532 | identifiers, labels, companies, credits, notes | | | |
| discogs-hk | https://api.discogs.com/releases/13515656 | Discogs release 13515656: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Hong Kong, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 13515656 | identifiers, labels, companies | | | |
| discogs-my | https://api.discogs.com/releases/7499686 | Discogs release 7499686: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Malaysia, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 7499686 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes | | | |
| discogs-asia | https://api.discogs.com/releases/13487840 | Discogs release 13487840: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Asia, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 13487840 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes | | | |
| discogs-smehk | https://api.discogs.com/labels/549718 | Discogs label 549718: Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd. | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 549718 | profile, manufacturing operations, contact | | | |
| discogs-smetw | https://api.discogs.com/labels/605619 | Discogs label 605619: Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd. | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 605619 | profile, name history, contact | | | |
| discogs-smmy | https://api.discogs.com/labels/367034 | Discogs label 367034: Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 367034 | profile, barcode usage, predecessors, successors | | | |
| rarevinyl | https://us.rarevinyl.com/products/george-michael-patience-taiwanese-cd-album-cdlp-515402-2-282069 | RareVinyl.com: George Michael Patience 2004 Taiwanese CD album | 2026-09-26 | RareVinyl.com | retailer | | 282069 | description, catalogue number, barcode | | | |
| amazon-us | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001NBL7M | Amazon.com: Patience – George Michael (Audio CD, import) | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B0001NBL7M | product details, offers | | | |
| wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_(George_Michael_album) | Wikipedia: Patience (George Michael album) | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, release | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
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## About <!--about-->
Patience is the fifth and final solo studio album by English singer-songwriter George Michael, released on 15 March 2004 after his return to Sony Music.[^wiki-album] This barcode is the Asian single-disc CD on Aegean and Sony Music UK, catalogue number 515402.2, with the full 14-track running order of about 70 minutes.[^musicbrainz] Discogs lists the same barcode on four pressings: a Taiwanese one labelled by Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd., a Hong Kong one pressed by Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd., a Malaysian one distributed by Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd, and a pan-Asian one whose inlay says "Distributed by Sony Music Asia".[^discogs-tw][^discogs-hk][^discogs-my][^discogs-asia] The recording is © and ℗ 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.[^discogs-tw]
The Taiwanese copies came with a wrap-around obi strip.[^rarevinyl] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.[^wiki-album]
<!--/about-->