Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2004 CD, UK), Columbia 512343 2: version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 14:33 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the remastered European CD of Bob Dylan, Oh Mercy, Columbia 512343 2 (barcode 5099751234326), claimed from the wanted list via family/oh-mercy. Identity and track list come from the MusicBrainz release b01c69bd (GB, 2004-03-29). Pressing details come from Discogs 1095160 (Sony DADC, Made in Austria, 15 matrix variants) and 17324593 (Arvato-mastered variant). Discogs 12757513 and 13443646 show the same disc inside the Chronicles & Oh Mercy set and the 2007 x3 box. The GB market is backed by Amazon UK B0001M0KCA (manufacturer reference COL 5123432, GBP 8.48, in stock, sold by Amazon, 2026-09-26). Recorded disputes: the release date (MusicBrainz 2004 vs Discogs 2003) and the country of manufacture (Discogs Austria vs Amazon Germany). No gs1_prefix_owner row: 5099751 is in the pan-European Sony 5099 range. Stubs reused: brand/columbia-records, company/sony-music-entertainment, company/sony-dadc-austria. Cover requested from Cover Art Archive.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2004 CD, UK), Columbia 512343 2 <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 05099751234326 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2004 CD, UK), Columbia 512343 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | family: family/oh-mercy | |
| 7 | 7 | default_observation: eu-cd-dadc | |
| 8 | 8 | summary: Remastered European Columbia CD of Bob Dylan's 1989 album Oh Mercy in a standard jewel case, catalogue number 512343 2 (COL 512343 2), pressed in Austria and sold in the UK. | |
| 9 | 9 | brand: brand/columbia-records | |
| 10 | 10 | category: category/10001459 | |
| 11 | 11 | country_of_sale: GB | |
| 12 | 12 | country_of_origin: AT | |
| 13 | 13 | pack_quantity: 1 | |
| 14 | 14 | pack_format: jewel case | |
| 15 | 15 | model_number: 512343 2 | |
| 16 | 16 | last_seen: 2026-09-26 | |
| 17 | 17 | last_seen_note: Sold new and in stock by Amazon.co.uk on 26 September 2026 | |
| 18 | 18 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 21 | 21 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 22 | 22 | | --------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 23 | 23 | | marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-eu | Discogs transcribes "© 1989, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / ℗ 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc." and credits Sony Music as maker and distributor | | |
| 24 | 24 | | manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc-austria | | | | | derived | ^discogs-eu | Discogs 1095160 reads "Made in Austria" on the label and credits glass mastering to Sony DADC, whose Austrian disc plant is Sony DADC Austria; Amazon UK gives Germany as origin | | |
| 25 | 25 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 26 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 27 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 28 | 28 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 29 | 29 | | ------- | ------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- | | |
| 30 | 30 | | GB | derived | ^amazon-uk | Amazon UK listing B0001M0KCA: CD "Oh Mercy", manufacturer reference COL 5123432 (the catalogue number on this disc's back cover and label), label Columbia / Sony, SPARS code DDD, one disc; the page prints no barcode; in stock, shipped and sold by Amazon; CDs & Vinyl › Rock › Folk Rock | 2026-09-26 | new | DE | GBP 8.48 | | |
| 31 | 31 | | GB | derived | ^mb | MusicBrainz gives the release country of this barcode as GB and the date 29 March 2004; catalogue data rather than a retail listing | 2026-09-26 | | | | | |
| 32 | 32 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 33 | 33 | ||
| 34 | 34 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 35 | 35 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 36 | 36 | | --------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 37 | 37 | | Oh Mercy | name | | | | | |
| 38 | 38 | | COL 512343 2 | search | | | | | |
| 39 | 39 | | 5123432000 | search | | | | | |
| 40 | 40 | | 5 099751 234326 | search | | | | | |
| 41 | 41 | | Bob Dylan Oh Mercy CD | search | | | | | |
| 42 | 42 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 43 | 43 | ||
| 44 | 44 | ## Release <!--release--> | |
| 45 | 45 | artists: Bob Dylan | |
| 46 | 46 | label: brand/columbia-records | |
| 47 | 47 | record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment | |
| 48 | 48 | copyright: © 1989, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. | |
| 49 | 49 | phonographic_copyright: ℗ 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. | |
| 50 | 50 | catalogue_number: 512343 2 | |
| 51 | 51 | media: cd | |
| 52 | 52 | discs: 1 | |
| 53 | 53 | released: 2004-03-29 | |
| 54 | 54 | release_country: GB | |
| 55 | 55 | genre: Rock, Folk Rock | |
| 56 | 56 | runtime_min: 39 | |
| 57 | 57 | edition: Remastered CD reissue (CD without the SACD layer), standard jewel case with a 4-page booklet | |
| 58 | 58 | <!--/release--> | |
| 59 | 59 | ||
| 60 | 60 | ## Tracks <!--tracks--> | |
| 61 | 61 | | position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers | | |
| 62 | 62 | | -------- | -------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ------ | ------------------ | --------- | | |
| 63 | 63 | | 1 | Political World | Bob Dylan | 3:47 | ^mb | Discogs lists 3:49 | Bob Dylan | | |
| 64 | 64 | | 2 | Where Teardrops Fall | Bob Dylan | 2:33 | ^mb | | Bob Dylan | | |
| 65 | 65 | | 3 | Everything Is Broken | Bob Dylan | 3:15 | ^mb | | Bob Dylan | | |
| 66 | 66 | | 4 | Ring Them Bells | Bob Dylan | 3:00 | ^mb | Discogs lists 3:01 | Bob Dylan | | |
| 67 | 67 | | 5 | Man in the Long Black Coat | Bob Dylan | 4:34 | ^mb | Discogs lists 4:35 | Bob Dylan | | |
| 68 | 68 | | 6 | Most of the Time | Bob Dylan | 5:03 | ^mb | Discogs lists 5:04 | Bob Dylan | | |
| 69 | 69 | | 7 | What Good Am I? | Bob Dylan | 4:45 | ^mb | | Bob Dylan | | |
| 70 | 70 | | 8 | Disease of Conceit | Bob Dylan | 3:44 | ^mb | | Bob Dylan | | |
| 71 | 71 | | 9 | What Was It You Wanted | Bob Dylan | 5:03 | ^mb | | Bob Dylan | | |
| 72 | 72 | | 10 | Shooting Star | Bob Dylan | 3:15 | ^mb | Discogs lists 3:13 | Bob Dylan | | |
| 73 | 73 | <!--/tracks--> | |
| 74 | 74 | ||
| 75 | 75 | ## Specifications <!--specifications--> | |
| 76 | 76 | | property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier | | |
| 77 | 77 | | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- | | |
| 78 | 78 | | Packaging | Standard jewel case with clear tray and a 4-page booklet | | ^discogs-eu | | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 79 | 79 | | Catalogue numbers | 512343 2 on the spine; COL 512343 2 on back cover and disc label; 5123432000 on back cover, disc label and booklet | | ^discogs-eu | Discogs 17324593 transcribes the same three numbers | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 80 | 80 | | Label code | LC 00162 | | ^discogs-eu | | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 81 | 81 | | Rights societies | SACEM/SACD/SDRM/SGDL; BIEM | | ^discogs-eu | | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 82 | 82 | | Mastering | Sterling Sound, New York (mastered at); Greg Calbi (mastered by) | | ^discogs-eu | The notes also print "CD/SACD Stereo Mastering: Sterling Sound", the credit shared with the 2003 SACD | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 83 | 83 | | Glass mastering | Sony DADC | | ^discogs-eu | | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 84 | 84 | | Matrix / runout | Sony Music S5123432000-0101 25 A2 (most variants); also 25 A03, 25 A1, 15 A0, 15 A2, 15 A4 | | ^discogs-eu | Fifteen matrix variants recorded by Discogs contributors | eu-cd-dadc | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | | | |
| 85 | 85 | | Mastering SID code | IFPI L555 | | ^discogs-eu | The same code on all fifteen variants | eu-cd-dadc | sid_code | | | known | printed | | | |
| 86 | 86 | | Glass mastering | Arvato, reference 57378586 | | ^discogs-arvato | | eu-cd-arvato | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 87 | 87 | | Matrix / runout | [Sony Music] 57378586/5123432 21 | | ^discogs-arvato | Mastering SID IFPI LB47, mould SID IFPI 0710 | eu-cd-arvato | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | | | |
| 88 | 88 | | Product size | 14.05 x 12.67 x 0.99 | cm | ^amazon-uk | Listing data, not a measurement by us | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 89 | 89 | | Weight | 90.72 | g | ^amazon-uk | Listing data, not a measurement by us | eu-cd-dadc | mass | 90.72 | | known | printed | exact | | |
| 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 | | eu-cd-dadc | Columbia 512343 2 remastered CD, Sony DADC pressing made in Austria | edition | GB | | 2004-03-29 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-eu | Release data from Discogs 1095160 and MusicBrainz; MusicBrainz dates the release 29 March 2004 in the UK, Discogs files it as a European release of 2003, the year of its © line | | 1 | | jewel case | 512343 2 | | |
| 96 | 96 | | eu-cd-arvato | Columbia 512343 2 remastered CD, Arvato-mastered pressing | edition | | | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-arvato | Discogs 17324593: same barcode, catalogue numbers and credits, "Made in Austria", glass mastered by Arvato; undated | | 1 | | jewel case | 512343 2 | | |
| 97 | 97 | | set-chronicles | Disc in the two-CD set Chronicles & Oh Mercy | edition | | | | | 2026-09-26 | unconfirmed | | | | ^discogs-chron | Discogs 12757513 files a two-disc European set of 2003 whose Oh Mercy disc carries this barcode and "COL 512343 2", with Hoffmann und Campe Verlag GmbH among the credited companies and GEMA listed | | | | | COL 512343 2 | | |
| 98 | 98 | | box-x3 | Disc in the 2007 box x3: Infidels / Oh Mercy / Time Out of Mind | edition | | | 2007 | | 2026-09-26 | unconfirmed | | | | ^discogs-x3 | Discogs 13443646: box catalogue 88697161492 on barcode 886971614923, containing the Oh Mercy disc with this barcode and matrix Sony Music S5123432000-0101 25 A2 | | | | | 88697161492 | | |
| 99 | 99 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 100 | 100 | ||
| 101 | 101 | ## Credits <!--credits--> | |
| 102 | 102 | | observation | name | role | source | status | note | | |
| 103 | 103 | | ----------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ---- | | |
| 104 | 104 | | eu-cd-dadc | Bob Dylan | Artist; vocals; written by | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 105 | 105 | | eu-cd-dadc | Daniel Lanois | Producer; mixed by | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 106 | 106 | | eu-cd-dadc | Malcolm Burn | Recorded by; mixed by | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 107 | 107 | | eu-cd-dadc | Mark Howard | Recorded by; studio installation | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 108 | 108 | | eu-cd-dadc | Greg Calbi | Mastered by | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 109 | 109 | | eu-cd-dadc | Steve Berkowitz | Reissue producer | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 110 | 110 | | eu-cd-dadc | Didier C. Deutsch | Tape research | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 111 | 111 | | eu-cd-dadc | Christopher Austopchuk | Album design | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 112 | 112 | | eu-cd-dadc | Skouras Design | Repackage design | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 113 | 113 | | eu-cd-dadc | Mark Burdett | Type design | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 114 | 114 | | eu-cd-dadc | Suzie-Q | Photography | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 115 | 115 | | eu-cd-dadc | Trotsky | Street art on cover | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 116 | 116 | | eu-cd-dadc | Sony Music Entertainment Inc. | © and ℗ holder | ^discogs-eu | | | | |
| 117 | 117 | <!--/credits--> | |
| 118 | 118 | ||
| 119 | 119 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 120 | 120 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 121 | 121 | | ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | | |
| 122 | 122 | | eu-cd-dadc | identity | disputed | Release date: MusicBrainz gives 29 March 2004 in the UK, Discogs files the pressing under Europe, 2003 | ^mb | | |
| 123 | 123 | | eu-cd-dadc | identity | disputed | Country of manufacture: Discogs transcribes "Made in Austria" from the disc, Amazon UK lists Germany as country of origin | ^amazon-uk | | |
| 124 | 124 | | eu-cd-dadc | relationships | unknown | Prefix 5099751 sits in the pan-European Sony/CBS 5099 range used across the group's European issues; no source ties it to one national Sony company, so no gs1_prefix_owner row is written | | | |
| 125 | 125 | | eu-cd-dadc | relationships | not_researched | The UK distributor printed on the back cover in 2004 was not read from a photo | | | |
| 126 | 126 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 127 | 127 | ||
| 128 | 128 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 129 | 129 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 130 | 130 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-26 | |
| 131 | 131 | note: Built from MusicBrainz, four Discogs entries that carry the barcode, Wikipedia and the Amazon UK listing; no pack photo read. | |
| 132 | 132 | <!--/research--> | |
| 133 | 133 | ||
| 134 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 135 | + | | 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 | | |
| 136 | + | | ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- | | |
| 137 | + | | front-5f263823.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/b01c69bd-294b-3bca-966a-85a4ee9d467d/cover-art | 2026-09-26 | | b01c69bd-294b-3bca-966a-85a4ee9d467d | 24708611174 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/b01c69bd-294b-3bca-966a-85a4ee9d467d/24708611174.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/b01c69bd-294b-3bca-966a-85a4ee9d467d/24708611174-1200.jpg | 2026-09-26T14:33:21.097Z | 5099751234326 | barcode | 1 | 500 | 500 | 800 | 800 | true | | | |
| 138 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 139 | + | ||
| 134 | 140 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 135 | 141 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 136 | 142 | | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 137 | 143 | | mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/b01c69bd-294b-3bca-966a-85a4ee9d467d?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (CD, GB, 2004-03-29), Columbia 512343 2 | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | b01c69bd-294b-3bca-966a-85a4ee9d467d | | CC0 | | | | |
| 138 | 144 | | discogs-eu | https://api.discogs.com/releases/1095160 | Discogs release 1095160: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Europe, 2003) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1095160 | | | | | | |
| 139 | 145 | | discogs-arvato | https://api.discogs.com/releases/17324593 | Discogs release 17324593: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Europe) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 17324593 | | | | | | |
| 140 | 146 | | discogs-chron | https://api.discogs.com/releases/12757513 | Discogs release 12757513: Bob Dylan – Chronicles & Oh Mercy (2xCD, Europe, 2003) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 12757513 | | | | | | |
| 141 | 147 | | discogs-x3 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/13443646 | Discogs release 13443646: Bob Dylan – x3 Infidels / Oh Mercy / Time Out Of Mind (Europe, 2007) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 13443646 | | | | | | |
| 142 | 148 | | wiki-oh-mercy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Mercy | Wikipedia: Oh Mercy | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | | | |
| 143 | 149 | | wiki-columbia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records | Wikipedia: Columbia Records | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | | | |
| 144 | 150 | | amazon-uk | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0001M0KCA | Oh Mercy: Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.co.uk | retailer | | B0001M0KCA | product details, offers | | | | | |
| 145 | 151 | <!--/references--> | |
| 146 | 152 | ||
| 147 | 153 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 148 | 154 | This barcode belongs to the remastered European CD of Oh Mercy, Bob Dylan's twenty-sixth studio album, first released by Columbia Records on 12 September 1989 and produced by Daniel Lanois.[^wiki-oh-mercy] Catalogue number 512343 2, printed as COL 512343 2 on the back cover and disc, is a single CD in a standard jewel case with a four-page booklet, mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound and pressed in Austria.[^discogs-eu] MusicBrainz dates the UK release 29 March 2004; it carries the remaster of the 2003 hybrid SACD reissue without the SACD layer.[^mb][^discogs-eu] Columbia is a label of Sony Music Entertainment, whose name appears on the copyright lines.[^wiki-columbia][^discogs-eu] Amazon UK sells it new.[^amazon-uk] | |
| 149 | 155 | ||
| 150 | 156 | The same disc, with this barcode, also turns up inside the two-CD set Chronicles & Oh Mercy and the 2007 European box x3, which pairs it with Infidels and Time Out of Mind.[^discogs-chron][^discogs-x3] The 1989 album reached No. 30 in the United States and No. 6 in the UK.[^wiki-oh-mercy] | |
| 151 | 157 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2004 CD, UK), Columbia 512343 2 <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 05099751234326
name: Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2004 CD, UK), Columbia 512343 2
family: family/oh-mercy
default_observation: eu-cd-dadc
summary: Remastered European Columbia CD of Bob Dylan's 1989 album Oh Mercy in a standard jewel case, catalogue number 512343 2 (COL 512343 2), pressed in Austria and sold in the UK.
brand: brand/columbia-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: GB
country_of_origin: AT
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: jewel case
model_number: 512343 2
last_seen: 2026-09-26
last_seen_note: Sold new and in stock by Amazon.co.uk on 26 September 2026
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| --------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-eu | Discogs transcribes "© 1989, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / ℗ 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc." and credits Sony Music as maker and distributor |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc-austria | | | | | derived | ^discogs-eu | Discogs 1095160 reads "Made in Austria" on the label and credits glass mastering to Sony DADC, whose Austrian disc plant is Sony DADC Austria; Amazon UK gives Germany as origin |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| GB | derived | ^amazon-uk | Amazon UK listing B0001M0KCA: CD "Oh Mercy", manufacturer reference COL 5123432 (the catalogue number on this disc's back cover and label), label Columbia / Sony, SPARS code DDD, one disc; the page prints no barcode; in stock, shipped and sold by Amazon; CDs & Vinyl › Rock › Folk Rock | 2026-09-26 | new | DE | GBP 8.48 |
| GB | derived | ^mb | MusicBrainz gives the release country of this barcode as GB and the date 29 March 2004; catalogue data rather than a retail listing | 2026-09-26 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Oh Mercy | name | | | |
| COL 512343 2 | search | | | |
| 5123432000 | search | | | |
| 5 099751 234326 | search | | | |
| Bob Dylan Oh Mercy CD | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Bob Dylan
label: brand/columbia-records
record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment
copyright: © 1989, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
catalogue_number: 512343 2
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2004-03-29
release_country: GB
genre: Rock, Folk Rock
runtime_min: 39
edition: Remastered CD reissue (CD without the SACD layer), standard jewel case with a 4-page booklet
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | -------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ------ | ------------------ | --------- |
| 1 | Political World | Bob Dylan | 3:47 | ^mb | Discogs lists 3:49 | Bob Dylan |
| 2 | Where Teardrops Fall | Bob Dylan | 2:33 | ^mb | | Bob Dylan |
| 3 | Everything Is Broken | Bob Dylan | 3:15 | ^mb | | Bob Dylan |
| 4 | Ring Them Bells | Bob Dylan | 3:00 | ^mb | Discogs lists 3:01 | Bob Dylan |
| 5 | Man in the Long Black Coat | Bob Dylan | 4:34 | ^mb | Discogs lists 4:35 | Bob Dylan |
| 6 | Most of the Time | Bob Dylan | 5:03 | ^mb | Discogs lists 5:04 | Bob Dylan |
| 7 | What Good Am I? | Bob Dylan | 4:45 | ^mb | | Bob Dylan |
| 8 | Disease of Conceit | Bob Dylan | 3:44 | ^mb | | Bob Dylan |
| 9 | What Was It You Wanted | Bob Dylan | 5:03 | ^mb | | Bob Dylan |
| 10 | Shooting Star | Bob Dylan | 3:15 | ^mb | Discogs lists 3:13 | Bob Dylan |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Packaging | Standard jewel case with clear tray and a 4-page booklet | | ^discogs-eu | | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Catalogue numbers | 512343 2 on the spine; COL 512343 2 on back cover and disc label; 5123432000 on back cover, disc label and booklet | | ^discogs-eu | Discogs 17324593 transcribes the same three numbers | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Label code | LC 00162 | | ^discogs-eu | | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Rights societies | SACEM/SACD/SDRM/SGDL; BIEM | | ^discogs-eu | | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering | Sterling Sound, New York (mastered at); Greg Calbi (mastered by) | | ^discogs-eu | The notes also print "CD/SACD Stereo Mastering: Sterling Sound", the credit shared with the 2003 SACD | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Glass mastering | Sony DADC | | ^discogs-eu | | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | Sony Music S5123432000-0101 25 A2 (most variants); also 25 A03, 25 A1, 15 A0, 15 A2, 15 A4 | | ^discogs-eu | Fifteen matrix variants recorded by Discogs contributors | eu-cd-dadc | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | IFPI L555 | | ^discogs-eu | The same code on all fifteen variants | eu-cd-dadc | sid_code | | | known | printed | |
| Glass mastering | Arvato, reference 57378586 | | ^discogs-arvato | | eu-cd-arvato | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | [Sony Music] 57378586/5123432 21 | | ^discogs-arvato | Mastering SID IFPI LB47, mould SID IFPI 0710 | eu-cd-arvato | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Product size | 14.05 x 12.67 x 0.99 | cm | ^amazon-uk | Listing data, not a measurement by us | eu-cd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Weight | 90.72 | g | ^amazon-uk | Listing data, not a measurement by us | eu-cd-dadc | mass | 90.72 | | known | printed | exact |
<!--/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 |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| eu-cd-dadc | Columbia 512343 2 remastered CD, Sony DADC pressing made in Austria | edition | GB | | 2004-03-29 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-eu | Release data from Discogs 1095160 and MusicBrainz; MusicBrainz dates the release 29 March 2004 in the UK, Discogs files it as a European release of 2003, the year of its © line | | 1 | | jewel case | 512343 2 |
| eu-cd-arvato | Columbia 512343 2 remastered CD, Arvato-mastered pressing | edition | | | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-arvato | Discogs 17324593: same barcode, catalogue numbers and credits, "Made in Austria", glass mastered by Arvato; undated | | 1 | | jewel case | 512343 2 |
| set-chronicles | Disc in the two-CD set Chronicles & Oh Mercy | edition | | | | | 2026-09-26 | unconfirmed | | | | ^discogs-chron | Discogs 12757513 files a two-disc European set of 2003 whose Oh Mercy disc carries this barcode and "COL 512343 2", with Hoffmann und Campe Verlag GmbH among the credited companies and GEMA listed | | | | | COL 512343 2 |
| box-x3 | Disc in the 2007 box x3: Infidels / Oh Mercy / Time Out of Mind | edition | | | 2007 | | 2026-09-26 | unconfirmed | | | | ^discogs-x3 | Discogs 13443646: box catalogue 88697161492 on barcode 886971614923, containing the Oh Mercy disc with this barcode and matrix Sony Music S5123432000-0101 25 A2 | | | | | 88697161492 |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ---- |
| eu-cd-dadc | Bob Dylan | Artist; vocals; written by | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Daniel Lanois | Producer; mixed by | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Malcolm Burn | Recorded by; mixed by | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Mark Howard | Recorded by; studio installation | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Greg Calbi | Mastered by | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Steve Berkowitz | Reissue producer | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Didier C. Deutsch | Tape research | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Christopher Austopchuk | Album design | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Skouras Design | Repackage design | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Mark Burdett | Type design | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Suzie-Q | Photography | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Trotsky | Street art on cover | ^discogs-eu | | |
| eu-cd-dadc | Sony Music Entertainment Inc. | © and ℗ holder | ^discogs-eu | | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- |
| eu-cd-dadc | identity | disputed | Release date: MusicBrainz gives 29 March 2004 in the UK, Discogs files the pressing under Europe, 2003 | ^mb |
| eu-cd-dadc | identity | disputed | Country of manufacture: Discogs transcribes "Made in Austria" from the disc, Amazon UK lists Germany as country of origin | ^amazon-uk |
| eu-cd-dadc | relationships | unknown | Prefix 5099751 sits in the pan-European Sony/CBS 5099 range used across the group's European issues; no source ties it to one national Sony company, so no gs1_prefix_owner row is written | |
| eu-cd-dadc | relationships | not_researched | The UK distributor printed on the back cover in 2004 was not read from a photo | |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from MusicBrainz, four Discogs entries that carry the barcode, Wikipedia and the Amazon UK listing; no pack photo read.
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/b01c69bd-294b-3bca-966a-85a4ee9d467d?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (CD, GB, 2004-03-29), Columbia 512343 2 | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | b01c69bd-294b-3bca-966a-85a4ee9d467d | | CC0 | | |
| discogs-eu | https://api.discogs.com/releases/1095160 | Discogs release 1095160: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Europe, 2003) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1095160 | | | | |
| discogs-arvato | https://api.discogs.com/releases/17324593 | Discogs release 17324593: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Europe) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 17324593 | | | | |
| discogs-chron | https://api.discogs.com/releases/12757513 | Discogs release 12757513: Bob Dylan – Chronicles & Oh Mercy (2xCD, Europe, 2003) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 12757513 | | | | |
| discogs-x3 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/13443646 | Discogs release 13443646: Bob Dylan – x3 Infidels / Oh Mercy / Time Out Of Mind (Europe, 2007) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 13443646 | | | | |
| wiki-oh-mercy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Mercy | Wikipedia: Oh Mercy | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-columbia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records | Wikipedia: Columbia Records | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| amazon-uk | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0001M0KCA | Oh Mercy: Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.co.uk | retailer | | B0001M0KCA | product details, offers | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
This barcode belongs to the remastered European CD of Oh Mercy, Bob Dylan's twenty-sixth studio album, first released by Columbia Records on 12 September 1989 and produced by Daniel Lanois.[^wiki-oh-mercy] Catalogue number 512343 2, printed as COL 512343 2 on the back cover and disc, is a single CD in a standard jewel case with a four-page booklet, mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound and pressed in Austria.[^discogs-eu] MusicBrainz dates the UK release 29 March 2004; it carries the remaster of the 2003 hybrid SACD reissue without the SACD layer.[^mb][^discogs-eu] Columbia is a label of Sony Music Entertainment, whose name appears on the copyright lines.[^wiki-columbia][^discogs-eu] Amazon UK sells it new.[^amazon-uk]
The same disc, with this barcode, also turns up inside the two-CD set Chronicles & Oh Mercy and the 2007 European box x3, which pairs it with Infidels and Time Out of Mind.[^discogs-chron][^discogs-x3] The 1989 album reached No. 30 in the United States and No. 6 in the UK.[^wiki-oh-mercy]
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