Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD, Europe), Columbia 512343 6: version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 14:35 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the European 2003 hybrid SACD of Bob Dylan's Oh Mercy (Columbia 512343 6, barcode 5099751234364), a variant named by family/oh-mercy. Identity from MusicBrainz release ff7fbc9b and Discogs releases 2426480 and 31389599 (two pressings on the same barcode, one marked Made in Austria); markets from the Searching For A Gem discography (Australia) and Amazon listings B0000AE8SE on amazon.co.uk (used, GBP 30.88), amazon.de (used, EUR 43.53) and amazon.com.au (unavailable). Release, tracks, credits and matrix specifications filled; no new stubs; no licensed cover art exists for this release on Cover Art Archive.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD, Europe), Columbia 512343 6 <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 05099751234364
name: Oh Mercy – Bob Dylan (2003 hybrid SACD, Europe), Columbia 512343 6
family: family/oh-mercy
default_observation: eu-sacd-dadc
summary: European 2003 Columbia remastered hybrid CD/SACD reissue (stereo, digipak) of Bob Dylan's 1989 album Oh Mercy, catalogue number 512343 6.
brand: brand/columbia-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: GB, DE, AU
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: digipak
model_number: 512343 6
last_seen: 2026-09-26
last_seen_note: Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de offer used copies only; Amazon Australia shows the listing as currently unavailable
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs transcribes "© 1989, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc." and "℗ 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc." for this release; Columbia is its imprint per Wikipedia |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc-austria | | | | | derived | ^discogs-at | Discogs 31389599 transcribes "Made in Austria" from the disc label, and both Discogs entries for this barcode credit glass mastering to Sony DADC; Sony DADC's Austrian plant is at Anif near Salzburg |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^wiki-columbia | prefix 5099751; the Columbia label is owned by Sony Music Entertainment per Wikipedia and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. holds the © and ℗ lines per Discogs |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| GB | derived | ^mb | MusicBrainz release ff7fbc9b (barcode 5099751234364, Columbia 512343 6) gives the release country as GB and the date 15 September 2003; catalogue data rather than a retail listing | 2026-09-26 | | | |
| GB | derived | ^amazon-uk | Amazon.co.uk listing B0000AE8SE, titled "Oh Mercy [HYBRID SACD]" and "Remastered, SACD", 1 disc, CDs & Vinyl breadcrumb; prints no barcode. Used copy only (Very Good, sold by momox co uk); Amazon.de's search for 5099751234364 returns this ASIN | 2026-09-26 | used | | GBP 30.88 |
| DE | derived | ^amazon-de | Amazon.de listing B0000AE8SE, "Oh Mercy" Hybrid SACD, label "Col (Sony Music)", 1 disc, CDs & Vinyl breadcrumb; the store's search for 5099751234364 returns this ASIN, the page prints no barcode. Used copy only (Very Good, sold by MEDIMOPS) | 2026-09-26 | used | | EUR 43.53 |
| AU | derived | ^gem | Fan discography lists Columbia 512343 6 as the Europe/Australia issue and shows an Australian copy with a yellow "Reissues Series" sticker; the page prints no barcode | 2026-09-26 | | | |
| AU | derived | ^amazon-au | Amazon Australia listing B0000AE8SE, "Oh Mercy", audio CD, label Sony, 1 disc, Music breadcrumb; the same ASIN as the UK and German SACD listings; prints no barcode and shows the article as currently unavailable | 2026-09-26 | | | |
| EU | derived | ^discogs | Discogs release 2426480 (barcode 5099751234364, catalogue 512343 6) gives the release country as Europe; catalogue data rather than a retail listing | 2026-09-26 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Oh Mercy | name | | | |
| Bob Dylan Oh Mercy SACD | search | | | |
| 512343 6 | search | | | |
| COL 512343 6 | search | | | |
| 5123436000 | 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 6
label_code: LC 00162
media: sacd
discs: 1
released: 2003-09-15
release_country: GB, EU
genre: Rock, Folk Rock
edition: European remastered hybrid SACD reissue (stereo only), Bob Dylan Revisited reissue series
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | -------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
| 1 | Political World | Bob Dylan | 3:47 | ^mb | Discogs gives 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 gives 3:01 | Bob Dylan |
| 5 | Man in the Long Black Coat | Bob Dylan | 4:34 | ^mb | Discogs gives 4:35 | Bob Dylan |
| 6 | Most of the Time | Bob Dylan | 5:03 | ^mb | Discogs gives 5:04; fade-in start on the CD layer, full-volume start on the SACD layer per Searching For A Gem | 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 gives 3:13 | Bob Dylan |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------- | ---- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ---- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | Hybrid SACD (CD layer and stereo SACD layer) | | ^discogs | Discogs: "Stereo only SACD"; no 5.1 surround mix on this title per Searching For A Gem. MusicBrainz models the two layers as two media; it is one physical disc. True of both pressings | eu-sacd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Digipak | | ^discogs | Also MusicBrainz; true of both pressings | eu-sacd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering | Sterling Sound, New York; Greg Calbi | | ^discogs | "Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York. CD/SACD Stereo Mastering: Sterling Sound."; true of both pressings | eu-sacd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | A0100475196-A911 37 A11 | | ^discogs | Glass mastered at Sony DADC per the same entry | eu-sacd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | IFPI L557 | | ^discogs | | eu-sacd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Rights societies | SACEM SDRM BIEM | | ^discogs | Discogs 31389599 reads SACEM/SACD/SDRM/SGDL and BIEM on the Austrian pressing | eu-sacd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | 5123V911 01 | | ^discogs-at | | eu-sacd-austria | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | IFPI 0703 | | ^discogs-at | | eu-sacd-austria | | | | known | printed | |
| Manufacturing code | 5123436000 | | ^discogs-at | Printed on the back cover, disc label and booklet per Discogs; the back cover and disc label also print COL 512343 6, the spine 512343 6 | eu-sacd-austria | | | | known | printed | |
| Disc label text | Super Audio CD; Made in Austria | | ^discogs-at | | eu-sacd-austria | | | | known | printed | |
| Package dimensions | 14.09 x 12.63 x 1.37 | cm | ^amazon-uk | Listing data for ASIN B0000AE8SE, not a measurement by us; the same figures on Amazon.de and Amazon Australia | eu-sacd-dadc | | | | known | printed | |
| Weight | 80.32 | g | ^amazon-uk | Listing data for ASIN B0000AE8SE, not a measurement by us | eu-sacd-dadc | mass | 80.32 | | 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-sacd-dadc | Columbia 512343 6 hybrid SACD, Sony DADC pressing (Discogs 2426480) | edition | EU | | 2003-09-15 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs | Release data from Discogs 2426480 and MusicBrainz ff7fbc9b; release date per MusicBrainz. The US/Canadian issue of the same SACD is Columbia CH 90316 on barcode 827969031667, per Searching For A Gem | | 1 | | digipak | 512343 6 |
| eu-sacd-austria | Columbia 512343 6 hybrid SACD, pressing marked Made in Austria (Discogs 31389599) | edition | EU | | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-at | A second Discogs entry on the same barcode with a different matrix and SID code; Discogs files it under format CD although the disc label it transcribes reads Super Audio CD | | 1 | | digipak | 512343 6 |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ------------ | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------- | ------ | -------------------------------- |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Bob Dylan | Artist, vocals | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Daniel Lanois | Producer; mixed by | ^discogs | | Appears courtesy of Opal Records |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Malcolm Burn | Recorded by; mixed by | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Mark Howard | Recorded by; studio installation | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Greg Calbi | Mastered by | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Steve Berkowitz | Reissue producer | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Didier C. Deutsch | Tape research | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Christopher Austopchuk | Album design | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Skouras Design | Repackage design | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Mark Burdett | Type design | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Suzie-Q | Photography | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Trotsky | Artwork (street art) | ^discogs | | The mural on the cover |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Sony Music Entertainment Inc. | © and ℗ holder | ^discogs | | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | Sony Music | Distribution | ^discogs | | "Distribution Sony Music" |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ------------ | ------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| eu-sacd-dadc | images | unknown | Cover Art Archive holds no art for MusicBrainz release ff7fbc9b; no freely licensed photo of this pack, its back or the disc | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | media | not_researched | The ©, ℗, label code and rights-society lines are Discogs transcriptions, not read from a photo of this issue | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 licensee of prefix 5099751; gs1_prefix_owner is derived from label ownership, as on the US issue | |
| eu-sacd-dadc | markets | not_researched | Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de and Amazon Australia list ASIN B0000AE8SE without printing a barcode; no new-condition retail listing printing 5099751234364 was fetched | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from MusicBrainz, two Discogs entries, Wikipedia, a fan discography and Amazon listings in the UK, Germany and Australia; no pack photo read.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/ff7fbc9b-b798-365b-b070-554d618d5664?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (Hybrid SACD, GB, 2003-09-15) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | ff7fbc9b-b798-365b-b070-554d618d5664 | | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/2426480 | Discogs release 2426480: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (SACD, Hybrid, Remastered, Reissue, Europe, 2003) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 2426480 | | | | |
| discogs-at | https://api.discogs.com/releases/31389599 | Discogs release 31389599: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Europe, 2003) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 31389599 | | | | |
| 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 | | |
| gem | https://www.searchingforagem.com/1980s/International034.htm | Searching For A Gem: Oh Mercy 1989, international album releases | 2026-09-26 | Searching For A Gem | publication | | | Hybrid SA-CD release, Columbia CH 90316 (USA/Canada)/512343 6 (Europe/Australia) | | | |
| amazon-uk | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000AE8SE | Oh Mercy [HYBRID SACD] by Dylan, Bob: Amazon.co.uk | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.co.uk | retailer | | B0000AE8SE | | | | |
| amazon-de | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0000AE8SE | Oh Mercy: Amazon.de: CDs & Vinyl | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.de | retailer | | B0000AE8SE | | | | |
| amazon-au | https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0000AE8SE | Oh Mercy: Amazon.com.au: Music | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.com.au | retailer | | B0000AE8SE | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
This barcode belongs to the European issue of the 2003 hybrid SACD reissue 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 6 came out on 15 September 2003 in a stereo-only remaster by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, with Steve Berkowitz as reissue producer, and comes in a digipak.[^mb][^discogs] The disc plays as an ordinary CD and as a stereo SACD; the same catalogue number was sold in Australia, while the United States and Canada had CH 90316.[^gem] Discogs records two pressings on this barcode, one glass mastered by Sony DADC and one whose disc label reads "Made in Austria".[^discogs][^discogs-at] Columbia is a label of Sony Music Entertainment, whose name appears on the copyright lines.[^wiki-columbia][^discogs]
In 2026 Amazon's UK and German stores offer used copies only, and Amazon Australia lists the article as unavailable.[^amazon-uk][^amazon-de][^amazon-au]
<!--/about-->