System of a Down – Mezmerize (LP, picture disc, COL 519000 1): version 2
Saved 2026-09-26 14:02 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added product cover with source attribution and barcode provenance. This is the current version.
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# System of a Down – Mezmerize (LP, picture disc, COL 519000 1) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 05099751900016
name: System of a Down – Mezmerize (LP, picture disc, COL 519000 1)
family: family/mezmerize
default_observation: uk-lp-2005
summary: Limited-edition UK picture-disc LP of System of a Down's 2005 album Mezmerize on Columbia, catalogue COL 519000 1, pressed by GZ Digital Media.
brand: brand/columbia-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: GB
pack_format: picture disc LP
model_number: COL 519000 1
status: discontinued
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | GB | 2005 | | | sourced | ^discogs-uk-lp | Columbia is the imprint on the spine (^discogs-uk-lp); the ℗ line reads "℗ 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. With American Recordings, LLC." Columbia Records is Sony Music Entertainment's imprint |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs-uk-lp | Prefix 5099751 (GS1 UK, 500–509); the Columbia imprint credited on this release (^discogs-uk-lp) is a Sony Music Entertainment label |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| GB | sourced | ^discogs-uk-lp | Discogs release 515816 gives release country UK, year 2005 and barcode printed "5 099751 900016" / scanned 5099751900016; MusicBrainz agrees (^musicbrainz). Limited-edition picture disc | 2026-09-26 | used | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Mezmerize | name | en | | |
| COL 519000 1 | search | | | |
| System of a Down Mezmerize | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: System of a Down
label: brand/columbia-records
co_labels: brand/american-recordings
record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. With American Recordings, LLC.
catalogue_number: COL 519000 1
media: vinyl-lp
discs: 1
released: 2005
release_country: GB
genre: Nu metal
runtime_min: 36.1
edition: Limited-edition picture disc
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------ | -------- | ------------ | ---- | ------- |
| A1 | Soldier Side (intro) | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
| A2 | B.Y.O.B. | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
| A3 | Revenga | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
| A4 | Cigaro | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
| A5 | Radio/Video | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
| A6 | This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm on This Song | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
| B1 | Violent Pornography | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
| B2 | Question! | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
| B3 | Sad Statue | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
| B4 | Old School Hollywood | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
| B5 | Lost in Hollywood | | | ^musicbrainz | | |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | Vinyl, LP, Album, Picture Disc, Limited Edition | | ^discogs-uk-lp | | uk-lp-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout, side A | 61235E1/A 519000-1-A1 | | ^discogs-uk-lp | Etched; first group of characters laser-etched, the second hand-etched | uk-lp-2005 | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout, side B | 61235E2/A 519000-1-B1 | | ^discogs-uk-lp | Etched | uk-lp-2005 | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Pressed by | GZ Digital Media | | ^discogs-uk-lp | Plant code 61235E, from the Discogs companies credit | uk-lp-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Barcode text | 5 099751 900016 | | ^discogs-uk-lp | Human-readable form printed with the barcode; scanned form 5099751900016 | uk-lp-2005 | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Regular LP jacket with thin-card inner sleeve holding lyrics/credits | | ^discogs-uk-lp | | uk-lp-2005 | | | | 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 |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ |
| uk-lp-2005 | UK Columbia picture-disc LP, COL 519000 1, 2005 | edition | GB | | 2005 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-uk-lp | Described from Discogs release 515816 and MusicBrainz; picture disc pressed by GZ Digital Media (code 61235E) | | 1 | | picture disc LP | COL 519000 1 |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | --------------- | -------- | ------ | ------ | ---------------------------------- |
| uk-lp-2005 | Daron Malakian | Producer | ^wiki | | |
| uk-lp-2005 | Rick Rubin | Producer | ^wiki | | |
| uk-lp-2005 | Andy Wallace | Mixed by | ^wiki | | |
| uk-lp-2005 | Vartan Malakian | Artwork | ^wiki | | Father of guitarist Daron Malakian |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| | markets | unknown | Searched Amazon.co.uk for the barcode 5099751900016, "System of a Down Mezmerize picture disc" and the artist; the storefront lists the 2018 vinyl reissue (0190758656113) and CD editions but no listing of this 2005 picture-disc LP | |
| uk-lp-2005 | media | not_researched | MusicBrainz gives no track durations for this release and none were transcribed from the pressing | |
| | relationships | unknown | No public source names the GS1 registrant of the UK prefix (509…); the gs1_prefix_owner row is derived from the Columbia (Sony Music) imprint credit | |
| | images | unknown | Only the front cover (from Cover Art Archive) is expected; back cover, inner sleeve and picture-disc face photos are missing | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from Discogs release 515816 with its label and company credits, the MusicBrainz release record and Wikipedia.
<!--/research-->
## Images <!--images-->
| 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 |
| ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| front-93c71f34.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/b9388241-ca23-3184-a445-c953b8de20dc/cover-art | 2026-09-26 | | b9388241-ca23-3184-a445-c953b8de20dc | 43879055940 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/b9388241-ca23-3184-a445-c953b8de20dc/43879055940.png | https://coverartarchive.org/release/b9388241-ca23-3184-a445-c953b8de20dc/43879055940-1200.jpg | 2026-09-26T14:02:25.615Z | 5099751900016 | barcode | 1 | 1195 | 1200 | 1195 | 1200 | | |
<!--/images-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-uk-lp | https://api.discogs.com/releases/515816 | Discogs release 515816: System Of A Down – Mezmerize (LP, Album, Picture Disc, Limited Edition, UK, 2005) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 515816 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes | | | |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/b9388241-ca23-3184-a445-c953b8de20dc?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: System of a Down – Mezmerize (12" Vinyl, GB, 2005) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | b9388241-ca23-3184-a445-c953b8de20dc | barcode, label, catalogue number, tracklist | CC0 | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezmerize | Wikipedia: Mezmerize | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, infobox, personnel, charts | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Mezmerize is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on 17 May 2005 by American Recordings and Columbia Records.[^wiki] This barcode is the limited-edition UK picture-disc LP, catalogue number COL 519000 1, issued on Columbia in 2005; Discogs lists it as a one-disc picture disc in a regular LP jacket with a thin-card lyric inner sleeve.[^discogs-uk-lp] Its eleven tracks, opening with "Soldier Side (intro)" and "B.Y.O.B.", were produced by Daron Malakian and Rick Rubin and mixed by Andy Wallace.[^wiki][^musicbrainz] The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 453,000 copies and was later certified double platinum.[^wiki]
The picture disc was pressed by GZ Digital Media (plant code 61235E), with runout groups that are part laser-etched and part hand-etched.[^discogs-uk-lp] Its phonographic-copyright line reads "℗ 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. With American Recordings, LLC", Columbia being Sony Music Entertainment's imprint.[^discogs-uk-lp] The album's artwork is by Vartan Malakian, father of guitarist Daron Malakian, and Mezmerize forms a two-part release with Hypnotize, issued later in 2005.[^wiki] Discogs and MusicBrainz record parallel CD, cassette and picture-disc editions across the Americas, Europe, Russia, Japan and Australia under other catalogue numbers.[^musicbrainz][^discogs-uk-lp]
<!--/about-->