Patience – George Michael (cassette, Saudi Arabia): version 1
Saved 2026-09-27 03:27 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the Saudi Arabian cassette of George Michael – Patience (6284002067061), completing a barcode named by family/patience-george-michael-album. Identity, labels (Sony Music / Megastar, cat. 628400 206706), copyright line, credits and 14-track list from Discogs release 14815188; Megastar company stub from its Discogs label profile 165118. Amazon.sa searched (name, brand, barcode): only the Patience CD is listed, recorded as a markets gap. No licensed photo; GS1 registrant of 6284002 unsourced, owner derived from the Megastar credit.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Patience – George Michael (cassette, Saudi Arabia) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 06284002067061
name: Patience – George Michael (cassette, Saudi Arabia)
family: family/patience-george-michael-album
default_observation: sa-mc
summary: Saudi Arabian cassette edition of George Michael's 2004 album Patience, issued under the Sony Music and Megastar labels with catalogue number 628400 206706.
brand: brand/sony-music
category: category/10001464
country_of_sale: SA
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: cassette
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| distributed_by | company/megastar | SA | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-sa-mc | Discogs lists Megastar as a label beside Sony Music on this cassette; its Discogs label profile says it held exclusive Saudi distribution rights for Sony Music International (^discogs-megastar) |
| licensed_to | company/sca-music-holdings-uk | global | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-sa-mc | "© 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd." per Discogs; that company is now SCA Music Holdings (UK) Limited |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/megastar | | | | | derived | ^discogs-sa-mc | Prefix 628 (GS1 Saudi Arabia); Megastar is the Saudi company credited on this pack, and the catalogue number 628400 206706 repeats the barcode digits |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| SA | sourced | ^discogs-sa-mc | Discogs release 14815188 prints this barcode (text 6 284002 067061, scanned 6284002067061), release country Saudi Arabia; one second-hand copy listed for sale | 2026-09-27 | used | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Patience | name | en | | |
| George Michael – Patience | search | en | | |
| 628400 206706 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: George Michael
label: brand/sony-music
record_company: company/megastar
copyright: © 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
catalogue_number: 628400 206706
media: cassette
discs: 1
released: 2004
release_country: SA
genre: Electronic
runtime_min: 70.2
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------- | -------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| A1 | Patience | George Michael | 2:53 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| A2 | Amazing | George Michael | 4:25 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| A3 | John and Elvis Are Dead | George Michael | 4:23 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| A4 | Cars and Trains | George Michael | 5:51 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| A5 | Round Here | George Michael | 5:55 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| A6 | Shoot the Dog | George Michael | 5:07 | ^discogs-sa-mc | Not on the US and Canadian CD (^wiki-album) | |
| A7 | My Mother Had a Brother | George Michael | 6:17 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| B1 | Flawless (Go to the City) | George Michael | 6:51 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| B2 | American Angel | George Michael | 4:07 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| B3 | Precious Box | George Michael | 7:39 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| B4 | Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song) | George Michael | 5:26 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| B5 | Freeek! '04 | George Michael | 4:28 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| B6 | Through | George Michael | 5:22 | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| B7 | Patience (Pt II) | George Michael | 1:30 | ^discogs-sa-mc | Not on the US and Canadian CD (^wiki-album) | |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | --------------- | ---- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | Cassette, album | | ^discogs-sa-mc | | sa-mc | | | | known | printed | |
| Catalogue number | 628400 206706 | | ^discogs-sa-mc | Catalogue number as Discogs lists it for both the Sony Music and Megastar labels | sa-mc | | | | known | printed | |
| Barcode as printed | 6 284002 067061 | | ^discogs-sa-mc | Discogs gives the printed text form and the scanned form 6284002067061 | sa-mc | | | | known | printed | |
<!--/specifications-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| sa-mc | Saudi Arabian cassette edition, Sony Music / Megastar 628400 206706 | edition | SA | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-27 | supported | | | | ^discogs-sa-mc | Discogs release 14815188, added 2020; 14 tracks over sides A and B; release year 2004 as Discogs gives it | | 1 | | cassette | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ------ | ------------------------------ |
| sa-mc | Sony Music | Label; distributed by | ^discogs-sa-mc | | Catalogue number 628400 206706 |
| sa-mc | Megastar | Label | ^discogs-sa-mc | | Catalogue number 628400 206706 |
| sa-mc | G.K. Panayiotou | Copyright holder | ^discogs-sa-mc | | © 2004 |
| sa-mc | Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. | Exclusive licensee | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | Metropolis Mastering | Mastered at | ^discogs-sa-mc | | London |
| sa-mc | Sterling Sound | Mastered at | ^discogs-sa-mc | | New York |
| sa-mc | Tony Cousins | Mastered by | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | Tom Coyne | Mastered by | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | George Michael | Vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, drum programming | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | Niall Flynn | Engineer | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | Adam Noble | Assistant engineer | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | Jo Bryant | Backing vocals | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | Chris Cameron | Piano | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | David Austin | Keyboards, programming | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | James Jackman | Keyboards, programming | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | Jon Douglas | Keyboards, drum programming | ^discogs-sa-mc | | Credited as Johnny Douglas |
| sa-mc | Ruadhri Cushnan | Keyboards, programming | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
| sa-mc | Pete Gleadall | Additional keyboards, programming | ^discogs-sa-mc | | |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| | identity | not_applicable | Not this article: the international cassette (Aegean 515402 4) carries barcode 5099751540243 and the Russian cassette 4606817398178 | ^family-variants |
| sa-mc | images | unknown | No licensed photo of the front inlay; the Discogs release has two user photos whose licence does not allow reuse | ^discogs-sa-mc |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.sa searched on 2026-09-27 for "George Michael Patience cassette", "George Michael" and the barcode: only the Audio CD of Patience (ASIN B00020SHH6, SAR 139.00) is listed, not this cassette | ^amazon-sa-search |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 628 block 6284002 or its length; gs1_prefix_owner is derived from the Megastar label credit | |
| sa-mc | identity | unknown | Discogs dates the edition only by year (2004) and its data quality is marked "Needs Vote" | ^discogs-sa-mc |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-27
note: Built from the Discogs release record (barcode in text and scanned form), the Discogs label profile of Megastar, and Wikipedia; no pack photo read. runtime_min is the sum of the Discogs track lengths (calculated, 70:14).
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | ----------- | --------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-sa-mc | https://api.discogs.com/releases/14815188 | Discogs release 14815188: George Michael – Patience (Cassette, Album, Saudi Arabia, 2004) | 2026-09-27 | Discogs | catalogue | | 14815188 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes, credits, tracklist | | | |
| discogs-megastar | https://api.discogs.com/labels/165118 | Discogs label 165118: Megastar | 2026-09-27 | Discogs | catalogue | | 165118 | profile | | | |
| family-variants | https://barcodepedia.com/family/patience-george-michael-album | Barcodepedia: Patience (George Michael album), variants | 2026-09-27 | Barcodepedia | publication | | | variants table | | | |
| amazon-sa-search | https://www.amazon.sa/s?k=George+Michael | Amazon.sa search: George Michael | 2026-09-27 | Amazon.sa | retailer | | | search results | | | |
| wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_(George_Michael_album) | Wikipedia: Patience (George Michael album) | 2026-09-27 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, release, track listing notes | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Patience is the fifth and final solo studio album by George Michael, released on 15 March 2004 after he re-signed with Sony Music.[^wiki-album] This barcode is the Saudi Arabian cassette edition, issued under the Sony Music and Megastar labels with catalogue number 628400 206706 and carrying the full 14-track international running order including "Shoot the Dog" and "Patience (Pt II)", which the US CD leaves out.[^discogs-sa-mc][^wiki-album] Discogs credits Sony Music as distributor, with © 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.[^discogs-sa-mc] Megastar, a Jeddah company of the Al Faisaliah Group, held exclusive distribution rights for Sony Music International in Saudi Arabia.[^discogs-megastar]
The album was mastered at Metropolis in London and Sterling Sound in New York.[^discogs-sa-mc]
<!--/about-->