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-->