Patience – George Michael (CD, Mexico): version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 16:23 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the Mexican CD pressing of George Michael – Patience (7509951540229), named by family/patience-george-michael-album. Identity, tracklist, credits, matrix and SID codes from Discogs release 13495022 (barcode printed and scanned, country Mexico); plant history from Discogs label 620692. New company stub Sony Music Entertainment México from Discogs label 256684. Amazon.com.mx searched (name, brand, barcode): only the European import and a US reissue, recorded as a markets gap. No open-licence image.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Patience – George Michael (CD, Mexico) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 07509951540229
name: Patience – George Michael (CD, Mexico)
family: family/patience-george-michael-album
default_observation: mx-cd-2004
summary: Mexican CD of George Michael's 2004 album Patience, Aegean / Sony Music 515402 2, with 14 tracks, made by Sony Music Entertainment México and pressed at its Tlalnepantla plant.
brand: brand/aegean
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: MX
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: CD
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-mexico | MX | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-mx | Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. de C.V. as "Made By" and Sony Music México as glass mastering and pressing plant |
| distributed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment-mexico | MX | 2004 | | | derived | ^discogs-mx | Discogs credits "Sony Music" as distributor; the Mexican Sony company that made the disc is the Sony company operating in Mexico |
| licensed_to | company/sca-music-holdings-uk | global | 2004 | | | sourced | ^discogs-mx | "© 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd." per the Discogs release notes; that company is now SCA Music Holdings (UK) Limited |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment-mexico | | | | | derived | ^discogs-mx | Prefix 750 (GS1 Mexico); Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. de C.V. is the Mexican company credited as maker of this pressing |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| MX | sourced | ^discogs-mx | Discogs release 13495022 transcribes barcode 7 509951 540229 (printed and scanned), release country Mexico, 2004, made by Sony Music Entertainment México; catalogue record | 2026-09-26 | | MX | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Patience | name | en | | |
| George Michael – Patience | search | en | | |
| 515402 2 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: George Michael
label: brand/aegean
record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment-mexico
copyright: © 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
catalogue_number: 515402 2
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2004
release_country: MX
genre: Electronic
runtime_min: 70.2
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------- | -------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| 1 | Patience | George Michael | 2:53 | ^discogs-mx | | |
| 2 | Amazing | George Michael | 4:25 | ^discogs-mx | | |
| 3 | John and Elvis Are Dead | George Michael | 4:23 | ^discogs-mx | | |
| 4 | Cars and Trains | George Michael | 5:51 | ^discogs-mx | | |
| 5 | Round Here | George Michael | 5:55 | ^discogs-mx | | |
| 6 | Shoot the Dog | George Michael | 5:07 | ^discogs-mx | Uses a sample of "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" by The Human League, per the release notes | |
| 7 | My Mother Had a Brother | George Michael | 6:17 | ^discogs-mx | | |
| 8 | Flawless (Go to the City) | George Michael | 6:51 | ^discogs-mx | Contains elements from "Flawless" performed by The Ones | |
| 9 | American Angel | George Michael | 4:07 | ^discogs-mx | | |
| 10 | Precious Box | George Michael | 7:39 | ^discogs-mx | | |
| 11 | Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song) | George Michael | 5:26 | ^discogs-mx | Contains elements from "Moonraker" by John Barry and Hal David | |
| 12 | Freeek! '04 | George Michael | 4:28 | ^discogs-mx | Samples "Try Again" (Aaliyah), "Breathe & Stop" (Q-Tip) and "NT" (Kool & the Gang), per the release notes | |
| 13 | Through | George Michael | 5:22 | ^discogs-mx | | |
| 14 | Patience (Pt II) | George Michael | 1:30 | ^discogs-mx | The release notes say there is no credit for this track | |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ---- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | CD, album, stereo | | ^discogs-mx | | mx-cd-2004 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | 01CDDA019874 03 Mastered by Sony Music Mexico | | ^discogs-mx | 01CDDA019874 is the Sony Music México glass-master number format of 1997 to 2004 | mx-cd-2004 | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| SID codes | Mastering IFPI LE81, mould IFPI 6403 | | ^discogs-mx | LE81 and the IFPI 64xx mould range identify the Tlalnepantla plant | mx-cd-2004 | sid_code | | | 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 |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| mx-cd-2004 | Mexican CD, Aegean / Sony Music 515402 2 (2004) | edition | MX | en | 2004 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-mx | Made by Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. de C.V.; glass mastered and pressed by Sony Music México | | 1 | | CD | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------------------- |
| mx-cd-2004 | G.K. Panayiotou | Copyright holder | ^discogs-mx | | © and ℗ |
| mx-cd-2004 | Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. | Exclusive licensee | ^discogs-mx | | |
| mx-cd-2004 | Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V. | Made by | ^discogs-mx | | |
| mx-cd-2004 | Sony Music México | Glass mastered at, pressed by | ^discogs-mx | | Matrix 01CDDA019874 |
| mx-cd-2004 | Sony Music | Distributed by | ^discogs-mx | | |
| mx-cd-2004 | George Michael | Producer, arranger | ^discogs-mx | | Tracks 1 to 8, 10, 11, 13 |
| mx-cd-2004 | George Michael | Vocals | ^discogs-mx | | |
| mx-cd-2004 | Niall Flynn | Engineer | ^discogs-mx | | |
| mx-cd-2004 | Tony Cousins | Mastered by | ^discogs-mx | | At Metropolis, London |
| mx-cd-2004 | Tom Coyne | Mastered by | ^discogs-mx | | At Sterling Sound, NYC |
| mx-cd-2004 | Chris Cameron | Piano | ^discogs-mx | | |
| mx-cd-2004 | Jo Bryant | Backing vocals | ^discogs-mx | | |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.com.mx searched on 2026-09-26 for "george michael patience cd", "george michael" and 7509951540229: the barcode search returns nothing, and the Patience CDs listed are the European import ASIN B0001FLW60 (Sbme Import, 515402, MXN 519.68) and a SBME Special Mkts reissue B016W5YSZE, neither the Mexican pressing | ^amazon-mx |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of this barcode's prefix or its length; gs1_prefix_owner is derived from the Mexican Sony company credited as maker | |
| mx-cd-2004 | identity | unknown | Discogs gives the release year 2004 only, with no day or month | ^discogs-mx |
| | images | unknown | No openly licensed photo of this pressing; the Discogs images are not under an open licence | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from Discogs release 13495022, which transcribes this barcode, and the Discogs profiles of the Mexican Sony company and its pressing plant; 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-mx | https://api.discogs.com/releases/13495022 | Discogs release 13495022: George Michael – Patience (CD, Album, Stereo, Mexico, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 13495022 | identifiers, labels, companies, tracklist, credits, notes | | | |
| discogs-smm | https://api.discogs.com/labels/620692 | Discogs label 620692: Sony Music México (pressing plant) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 620692 | profile: plant history, matrix and SID codes | | | |
| discogs-versions | https://api.discogs.com/masters/98730/versions?per_page=100 | Discogs master 98730: George Michael – Patience, all versions | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 98730 | versions list | | | |
| amazon-mx | https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B0001FLW60 | Amazon.com.mx: Patience by George Michael (ASIN B0001FLW60) | 2026-09-26 | Amazon | retailer | | B0001FLW60 | product details, offers | | | |
| wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_(George_Michael_album) | Wikipedia: Patience (George Michael album) | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead, release | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Patience is the fifth and final solo studio album by English singer-songwriter George Michael, released on 15 March 2004 after his return to Sony Music; it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.[^wiki-album] This barcode is the Mexican CD pressing of 2004 on Aegean, Michael's own label, with Sony Music, catalogue number 515402 2, made by Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. de C.V.[^discogs-mx] Its 14 tracks run from "Patience" to "Patience (Pt II)" and include "Amazing" and "Flawless (Go to the City)"; the release credits © 2004 G.K. Panayiotou under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.[^discogs-mx]
The disc was glass mastered and pressed at Sony's Mexican plant in Tlalnepantla de Baz, identified in the matrix as "Mastered by Sony Music Mexico" with mastering code IFPI LE81; the plant had made CDs since 1994 and closed in 2015.[^discogs-mx][^discogs-smm] It is one of more than a dozen national editions of the album listed under Discogs master 98730.[^discogs-versions]
<!--/about-->