The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (US CD, copy-protected): history

Recorded observations

Observation dates identify evidence. Applicability dates identify the period a product state is known to describe. National labels can coexist.

• US Epic CD EK 94453, copy protected (XCP) · applicable from 2005-05-31
• Canadian Epic CD EK 94453, copy protected
• Evidence awaiting context review

Dated evidence, newest first

1. date unknown · gtin
   Replaced by another barcode: 00828767767529
   • US reissue with the copy protection software removed, Deltasonic 82876 77675 2, released 22 November 2005 per Discogs release 1970318

References

1. MusicBrainz release: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (Copy Control CD, US, 2005) MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 913f4618-115b-4ec1-90d9-09d00302d989. barcode, status, packaging, label-info, tracks. CC0.
2. Discogs release 480271: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (CD, Album, Copy Protected, US, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 480271. identifiers, labels, formats, tracklist, credits.
3. Discogs release 10565241: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (CD, Album, Copy Protected, US, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 10565241. identifiers, labels, companies, notes.
4. Discogs release 18508480: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (CD, Album, US, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 18508480. identifiers, formats, companies.
5. Discogs release 16340979: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (CD, Album, Copy Protected, Canada, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 16340979. identifiers, companies.
6. Discogs release 1970318: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s (CD, Album, Reissue, US, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 1970318. identifiers, released, notes.
7. Discogs master 143394: The Dead 60s – The Dead 60s, versions Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 143394. versions.
8. Discogs label 1005: Epic Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 1005. profile, parent label.
9. Discogs label 220861: Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc. Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 220861. profile.
10. Companies House: Deltasonic Music Limited, 04330859 Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 04330859. previous company names.
11. EFF: Are You Infected with Sony-BMG's Rootkit? EFF Confirms Secret Software on 19 CDs Electronic Frontier Foundation. publication. Published 2005-11-09. Accessed 2026-09-13. list of confirmed titles. CC BY.
12. Wikipedia: The Dead 60s (album) Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. lead, infobox, Extended Copy Protection, track listings. CC BY-SA 4.0.
13. Wikipedia: The Dead 60s Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. lead, history. CC BY-SA 4.0.
14. Wikipedia: Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. copy-protection software, product recall. CC BY-SA 4.0.
15. Barcodepedia (2007 archive): The Dead 60s [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] Barcodepedia. other. Published 2007-03-01. Accessed 2026-09-13. title.