Music release

The Coral – The Invisible Invasion (US CD, copy-protected)

US Columbia/Deltasonic CD of The Coral's fourth album The Invisible Invasion (CK 94747, 2005), one of the Sony BMG titles carrying XCP copy protection; withdrawn in the November 2005 recall.

Versions & editions

Barcode 827969474723

US Columbia/Deltasonic CD CK 94747, copy protected (XCP)[1]

United States · supported

Evidence reviewed

Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
Known applicable from
2005-08-23
Pack
jewel case
Model
CK 94747

Edition described from the MusicBrainz and Discogs release records; no photo of the pack was read. Withdrawal date not sourced

Specifications

Copy protection
XCP (Extended Copy Protection) by First 4 Internet[4]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: XCP (Extended Copy Protection) by First 4 Internet

known ·

EFF listed "The Coral, The Invisible Invasion (Columbia)" among the CDs confirmed to carry XCP on 9 November 2005; MusicBrainz gives the format as Copy Control CD and Discogs as Copy Protected (^musicbrainz, ^discogs)

Packaging
Jewel case[1]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: Jewel case

known ·

Barcode as printed
8 2796-94747-2 3[9]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: 8 2796-94747-2 3

known ·

Other observations & source differences (3)

Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.

Tracks

1She Sings the Mourning
Written by James Skelly, Nick Power
Writers per ^discogs-us-plain
[1]
3:08
2Cripple’s Crown
Written by James Skelly, Nick Power
Discogs prints "Cripples Crown", 3:38 (^discogs)
[1]
3:39
3So Long Ago
Written by James Skelly, Nick Power, Bill Ryder-Jones
[1]
2:42
4The Operator
Written by James Skelly
[1]
2:20
5A Warning to the Curious
Written by James Skelly, Nick Power, Bill Ryder-Jones
Discogs gives 3:56 (^discogs)
[1]
3:57
6In the Morning
Written by James Skelly
Discogs gives 2:33 (^discogs)
[1]
2:34
7Something Inside of Me
Written by James Skelly
[1]
2:26
8Come Home
Written by James Skelly, Nick Power, Bill Ryder-Jones
[1]
4:14
9Far From the Crowd
Written by James Skelly
[1]
3:39
10Leaving Today
Written by James Skelly, Lee Southall
Discogs gives 3:08 (^discogs)
[1]
3:09
11Arabian Sand
Written by The Coral
[1]
4:02
12Late Afternoon
Written by James Skelly
[1]
3:56
Barcode
827969474723 check digit OK
Pack
jewel case
Model
CK 94747
Status
discontinued
Artists
The Coral
Catalogue number
CK 94747
Format
cd
Released
2005-08-23 · US
Genre
Rock, Indie Rock
Running time
39.8 min
Edition
Copy protected (XCP)

About this product

This is the North American compact disc of The Invisible Invasion, the 2005 album by the English rock band the Coral, produced by Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley of Portishead and first released in the UK on Deltasonic on 23 May 2005.[3] MusicBrainz lists this barcode as a US Copy Control CD on Columbia and Deltasonic, catalogue number CK 94747, released on 23 August 2005 with 12 tracks and now marked withdrawn.[1] In November 2005 the Electronic Frontier Foundation confirmed that the Columbia edition carried XCP,[4] the First 4 Internet copy-protection software whose rootkit set off the Sony BMG scandal, and Sony BMG recalled the affected titles.[5][3]

More about this product

The old Barcodepedia page, captured in March 2007, titled this barcode "The Invisible Invasion [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]" and described it as an audio CD.[6] Discogs lists the same barcode on a Canadian copy-protected pressing,[2] and a separate US CD of the album, 82876 77898 2, without the copy-protected descriptor.[7]

Where it's sold

🇺🇸 United States

MusicBrainz release[1] sourced

MusicBrainz gives a US release event on 23 August 2005 for this barcode with status Withdrawn; Discogs release 2691972 gives release country US with barcode 8 2796-94747-2 3 (^discogs). No dated listing or price was checked

🇨🇦 Canada

Discogs release 27160236[2] sourced

Discogs release 27160236: Canadian copy-protected CD, CK 94747, with this barcode. No dated listing or price

A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.

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Sources & research

Evidence reviewed

MusicBrainz

MusicBrainz release: The Coral – The Invisible Invasion (Copy Control CD, US, 2005)

catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [1] ↗

Discogs

Discogs release 27160236: The Coral – The Invisible Invasion (CD, Album, Copy Protected, Canada, 2005)

catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [2] ↗

Wikipedia

Wikipedia: The Invisible Invasion

publication · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [3] ↗
Coverage & research gaps (10)

Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.

  • Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
  • Release details: 5 / 5 · Profile fields recorded: artists, label, media, released, catalogue_number. Missing fields may require research or an applicability note.
  • tracks evidence: 12 / 12 · Recorded rows linked to source evidence; does not measure whether the list is complete
  • Context: 2 / 3 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
  • Label photographs: 0 / 2 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
  • Specifications: 0 / 3 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
  • relationships · unknown: No company credits (℗/© line, manufacturer, distributor) are recorded for this barcode on Discogs or MusicBrainz; marketed_by and licensed_from are derived from other editions of the album
  • relationships · unknown: No source names the registrant of GS1 prefix 0827969
  • identity · unknown: No source states that the US CD 82876 77898 2 (barcode 828767789828, no copy-protection descriptor) is the replacement for this disc, so superseded_by is left empty
  • packaging · not_researched: Printed XCP notice not read from a photo; Sony BMG said XCP discs carry the letters "XCP" on the back cover of the jewel case
  • images · unknown: No licensed photo of this pack was found; Discogs images carry no reuse licence
  • markets · unknown: No dated retail listing with a price was fetched; no evidence for last_seen or the exact withdrawal date
  • evidence · unknown: Evidence observation date is not recorded.
  • evidence · unknown: Evidence observation date is not recorded.
  • schema · schema_gap: Review and assign legacy facts to coherent observations.
  • schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
All references & source details

References

  1. MusicBrainz release: The Coral – The Invisible Invasion (Copy Control CD, US, 2005) MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: c30e9e08-9224-4615-a690-36f312216aa4. barcode, status, packaging, label-info, tracks. CC0.
  2. Discogs release 27160236: The Coral – The Invisible Invasion (CD, Album, Copy Protected, Canada, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 27160236. identifiers, labels, formats.
  3. Wikipedia: The Invisible Invasion Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. lead, background and production, release, extended copy protection. CC BY-SA 4.0.
  4. 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.
  5. Wikipedia: Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. copy-protection software, product recall. CC BY-SA 4.0.
  6. Barcodepedia (2007 archive): The Invisible Invasion [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] Barcodepedia. other. Published 2007-03-01. Accessed 2026-09-13. title, container.
  7. Discogs release 5014107: The Coral – The Invisible Invasion (CD, Album, US, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 5014107. identifiers, labels, companies, credits.
  8. Discogs release 889976: The Coral – The Invisible Invasion (CD, Album, Europe, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 889976. companies, notes.
  9. Discogs release 2691972: The Coral – The Invisible Invasion (CD, Album, Copy Protected, US, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 2691972. identifiers, labels, formats, tracklist.

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Barcode & identifiersBarcode 827969474723
GTIN-14
00827969474723
EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0827969474723
UPC-A / GTIN-12
827969474723
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