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2019-12-25 23:52:54 UTC
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roscoebank @
2020-02-10 11:39:11 UTC
I guess this is only of use for CD releases?
Oldiesmann @
2020-02-10 21:32:28 UTC
Vinyl releases started having barcodes around the mid to late 80s as well
sebcat @
2020-02-10 22:21:29 UTC
Vinyl releases started having barcodes around the mid to late 80s as well
And digital releases often have associated EAN codes.
Oldiesmann @
2020-02-10 22:32:26 UTC
Finding an EAN for digital releases can be a pain at times though
DROSSELBOY @
2020-03-18 11:50:03 UTC
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roscoebank @
2020-04-24 05:59:42 UTC
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2022-01-01 19:45:51 UTC
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2022-05-12 08:00:05 UTC
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Bastien @
2022-05-19 12:47:12 UTC
I mean where to find them in a form that they can be included with a submission.
In a form? You mean the submission form?
Bastien @
2022-05-19 12:52:07 UTC
even each STORE branch (of a store chain for instance) has a different barcode as the primary purpose for item barcodes is tracking sales and inventory.
No, this statement is incorrect or incomplete at best.
The label/distributor will determine the bar code of the release, and each store branch will register that particular bar code in their respective systems.
Also, today many labels don't use a cat number anymore, instead the bar code is the unique identifier.
Bastien @
2022-05-19 12:54:58 UTC
Some chain stores, mail orders et al. for various reasons add internal barcodes and/or order numers to the releasing label's/companies'/distributors' own ones. Their mainly automated reordering systems will use the suppliers', though (best example probably Amazon).
Retailer's internal numberings, like Amazon's ASIN are irrelevant for us and do not apply to the bar code field.
Bastien @
2022-05-19 12:55:51 UTC
Finding an EAN for digital releases can be a pain at times though
True 😒
JeffC @
2022-05-19 14:16:54 UTC
I mean where to find them in a form that they can be included with a submission.In a form? You mean the submission form?
No. I don't know where to look within whatever information I find on or about a performance/release/work to locate and identify whatever it is that you want included on a submission.
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DashBoardDJ856 @
2022-05-19 14:50:37 UTC
Jeff, I'm guessing your asking yourself right now, why in the world did I come back here?
My best suggestion is "less is more" around here. Unless you enjoy poking the bear, then I'm all for that.
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microtherion @
2022-05-20 00:30:47 UTC
No. I don't know where to look within whatever information I find on or about a performance/release/work to locate and identify whatever it is that you want included on a submission.
One clear cut case is when the bar code is printed on the CD or LP cover. In that case, the only trap is that sometimes check digits are missing.
Another way of finding bar codes is that sometimes they show up on retailers' ordering pages, but that's dangerous, as others have mentioned, because e.g. Amazon ASIN's are NOT the EANs we're looking for.
When in doubt, I enter the code into a bar code lookup site, e.g. https://www.barcodelookup.com to test whether it leads back to the release in question.
camembert electrique @
2022-05-23 02:44:57 UTC
Some chain stores, mail orders et al. for various reasons add internal barcodes and/or order numers to the releasing label's/companies'/distributors' own ones. Their mainly automated reordering systems will use the suppliers', though (best example probably Amazon).Retailer's internal numberings, like Amazon's ASIN are irrelevant for us and do not apply to the bar code field.
I surely agree, but the quote should be seen in the explaining context I wrote it here two and a half years ago.