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*on the back cover, else/and | *on the back cover, else/and | ||
*on one of the CDs itself, often printed quite small, else | *on one of the CDs itself, often printed quite small, else | ||
*not at all, in the case of an album for which a barcode number was not assigned e.g. | *not at all, in the case of an album for which a barcode number was not assigned e.g. the album was self-published by the artist. Sometimes a numberless album is given a number upon reprinting. | ||
Barcodes for many albums can also be obtained from [[tango.info]] and other sources as described in [[GTIN]] (see '''finding EAN'''). | Barcodes for many albums can also be obtained from [[tango.info]] and other sources as described in [[GTIN]] (see '''finding EAN'''). | ||
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A barcode number identifies many commercial products including music albums.
It appears on the product packaging both encoded as a barcode and below it as text e.g. here. When transcribing the barcode number text, omit any spaces and dashes, e.g. write 036000291452 not 0 36000 29145 2.
Barcode numbers consist of 12, 13 or 14 digits. All can be represented as a 14-digit GTIN/TIN by adding sufficient zeros to the left.
On a music album, the barcode can be found
- on the back cover, else/and
- on one of the CDs itself, often printed quite small, else
- not at all, in the case of an album for which a barcode number was not assigned e.g. the album was self-published by the artist. Sometimes a numberless album is given a number upon reprinting.
Barcodes for many albums can also be obtained from tango.info and other sources as described in GTIN (see finding EAN).