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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. | 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 music albums== | |||
On a music album, the barcode can be found | On a music album, the barcode can be found | ||
*on the back cover, else/and | *on the back cover, else/and | ||
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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'''). | ||
==on music files== | |||
When A CD is copied to music files on computer hard disc, the barcode number is often included in the metadata (tags) of each track file, to indicate the source. One place to put it is the Album Title field, enclosed in square brackets to show that it is not part of the title, e.g. | |||
'''Instrumentales de colección [00724347388620]''' | |||
Revision as of 2008-08-18T20:31:57
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 music albums
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).
on music files
When A CD is copied to music files on computer hard disc, the barcode number is often included in the metadata (tags) of each track file, to indicate the source. One place to put it is the Album Title field, enclosed in square brackets to show that it is not part of the title, e.g.
Instrumentales de colección [00724347388620]