# Same barcode on different releases?
**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498
**Category:** MusicBrainz
**Tags:** release, barcode
**Created:** [April 3, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498 "2016-04-03T11:37:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@psychoadept](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/psychoadept)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/1 "2016-04-03T11:37:14Z")
In trying to find any info on the first release here, which has some strange inconsistencies between track titles and lengths, I discovered that this other release has the same barcode. Both are from Sony Classical.
[https://beta.musicbrainz.org/search?query=5099706232827&type=release&method=indexed](https://beta.musicbrainz.org/search?query=5099706232827&type=release&method=indexed)
What is the most likely explanation? Somebody made a typo?
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### Author:  [@ListMyCDs.com](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ListMyCDs.com)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/2 "2016-04-03T13:57:45Z")
Most likely there’s just 2 different releases. It isn’t just a typo when there’s a DiscID added by the same editor who added the release. There’s a duration differences because last tracks have recordings of totally different work(s). This compilation is having recording of “Missa pro Defunctis”. Some other releases by Schola Cantorum Amsterdam are having this same work with same track durations. Seems that release artist is correct.
We can’t be totally sure if barcode is correct. I already fixed [another release](https://musicbrainz.org/release/09aa490e-d177-4c16-95df-ee6dc56ddafe) which was incorrectly having this same barcode.
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### Author:  [@psychoadept](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/psychoadept)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/3 "2016-04-03T14:12:17Z")
Yeah, I don’t have any way to check the barcode.
Here’s the thing with the track lengths:
#1-4 match other releases with the same recordings, no problem there.
#5-22 lengths match my CD, which matches the [amazon.fr](http://amazon.fr) link I put in the annotation. But the track titles given DON’T match either of those (and some of the same tracks are listed, in different positions, so it’s not that they’re just titled differently).
#23-31 appear to be the same as the “Totenmasse” [here](https://beta.musicbrainz.org/release/63448695-cc05-41b0-abed-e914a9c20de0) (different translation of Requiem, from what I can tell), but the track lengths are all one track off. (Totenmesse - Introitus matches Missa pro Defunctis: Kyrie, etc)
So something’s screwy there, but we’ll probably never know exactly what.
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### Author:  [@ListMyCDs.com](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ListMyCDs.com)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/4 "2016-04-03T14:26:27Z")
> [@psychoadept](#):
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> 23-31 appear to be the same as the “Totenmasse” here (different translation of Requiem, from what I can tell), but the track lengths are all one track off. (Totenmesse - Introitus matches Missa pro Defunctis: Kyrie, etc)
Tracklist which matches current DiscID on FreeDB has also this one track off mistake: [gnudb.org an alternativ place for the free CD database to make sure it stays free.](http://www.freedb.org/freedb/misc/b3112320) .
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### Author:  [@psychoadept](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/psychoadept)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/5 "2016-04-03T14:28:46Z")
I’ve put all of this analysis in the annotation…
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### Author:  [@ListMyCDs.com](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ListMyCDs.com)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/6 "2016-04-03T14:38:46Z")
I’m just too curious and now bought a CD from Ebay which matches with this barcode. I have no idea what CD will arrive because Ebay didn’t have any art or track titles. Only description was the name “Various : Musique Sacree CD”. Will update this topic when it arrives from UK to Finland.
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### Author:  [@psychoadept](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/psychoadept)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/7 "2016-04-03T14:40:42Z")
Lol, I look forward to finding out, too!
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/8 "2016-04-03T17:12:02Z")
That’s the fun kind of things we are doing _because of_ MusicBrainz. 🕶
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### Author:  [@Zastai](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Zastai)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/9 "2016-04-09T18:31:15Z")
Yes. Because we all really need more reasons to buy CDs.
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/10 "2016-04-10T15:35:40Z")
For unknown CD yes.
I don’t need more reasons for _known_ CD, I already buy too many, unreasonably. 🙂 Even if no shelves left at home.
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### Author:  [@ListMyCDs.com](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ListMyCDs.com)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/11 "2016-04-12T23:39:29Z")
Mystery solved! 3 CD box set arrived to Finland. It seems original editor added only first 2 discs and as separate releases. There was a little mess because tracklist printed on sleeve doesn’t match with disc content (CD2: 30 vs 32 tracks). I was able to fix the tracklist with the help of AcoustID and by listening and comparing to recordings found from other releases by the same artists.
Scans of the release are [here](https://musicbrainz.org/release/f8309245-1191-48e3-8a1c-fca64aa043d6/cover-art).
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/12 "2016-04-13T05:32:01Z")
> [@ListMyCDs.com](#):
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> tracklist printed on sleeve doesn’t match with disc content
Perhaps you should say so in release annotation so that nobody will try and _fix_ the release from scans. 🙂
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### Author:  [@psychoadept](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/psychoadept)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/same-barcode-on-different-releases/17498/13 "2016-04-13T13:35:14Z")
That’s awesome. Never would have guessed!