UPC · Album

The Essential Guide to South Africa

Various Artists

698458262820
49 tracks

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698458262820 is the Universal Product Code (UPC barcode) for the release The Essential Guide to South Africa by Various Artists. UPCs are unique numeric identifiers assigned by distributors to identify a music release — album, EP, or single — across every digital and physical retail platform. This release contains 49 tracks, each with its own ISRC.

Format

6Number system
98458Manufacturer
26282Product
0Check digit
Number system:
Identifies the product category (0/1/6/7/8 = general retail, 2 = variable measure, etc.).
Manufacturer:
5-digit code identifying the label or distributor that owns the release.
Product:
5-digit code identifying this specific release within the manufacturer's catalog.
Check digit:
Modulo-10 check digit that validates the rest of the barcode.

Credit Chain

UPCThe Essential Guide to South Africa
ISWC1 work
IPI19 songwriters

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What is UPC 698458262820?
UPC 698458262820 is the Universal Product Code (barcode) for "The Essential Guide to South Africa" by Various Artists.
What is a UPC code in music?
A UPC (Universal Product Code) — also called an EAN barcode — is a unique numeric identifier assigned to a music release by its distributor. It identifies the release as a whole (album, EP, or single) and is required by every digital storefront and physical retailer.
How is a UPC different from an ISRC?
A UPC identifies a release (the bundle of tracks sold as one product). An ISRC identifies a specific sound recording (a single track). Every track on a UPC release has its own ISRC, but they all share the same UPC.
How many tracks are on UPC 698458262820?
UPC 698458262820 contains 49 tracks.
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What is UPC 698458262820?

698458262820 is a Universal Product Code (UPC) assigned to The Essential Guide to South Africa by Various Artists. UPCs (also called EAN barcodes) are unique numeric identifiers assigned by distributors to identify music releases — albums, EPs, and singles — across all digital and physical retail platforms.

This release contains 49 tracks. Each track has its own ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) that identifies the specific sound recording, while the UPC identifies the release as a whole. Knowing your release's UPC is essential for neighboring rights collection societies like SoundExchange and for transferring music between distributors.

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