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Hawke: Created page with "==Explanation== System of catalog numbers on Japanese releases is organized for all releases since June 1989. Upon RIAJ's guidance RIS502, so called 'standardized commodity c..."
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<p>Created page with "==Explanation== System of catalog numbers on Japanese releases is organized for all releases since June 1989. Upon RIAJ's guidance RIS502, so called 'standardized commodity c..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Explanation==<br />
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System of catalog numbers on Japanese releases is organized for all releases since June 1989. Upon RIAJ's guidance RIS502, so called 'standardized commodity code' was introduced. This code consists of 4 letters in Latin alphabet and 4-5 Roman numbers (serial number). The 4 letters consist of: <br />
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position 1-2 label code <br />
position 3 media type <br />
position 4 non-standardized code for internal purposes <br />
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So the usual example form is ABCD-10001. Hyphen is optional between the code and serial #. The label code is mandatory for all members of RIAJ, and is being assigned by the organization. The codes were being assigned to non-members as well, but since December 2005, this policy was abandoned (non-members can't get official label code, though the previously assigned exceptions were not abolished). <br />
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Further notes: <br />
* label codes can be shared (usually each company uses it just for one type of media, while the other one for another type) <br />
* one main company can have more than one code (usually used for different sub-labels) <br />
* there are several exceptions to ABCD-10001 form, but these are well documented <br />
* RIAJ non-members (indie labels, foreign labels etc) don't have to obey this standard, but they are usually asked to avoid duplicating the existing commodity codes whenever possible <br />
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*Sources: system, code list <br />
Media codes (3rd position)<br />
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A - DVD-Audio <br />
B - DVD-Video <br />
C - 12cm CD <br />
D - 8cm CD <br />
E - not assigned <br />
F - CD-V <br />
G - SACD <br />
H - HD DVD <br />
I - Video CD, CD-i <br />
J - LP (for all 30cm vinyls regardless of RPM), partially for UMD discs for PSP <br />
K - EP(for all 17cm vinyls regardless of RPM) <br />
L - 30cm LD <br />
M - 20cm LD <br />
N - CD-G <br />
O - not assigned <br />
P - Playstation games <br />
Q - not assigned <br />
R - CD-ROM <br />
S - casette tape (singles) <br />
T - casette tape (albums) <br />
U - UMD video (2006~), Beta video tape (currently not used) <br />
V - VHS video tape <br />
W - DVD music(2004~), 8mm video tape (currently not used) <br />
X - Blu-ray Disc (2006~), DCC (currently not used) <br />
Y - MD <br />
Z - 2 and more formats(12cmCD+8cmCD, some CD+DVD, CD+photobook etc) <br />
Label codes formatting<br />
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When 2 or more labels are connected with a slash, it means they are related in some way. It can be a label/sub-label relation, label/distributor or eventually two different names for the same label. <br />
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The arrow mark means the label either changed the name to or merged with the following one, or ceased to exist and the entire catalog with the original label code is being maintained by the other company now. <br />
Label codes A<br />
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AA - MusicGate.com/Aozora Records <br />
AB - Absord Music Japan <br />
AC - Asmik Ace Entertainment <br />
AD - Sony Music (ADCA-1 is the only release) <br />
AE - Geneon Entertainment (DVD only) <br />
- AtMark/BounDEE Inc. (CD only) <br />
AF - Amuse Soft Entertainment (DVD only) <br />
- Aaron Field (CD only) <br />
- Animate Films <br />
AG - Agent Con-Sipio (until 04/2000) -> Pony Canyon <br />
- Pryaid Records (from 11/2000) -> BounDEE Inc. <br />
AH - Artist House <br />
AI - Sony Music Associated Records <br />
AJ - Astronautes Star/Toshiba EMI -> Bonin/EMI Music Japan <br />
AK - Avex Marketing (distribution for Five Ace, KNS Entertainment, Purple Hills Record etc.) <br />
AL - Alfa Records (until 10/1998) <br />
- Asmik Ace Entertainment <br />
AM - Moon Records <br />
AN - Animate <br />
AO - Amemura O-Town Record (until 03/1997) <br />
AP - Apollon International (until 2000) <br />
AQ - Aqua Label <br />
AR - Antinos Records <br />
AS - Amuse Soft Entertainment <br />
AT - Frontier Works <br />
AU - Augusta Records <br />
AV - Avex Group (4th letter indictates sub-label) <br />
AW - Animebank <br />
AX - Axec <br />
AY - Ayers <br />
AZ - Aer-born <br />
- A'zip Music <br />
Label codes B<br />
<br />
BA - Bad News Records/Three D System <br />
- 心歌レコード (not used anymore) <br />
BB - Beam Entertainment -> Hapinet Pictures <br />
- Bella Beaux Entertainment <br />
BC - Bandai Visual <br />
BD - B.I.C. Records <br />
BE - Bandai Visual <br />
BF - Faithful./Barrier Free/Faith Records <br />
BG - B-Gram Records/Polydor Records <br />
BH - BMG Japan (until 06/2009) -> Ariola Japan <br />
BI - Beam Entertainment -> Hapinet Pictures <br />
BJ - B-Jin/Zain Records (until 02/1993) -> B-Gram Records <br />
BL - VAP (until 08/1998) -> Pony Canyon <br />
BM - Vermillion Records/Being <br />
BN - Bad News Ongaku Shuppan <br />
BR - Broccoli <br />
BS - Be Smile <br />
BT - Tearbridge Records/Pryaid Records (not used anymore) <br />
BU - Burger Inn Records <br />
BV - BMG Victor -> BMG Funhouse -> BMG Japan -> Ariola Japan <br />
BW - Blow Wind Records <br />
BX - Bella Beaux Entertainment/Daiki Sound <br />
BZ - Bellwood <br />
Label codes C<br />
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CA - Canary Productions/Nippon Columbia <br />
CC - cocoronetworks (not used anymore) <br />
CE - Century Records <br />
CF - Culture of Asia <br />
CH - Chapter One <br />
CJ - Suleputer (DVD only) <br />
CK - BounDEE Inc. <br />
CL - Azumaya Oomei Kensetsu <br />
CM - Cosmos Records <br />
CO - Nippon Columbia <br />
CP - Culture Publishers/Project-T <br />
CR - Nippon Crown <br />
CS - CBS / Sony Records -> SME Records (currently using MH/SR codes) <br />
CT - Cutting Edge/Avex Trax <br />
CV - Hot On Records <br />
CX - Happinet Corporation (DVD only) <br />
- Nippon Columbia (CD only, currently using CO code) <br />
CY - Cyclone (split up) <br />
Label codes D<br />
<br />
DA - Kadokawa Daiei Movies (DVD only) <br />
DC - Danger Crue Records <br />
DD - BounDEE Inc. <br />
DE - Dex Entertainment <br />
DF - DefSTAR Records <br />
DG - labels distributed by Avex Trax (see Exceptions) <br />
DH - DJ Honda Recordings <br />
DI - Digital MediaLab (not used anymore) <br />
DJ - Dream Robot <br />
DK - Music Wagon <br />
DL - Ratspack Records <br />
DM - Nippon Crown (currently fused under CR) <br />
DN - Double Neck Records/Pryaid Records <br />
DO - Dream One (not used anymore) <br />
DP - Datam Polystar <br />
DQ - Sony Music Direct <br />
DR - Dream21 <br />
DS - DEARS <br />
DT - Daytripper <br />
DU - Digital Ultra Project <br />
DX - Daipro-X <br />
DZ - Shochiku <br />
Label codes E, F, G<br />
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EI - Epic International <br />
EP - Zetima/Mediterranean Label (ex-One Up Music) <br />
EQ - Maxell <br />
ES - Epic / Sony Records/Epic Records Japan <br />
EU - Dex Entertainment <br />
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FA - Fifth Avenue <br />
FB - Free Board Records/King Records <br />
FC - Frontier Works <br />
FD - Sony Family Club <br />
FH - Fun House -> Ariola Japan <br />
FK - Fives Entertainment <br />
FL - For Life Records -> For Life Music Entertainment <br />
FM - Forte Music Entertainment -> Nippon Columbia/Animex <br />
FO - factoryorumok <br />
- Fontec <br />
FR - FOA Records/U-Can Entertainment <br />
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GA - Hapinet Pictures (DVD only, not used anymore) <br />
- Gauss Entertainment (merged into TK code) <br />
GB - Beam Entertainment/Happinet Corporation -> Konami Digital Entertainment/King Records <br />
GF - Konami Digital Entertainment/Sony Music Distribution <br />
GN - Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan (ex-Pioneer LDC/Geneon Entertainment) <br />
GR - Gauss Entertainment (merged into TK code) <br />
GZ - GIZA Studio <br />
Label codes H, I, J<br />
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HA - Polydor Records (only 'ARCH' CDs until 1999) <br />
- Pryaid Records (since 2000) -> BounDEE Inc. <br />
HB - Mycal Hummingbird -> Warner Music Japan <br />
- HOBiRECORDS <br />
HC - Sohbi Kikaku -> Happinet Corporation <br />
HG - Pryaid Records/Polystar <br />
HK - Hachama Records/UpFront Works <br />
HU - Hats <br />
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IK - Pryaid Records/Polystar <br />
IO - Avex io (formerly under Prime Direction) <br />
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JA - J Storm <br />
JB - Pure Infinity (since 03/1995) <br />
JD - JSDSS/Softgarage <br />
JE - Johnny's Entertainment <br />
JS - Nippon Soft System -> JSDSS <br />
JV - Japan Audio Visual Network -> Victor [JPN] <br />
Label codes K<br />
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KA - Kadokawa Shoten <br />
KC - KSR <br />
KD - Scitron Digital Content -> Happinet Corporation <br />
KE - Koei/Universal Music Japan <br />
KF - 573 Records <br />
KG - Nippon Crown (merged into CR code) <br />
KH - Sol Blade (releases distr. by EMI Music Japan) <br />
KI - King Records <br />
KJ - Octavia Records (currently using OV code) <br />
KK - King International <br />
KL - KSS Records/Geneon Entertainment <br />
KM - Konami Music Entertainment/King Records <br />
KO - Konami Music Entertainment/Sony Music Distribution <br />
KS - Key Sounds Label <br />
- Ki/oon Records <br />
- KSS Records (currently merged with JSDSS) <br />
KT - Kitty Records -> Universal Music Japan <br />
KU - Pryaid Records <br />
KW - Imagica/Hapinet Pictures <br />
KX - Knocker/Sony Music Distribution <br />
KY - Key Sounds Label <br />
- Kuraray Video Soft <br />
KZ - BounDEE Inc. <br />
Label codes L, M<br />
<br />
LA - Lantis <br />
LAC - Lantis (main label, distro by King Records (~2008)/Bandai Visual (2009~) <br />
LAS - Lantis (GloryHeaven sublabel/Sony Music Distribution) <br />
LH - On The Run (Lantis/Geneon Entertainment joint) <br />
LK - Japan Home Video <br />
LO - Love&Love Records <br />
LS - Toei <br />
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MA - Movic <br />
MD - MIDI <br />
ME - Meldac -> Tokuma Japan Communications <br />
MG - Media Rings (split up) <br />
MH - Sony Music Direct/Sony Music House <br />
MJ - Marvelous Entertainment Inc. <br />
ML - Magic Island <br />
MM - Marine Entertainment <br />
MQ - Maxell <br />
MR - Media Rings (split up) <br />
- Media Remoras -> Pony Canyon <br />
MS - Media Station <br />
MV - MCA Victor -> Universal Victor -> Universal Music Japan <br />
Label codes N, O, P<br />
<br />
NA - NEC Avenue -> NEC Interchannel <br />
NE - NEC Interchannel -> I.C. Avenue -> Index Music -> T.Y. Entertainment <br />
- Nest -> Onkyo Entertainment Technologies <br />
NK - King Records <br />
NM - Nose Japan Records <br />
NR - C.Moon/Bandai Visual <br />
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OE - Moer <br />
ON - B-Vision <br />
OM - Omagatoki <br />
OO - Double O Records (split-up) <br />
OV - Octavia Records <br />
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PA - Panasonic <br />
PC - Pony Canyon <br />
PH - Nippon Phonogram -> Mercury Music Entertainment -> Universal Music Japan <br />
PI - Pioneer LDC -> Geneon Entertainment <br />
PK - Rice Music/Piccolo Town/UpFront Works <br />
PL - Platz/Gakken (split-up) <br />
PN - eXPulse <br />
PO - Universal Gear/Polydor Records -> Universal Music Japan <br />
PQ - HiBoom/Avex Trax <br />
PS - Polystar <br />
PT - Project-T <br />
PY - Muture Communications (ex-Platea, split-up) <br />
Label codes Q, R<br />
<br />
QA - Nippon Columbia <br />
QC - Universal Music Japan <br />
QK - Universal Music Japan <br />
QQ - Palm Beach Inc. (split up) <br />
QT - Quattro/Parco/Nippon Columbia <br />
QW - labels distributed by Pony Canyon (see Exceptions) <br />
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RB - Rambling Records <br />
RC - Rock Records/Nippon Columbia <br />
RD - BounDEE Inc. (ex-Pryaid Records) <br />
RE - Rentrak Japan <br />
RK - BounDEE Inc. (ex-Pryaid Records) <br />
RO - Pioneer LDC -> Geneon Entertainment <br />
RR - Roadrunner Japan <br />
RS - BounDEE Inc. (ex-Pryaid Records) <br />
RT - BounDEE Inc. (ex-Pryaid Records) <br />
RU - BounDEE Inc. (ex-Pryaid Records) <br />
RV - Riv Star (split-up) <br />
RW - Re-Wind Recordings/Victor [JPN] <br />
RX - Rhythmedia Tribe/Ariola Japan (using BV now) <br />
RY - WEA Japan/Warner Music Japan (using WM now) <br />
RZ - Rhythm Zone/Avex Trax <br />
Label codes S, T<br />
<br />
SA - Sanrio <br />
SB - Mycal Hummingbird <br />
SC - Scitron Digital Content -> Happinet Corporation <br />
SD - Strange Days Records <br />
SE - SME Records <br />
SH - Sohbi Kikaku -> Happinet Corporation (not used anymore) <br />
- Shochiku (SHBR-XXXX exception for BluRay discs after 2010) <br />
SI - Sony Music Japan International <br />
SK - Sohbi Kikaku -> Happinet Corporation <br />
SR - Sony Music Records/gr8! Records <br />
SV - Spac/Nippon Enkaphon <br />
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TA - New Taurus -> Universal Music Japan <br />
TC - Tricle/Teichiku Records (merged with TE) <br />
- TC Entertainment (DVD only, 3rd&4th letter have exceptional media codes BD/ED) <br />
TD - TDK Core <br />
TE - Teichiku Records <br />
TF - Toy's Factory <br />
TG - T Grand Music -> Teichiku Records <br />
- also used for some indie labels, initally for Sony Music Manufacturing custom-made CDs <br />
TJ - Holiday Japan <br />
TK - Tokuma Japan Communications <br />
TL - Toho <br />
TM - Teichiku Music Corporation (merged with TE code) <br />
TN - Tricycle/Universal Music Japan <br />
TO - Toshiba-EMI -> EMI Music Japan <br />
TP - BounDEE Inc. (ex-Pryaid Records) <br />
TQ - BounDEE Inc. <br />
TR - Traffic <br />
- Two Five <br />
TT - Toshiba-EMI -> EMI Music Japan <br />
TV - Toshiba Eizo Soft (split up) <br />
TY - Futureland/Youmex <br />
Label codes U,V, W<br />
<br />
UC - Universal Classic&Jazz <br />
UI - Universal International (foreign production of Universal Sigma, Island, Def Jam Japan) <br />
UM - Universal Sigma (Kitty Mercury/Kitty MME, foreign production of A&M) <br />
UP - Universal J/Nayutawave Records (ex-Polydor, ex-Universal Victor) <br />
US - Usen <br />
UU - Universal J (ex-Universal Victor, merged into UP code since 07/2002) <br />
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VA - Videoarts Music <br />
VD - Victor [JPN] <br />
VG - 5pb. Records/Geneon Entertainment <br />
VI - Victor [JPN] <br />
VJ - Virgin Records <br />
VL - Toshiba Eizo Soft (split up) <br />
VN - Northern Music <br />
VO - Visual Ook <br />
VP - VAP <br />
VT - JVC Entertainment/Flying Dog <br />
VZ - Nippon Dento Bunka Shinko Zaidan <br />
V2 - V2 Records <br />
<br />
WD - Wonder Entertainment (split-up) <br />
WG - Wing Songs <br />
WL - Wonder Kids (split-up) <br />
WM - WEA Japan/Warner Music Japan <br />
WP - Warner Music Japan (ex-Warner Pioneer) <br />
Label codes X, Y, Z<br />
<br />
XA - MCJP <br />
XB - BounDEE Inc. <br />
XE - BounDEE Inc. <br />
XJ - Dawn Entertainment Japan <br />
XL - Xtra Large/Marvelous Entertainment Inc. <br />
XM - Christmas Records (not used anymore) <br />
XN - labels distributed by Avex Trax <br />
XQ - labels distributed by Universal Music Japan (see Exceptions) <br />
XS - Sony Music Entertainment <br />
XT - Nitro Records/Avex Trax <br />
XY - Soundasia EX/Horipro <br />
XZ - King Records <br />
<br />
YB - Yume Kukan <br />
YC - Yamaha Music Communications <br />
YE - Suns Entertainment (ex-Yellow Cab) <br />
YF - Sol Blade (releases distr. by King Records) <br />
YI - J-More/Avex Marketing <br />
YK - BounDEE Inc. <br />
YM - Yamaha Music&Business <br />
YN - Avex Trax <br />
YR - R and C Ltd. <br />
YS - BounDEE Inc. <br />
YZ - labels distributed by Crown/Tokuma Japan Communications (see Exceptions) <br />
<br />
ZA - Zain Records/Being <br />
ZC - Ozawa Music Office <br />
ZJ - Zomba Records Japan <br />
ZM - Media Factory (uses exceptional media type codes - B for DVD, S for BluRay) <br />
ZO - Avex Trax <br />
ZP - Universal Music Japan <br />
ZQ - labels distributed by Universal Music Japan (see Exceptions) <br />
ZS - BounDEE Inc. <br />
ZW - Avex Trax (DVD only) <br />
ZZ - Aozora Records <br />
Exceptions part I (more or less than 2 letters for label code)<br />
<br />
P - Blues Interactions/P-Vine Records (PCD-XXXX) <br />
T - Teichiku Records (some karaoke DVDs, TBK-XXXX) <br />
<br />
ANS, ANZ - Aniplex Inc. (DVD only) <br />
FAB - Media Factory (12cm CD only, 4th letter is media type) <br />
HID - Datam Polystar <br />
ICD - I've Sound/Visual Art's (I've's indies labels, no 4th letter) <br />
RAD - Media Factory (4th letter is media type - C for CDs, V for DVDs) <br />
SVW - SPE Visual Works -> Aniplex Inc./Sony Music Distribution <br />
TCA - Takarazuka Creative Arts (4th letter is media type - C for CD, D for DVD, P for CD single) <br />
TFC - Teichiku Records/Daiki Sound (TFC-XXX) <br />
VAL - Victor [JPN]/Daiki Sound (VAL-XXX) <br />
VTS - Toshiba Eizo Soft (split up) <br />
WAC - Walkers Company (split-up) <br />
YTR - Ritz Music/Sony Music Distribution (4th letter is media type - C for CD, D for DVD) <br />
<br />
TRAK - Tsubasa Records (CD only) <br />
TRDL - Tsubasa Records (DVD only) <br />
TRUE - Universal J/Daiki Sound <br />
ZTTL - Zuntata/Sony Music Records <br />
Exceptions part II (Distributor codes 1)<br />
<br />
DG (Avex Trax distributed) <br />
DG** - 3rd and 4th are usually identifiers (there are exceptions) <br />
- Dwango Music Entertainment (4th letter on DVDs is D) <br />
DGBD - Avex Trax (DVD only) <br />
DGGA - AdMedia (DVD only) <br />
<br />
QW (Pony Canyon distributed), 3rd letter is media type, 4th is sub-label code <br />
QW*B - Blue Music Entertainment <br />
QW*D - Boot-Up Records <br />
QW*E - Exit Tunes <br />
QW*F - Formula Recordings <br />
QW*H - Hudson Music Entertainment <br />
QW*T - TN Mix <br />
QW*X - Excel Q <br />
<br />
XQ (Universal Music Japan distributed) <br />
XQ** - BounDEE Inc. (identifiers are serial #s - CDs are in 1000's, DVDs are in 2000 range) <br />
Exceptions part II (Distributor codes 2)<br />
<br />
YZ (Crown/Tokuma Japan Communications distributed) <br />
YZAB - Absolute Records <br />
YZAE - Asu-One Entertainment <br />
YZAM - Ihatove Winds <br />
YZAS - A-String <br />
YZBB - BB Network (DVD only) <br />
YZBL - Belta Recordss <br />
YZCD - CDA <br />
YZCM - Cross M Records <br />
YZCV - Kamtec (DVD only) <br />
YZDI - DIAA <br />
YZFD - Crown/Tokuma Japan Communications (main label) <br />
YZFE - Treasure of Music <br />
YZGB - Gambit <br />
YZGF - Green Field <br />
YZGT - Brave <br />
YZIM - International Music <br />
YZKZ - Arashi <br />
YZNE - Nippon Enkaphon <br />
YZOC - Octet Records <br />
YZPS - Peace&Smile music <br />
YZSH - Soundholic <br />
YZSO - CRS Songs <br />
YZSS - Singer&Songer Records <br />
YZTN - Oxy Records <br />
YZWG - A-Force Entertainment (Wing Entertainment Group before 07/2010) <br />
YZXL - Exellex <br />
Exceptions part II (Distributor codes 3)<br />
<br />
ZQ (Universal Music Japan distributed) <br />
ZQBG - Blue In Green <br />
ZQCC - Cucumber Records <br />
ZQCS - Silent <br />
ZQLK - Link.ID Records <br />
ZQME - Mother Earth/PryAid <br />
ZQML - Magnum Records <br />
ZQMS - Marsa <br />
ZQNE - Next Entertainment <br />
ZQNR - Nakanoshima Records <br />
ZQPR - UM Korea/Pryaid Records <br />
ZQPT - Palmtree <br />
ZQSF - Sky Factory <br />
ZQTB - Tsubasa Records <br />
ZQTK - Take Seven <br />
ZQTR - Top Run X <br />
ZQVT - Torture Ride/Tao Records</div>
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