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What's a Catalogue Number?
Physical and Digital Formats
Recordings usually have unique catalogue numbers for each format (e.g., CDs, vinyl, digital). For example, a vinyl version might have ABC-001-LP, while the digital release could be ABC-001-DIG.
Beatport Restrictions
If you're distributing your music to Beatport, it's important to know that each release must have a unique catalogue number. This means that if any another label on the platform is already using a code similar to yours, you won’t be able to distribute your track to Beatport unless you change it. If your catalogue number is already taken, Beatport will refuse your release so make sure to double-check this before submitting your order!
Add your Catalogue Number
In order to add a catalogue number to your release, open your order and go to Release > What is the catalogue number? If you don’t use catalogue numbers or if you don’t want to add this information, don’t worry, it's not mandatory!
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