The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC), defined by ISO 3901, is an international standard code for uniquely identifying sound recordings and music video recordings. IFPI has been appointed by ISO as registration authority for this standard. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI) is the organization that represents the interests of the Recording industry worldwide A registration authority or maintenance agency is a body given the responsibility of maintaining lists of codes under international standards and issuing new codes to those wishing to register The ISO technical committee 46, subcommittee 9 (TC 46/SC 9) is responsible for the standard. ISO TC 46/SC 9 is the ninth subcommittee of ISO technical committee 46 and is responsible for identification and description of information resources
ISRC registrant codes is allocated by national ISRC agencies to both corporations and individuals. [1] The usual practice is to do this free of charge, but national agencies may make a reasonable charge to cover their costs. [2]
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Format of an ISRC
ISRC codes are always 12 characters long, in the form "CC-XXX-YY-NNNNN" (The hyphens are not part of the ISRC code itself, but codes are often presented that way in print to make them easier to read. ) The four parts are as follows:
- "CC" is the appropriate for the registrant two-character ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
- "XXX" is a three character alphanumeric registrant code, uniquely identifying the organisation which registered the code. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter Country codes in the ISO 3166-1 standard to represent countries and dependent territories. Typically, the appropriate regulating body in each country will issue a three letter code to each record label. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music For example, the regulating body for ISRCs in the UK is Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- "YY" is the last two digits of the year of registration (NB not necessarily the date the recording was made)
- "NNNNN" is a unique 5-digit number identifying the particular sound recording.
For example, GBEMI0300013.
An example, a recording of the song "Enquanto Houver Sol" by the Brazilian group Titãs has been allocated the ISRC code BR-BMG-03-00729:
Another example: USPR37300012 - a recording of the song "Love's Theme" by the Love Unlimited Orchestra. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Titãs are one of the most successful rock bands in Brazil, along with Legião Urbana, Os Paralamas do Sucesso and Barão Vermelho |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed " Love's Theme " is an Instrumental piece recorded by Barry White 's Love Unlimited Orchestra and released in 1973 Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, &ndash) was an American Record producer, Songwriter and Singer.
- US-PR3-73/00012
- US for United States
- PR3 for the organisation
- 73 for 1973
- 00012 is the unique id identifying this particular recording
The Red Book CD digital audio standard enables the encoding of ISRCs onto CDs. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Red Book is the standard for audio CDs ( Compact Disc Digital Audio system or CDDA)
See also
External links
- WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD RECORDING CODE? at Recording Industry Association of America's Website. The Global Release Identifier (GRid is a system to identify releases of Digital Sound recordings (and other digital Data) for electronic
- ISRC registration authority
References
- ^ RESOURCES - ISRC - Handbook (incorporating the ISRC Practical Guide)
- ^ RESOURCES - ISRC - Handbook (incorporating the ISRC Practical Guide)
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