Poor Napoleon album cover

ISRC

GBASQ8600344

Poor Napoleon

Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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Released 1986-01-01

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GBASQ8600344 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording "Poor Napoleon" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions, released 1986-01-01. ISRCs are 12-character ISO 3901 identifiers that uniquely tag a specific sound recording — different masters, remixes, and live versions each receive a distinct ISRC. The underlying musical work is ISWC T0113300245.

Format

GBCountry
ASQRegistrant
86Year (1986)
00344Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1986):
Last two digits of the reference year (1986). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCPoor Napoleon

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0113300245Poor Napoleon
SourcesMusicBrainzMLC2 sources

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What is the ISRC for "Poor Napoleon" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions?
The ISRC for "Poor Napoleon" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions is GBASQ8600344.
What is an ISRC and what does it tell you?
An ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is a 12-character ISO 3901 identifier that uniquely tags a specific sound recording. The first two characters are the country code, the next three are the registrant (label or distributor), the next two are the year, and the last five are a unique recording number.
Is the ISRC the same as the ISWC?
No. The ISRC identifies a specific recording, while the ISWC identifies the underlying musical composition. GBASQ8600344 is the ISRC for this recording; T0113300245 is the ISWC for the composition it is a recording of. One composition (ISWC) can have many recordings (ISRCs) — originals, remixes, live versions, and covers each get their own ISRC but share the same ISWC.

What is ISRC GBASQ8600344?

GBASQ8600344 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording "Poor Napoleon" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions. ISRCs are 12-character alphanumeric codes defined by ISO 3901, used globally by streaming platforms, record labels, and rights organizations to track plays and distribute royalties.

This recording is linked to the musical work T0113300245, which represents the underlying composition. Multiple recordings can share the same musical work — for example, an original version, a remix, and a cover would each have their own ISRC but reference the same ISWC.

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