Why Not? album cover

ISRC

GBF087000454

Why Not?2

Gentle Giant
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Released 1970-01-01

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GBF087000454 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Why Not? by Gentle Giant, released 1970-01-01. 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 T0702000870.

Format

GBCountry
F08Registrant
70Year (1970)
00454Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1970):
Last two digits of the reference year (1970). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCWhy Not?

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0702000870Why Not?

MLC Song Code

SourcesMusicBrainzMLC2 sources

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What is the ISRC for "Why Not?" by Gentle Giant?
The ISRC for "Why Not?" by Gentle Giant is GBF087000454.
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. GBF087000454 is the ISRC for this recording; T0702000870 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 GBF087000454?

GBF087000454 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Why Not? by Gentle Giant. 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 T0702000870, 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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