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USAR17900135

City Lights

Lou Reed
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Released 1979-04-20

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USAR17900135 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording "City Lights" by Lou Reed, released 1979-04-20. 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 T0725164657.

Format

USCountry
AR1Registrant
79Year (1979)
00135Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1979):
Last two digits of the reference year (1979). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCCity Lights
ISWCCity Lights

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0725164657City Lights
SourcesMusicBrainz

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What is the ISRC for "City Lights" by Lou Reed?
The ISRC for "City Lights" by Lou Reed is USAR17900135.
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. USAR17900135 is the ISRC for this recording; T0725164657 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 USAR17900135?

USAR17900135 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording "City Lights" by Lou Reed. 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 T0725164657, 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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