1959 album cover

ISRC

USAR19700048

1959

Patti Smith
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Released 1997-01-01

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USAR19700048 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording "1959" by Patti Smith, released 1997-01-01. 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 T0710676111.

Format

USCountry
AR1Registrant
97Year (1997)
00048Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1997):
Last two digits of the reference year (1997). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRC1959

Musical Work (ISWC)

T07106761111959
SourcesMusicBrainz

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What is the ISRC for "1959" by Patti Smith?
The ISRC for "1959" by Patti Smith is USAR19700048.
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. USAR19700048 is the ISRC for this recording; T0710676111 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 USAR19700048?

USAR19700048 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording "1959" by Patti Smith. 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 T0710676111, 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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