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Lost Your Head Blues album cover

ISRC

USSM10021506

Lost Your Head Blues✓2

Bessie Smith
matched
Released 1972-01-01

Last verified: September 14, 2026

USSM10021506 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Lost Your Head Blues” by Bessie Smith, released 1972-01-01. 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 T0700971136.

Format

USCountry
SM1Registrant
00Year (2000)
21506Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2000):
Last two digits of the reference year (2000). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCLost Your Head Blues
ISWCLost Your Head Blues

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0700971136Lost Your Head Blues

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "Lost Your Head Blues" by Bessie Smith?+
The ISRC for "Lost Your Head Blues" by Bessie Smith is USSM10021506.
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. USSM10021506 is the ISRC for this recording; T0700971136 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.

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What is ISRC USSM10021506?

USSM10021506 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Lost Your Head Blues” by Bessie 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 T0700971136, 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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Album: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 32:54Track 13

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

Fletcher Hendersonpiano
Bessie SmithVocal
Joe Smithcornet

Label

Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Appears on

  • Music: An Appreciation Tenth Edition - Brief Set of 5 CDs(2011-01-01)
  • The Complete Recordings, Volume 5(2003-01-01)· Frog (7)
  • The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1925-1927(1995-01-01)· Classics (11)
  • The Complete Recordings, Volume 3(1992-01-01)· Columbia
  • Music: An Appreciation, Sixth Brief Edition(2006-01-01)
  • The Complete Recordings, Volume 3(1992-01-01)

Who wrote this song?

BESSIE SMITHComposer
FRANK MUSIC CORP OriginalPublisher
MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA INC RightsAdministrator
BESSIE SMITHComposerLyricist
IPI: 00075282565

Who publishes this song?

FRANK MUSIC CORPOriginalPublisher
MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA INCRightsAdministrator

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSSM10021506ISWCT0700971136IPIBESSIE SMITH
SourcesMusicBrainzMLCMLC✓3 sources

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MLC Registration

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MLC has no work registered for this ISRC.

Bessie Smith

USSM10021506 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Lost Your Head Blues” by Bessie Smith, released 1972-01-01. 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 T0700971136.

Bessie Smith

Related

Other versions of this workView all on iswc.fm

LOST BLUESDEOB21000073
LOST YOUR HEAD BLUESDEBL61151074
LOST YOUR HEAD BLUESDEBL61292284
LOST YOUR HEAD BLUESAUXN21405915
LOST YOUR HEAD BLUESDEZ651329654

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