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International Standard Recording Code

February 15, 2024

The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) is an international standard code for uniquely identifying sound recordings and music video recordings. The code was developed by the recording industry in conjunction with the ISO technical committee 46, subcommittee 9 (TC 46/SC 9), which codified the standard as ISO 3901 in 1986, and updated it in 2001.

An ISRC identifies a particular recording, not the work (composition and lyrical content) itself. Therefore, different recordings, edits, and remixes of the same work should each have their own ISRC. Works are identified by ISWC. Recordings remastered or revised in other ways are usually assigned a new ISRC.[1]

History edit

ISO 3901 was completed in 1986. In 1988, the IFPI recommended that its member companies adopt ISRCs for music videos. In 1989, the ISO designated the IFPI as the registration authority for ISRCs. The IFPI, in turn, delegated part of the administration of ISRCs to several dozen national agencies, which allocate ISRCs to both record companies and individuals.[2] The national agencies began assigning ISRCs for music videos in August 1989.

The Japanese recording industry began encoding ISRCs on audio CDs in November 1989. The IFPI and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) then developed detailed recommendations for this practice, and for ISRC assignment in general. The IFPI adopted the recommendations in March 1991 and they went into effect for IFPI members on 1 January 1992.

Format edit

ISRC Code Example

ISRC codes are always 12 characters long, in the form "CC-XXX-YY-NNNNN". The hyphens are not part of the ISRC code itself, but codes are often presented that way in print to make them easier to read. The four parts are as follows:[3]

  • "CC" is the appropriate two-character country code for the ISRC issuer. The code is assigned according to the ISO 3166-1-Alpha-2 standard. (High demand for ISRCs within the United States has caused the supply of available registrant codes to become exhausted; after December 6, 2010, new registrants in the US use country code "QM".[4] The codes "CP" and "DG" are reserved for further overflow, and "ZZ" is reserved for codes assigned by the International ISRC Agency.[5] Further additions continue to be made.[6])
  • "XXX" is a three character alphanumeric registrant code of the ISRC issuer. This number by itself does NOT uniquely identify the ISRC issuer as the same 3-digit registrant code may be used in various countries for different issuers. To uniquely identify an issuer, the country code and registrant code should be used together.
  • "YY" represent the last two digits of the reference year – the year that the ISRC was assigned to the recording. This is not necessarily the date the recording was made.
  • "NNNNN" is a 5-digit number that identifies the particular sound or video recording, unique within the scope of the reference year.

Example:

A recording of the song "Crazy Eyes" by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates has been allocated the ISRC code USRC17607839:

  • US for United States
  • RC1 for RCA
  • 76 for 1976
  • 07839 as the unique id identifying this particular recording

Embedding ISRC in files edit

ISRC may be embedded in most file formats as metadata. Example formats include MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, and WAV for audio and MP4, M4V, or MKV for video.[7]

  • The standard for the ID3v2.2 tag that was designed for use in MP3 files, was published in March 2019 and defined a way to embed ISRCs in a 'TSRC' frame.
  • In August 2020, Barry Grint and the European Broadcasting Union published a specification for embedding ISRCs in Broadcast Wave Format, a WAV-with-metadata format.
  • Audio CDs defined by the Red Book may also embed ISRC as part of the CD-Text information.

Metadata formats are not generally interchangeable as format converters may fail to translate the data. As a result, it is recommended to perform the embedding separately for each format.

Obtaining ISRCs edit

The provision of ISRCs is overseen by appointed national ISRC agencies. These national ISRC agencies issue codes directly to the public and may also utilize authorized ISRC Managers to issue ISRCs. In the United States, the appointed agency is RIAA. ISRC codes can be obtained in large blocks directly from RIAA for an administrative fee ($95 at time of this publication), in quantities as little as 1 from ISRC.com ($2-$5), or in conjunction with other music-related services from other authorized ISRC managers.[8] In territories where there is no national ISRC agency, users can obtain ISRC codes directly from IFPI or from ISRC.com, Quansic and Sound Credit.[9]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) Handbook – 4th Edition, 2021, International ISRC Registration Authority A.10.1 A re-mastered version of a recording is created". Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  2. ^ "Resources – ISRC – Handbook (incorporating the ISRC Practical Guide) s321" (PDF).
  3. ^ ISRC Bulletin 2015/01 – Validating an ISRC
  4. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2013-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ . isrc.ifpi.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  7. ^ "ISRC Embedding Guide —". ISRC.com.
  8. ^ . Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "Sound Credit Releases Version 6 – A 'New Standard for Transferring Music' Aims to Resolve the Metadata Crisis, 2023". 14 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-23.

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The International Standard Recording Code ISRC is an international standard code for uniquely identifying sound recordings and music video recordings The code was developed by the recording industry in conjunction with the ISO technical committee 46 subcommittee 9 TC 46 SC 9 which codified the standard as ISO 3901 in 1986 and updated it in 2001 An ISRC identifies a particular recording not the work composition and lyrical content itself Therefore different recordings edits and remixes of the same work should each have their own ISRC Works are identified by ISWC Recordings remastered or revised in other ways are usually assigned a new ISRC 1 Contents 1 History 2 Format 3 Embedding ISRC in files 4 Obtaining ISRCs 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editISO 3901 was completed in 1986 In 1988 the IFPI recommended that its member companies adopt ISRCs for music videos In 1989 the ISO designated the IFPI as the registration authority for ISRCs The IFPI in turn delegated part of the administration of ISRCs to several dozen national agencies which allocate ISRCs to both record companies and individuals 2 The national agencies began assigning ISRCs for music videos in August 1989 The Japanese recording industry began encoding ISRCs on audio CDs in November 1989 The IFPI and the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA then developed detailed recommendations for this practice and for ISRC assignment in general The IFPI adopted the recommendations in March 1991 and they went into effect for IFPI members on 1 January 1992 Format edit nbsp ISRC Code ExampleISRC codes are always 12 characters long in the form CC XXX YY NNNNN The hyphens are not part of the ISRC code itself but codes are often presented that way in print to make them easier to read The four parts are as follows 3 CC is the appropriate two character country code for the ISRC issuer The code is assigned according to the ISO 3166 1 Alpha 2 standard High demand for ISRCs within the United States has caused the supply of available registrant codes to become exhausted after December 6 2010 new registrants in the US use country code QM 4 The codes CP and DG are reserved for further overflow and ZZ is reserved for codes assigned by the International ISRC Agency 5 Further additions continue to be made 6 XXX is a three character alphanumeric registrant code of the ISRC issuer This number by itself does NOT uniquely identify the ISRC issuer as the same 3 digit registrant code may be used in various countries for different issuers To uniquely identify an issuer the country code and registrant code should be used together YY represent the last two digits of the reference year the year that the ISRC was assigned to the recording This is not necessarily the date the recording was made NNNNN is a 5 digit number that identifies the particular sound or video recording unique within the scope of the reference year Example A recording of the song Crazy Eyes by American duo Daryl Hall amp John Oates has been allocated the ISRC code USRC17607839 US for United States RC1 for RCA 76 for 1976 07839 as the unique id identifying this particular recordingEmbedding ISRC in files editISRC may be embedded in most file formats as metadata Example formats include MP3 M4A AAC FLAC OGG and WAV for audio and MP4 M4V or MKV for video 7 The standard for the ID3v2 2 tag that was designed for use in MP3 files was published in March 2019 and defined a way to embed ISRCs in a TSRC frame In August 2020 Barry Grint and the European Broadcasting Union published a specification for embedding ISRCs in Broadcast Wave Format a WAV with metadata format Audio CDs defined by the Red Book may also embed ISRC as part of the CD Text information Metadata formats are not generally interchangeable as format converters may fail to translate the data As a result it is recommended to perform the embedding separately for each format Obtaining ISRCs editThe provision of ISRCs is overseen by appointed national ISRC agencies These national ISRC agencies issue codes directly to the public and may also utilize authorized ISRC Managers to issue ISRCs In the United States the appointed agency is RIAA ISRC codes can be obtained in large blocks directly from RIAA for an administrative fee 95 at time of this publication in quantities as little as 1 from ISRC com 2 5 or in conjunction with other music related services from other authorized ISRC managers 8 In territories where there is no national ISRC agency users can obtain ISRC codes directly from IFPI or from ISRC com Quansic and Sound Credit 9 See also editGlobal Release Identifier GRid a unique identifier for musical releases International Article Number or EAN 13 also known as European Article Number the Media Catalog Number code stored on an audio CD International Standard Book Number ISBN a similar unique identifier for books International Standard Musical Work Code ISWC a unique identifier for musical works such as songs Universal Product Code UPC Universal Product Code Label Code LC a unique 4 or 5 digit identifier for music labelsReferences edit International Standard Recording Code ISRC Handbook 4th Edition 2021 International ISRC Registration Authority A 10 1 A re mastered version of a recording is created Retrieved 2022 10 01 Resources ISRC Handbook incorporating the ISRC Practical Guide s321 PDF ISRC Bulletin 2015 01 Validating an ISRC Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 08 10 Retrieved 2012 07 10 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2013 12 04 Retrieved 2013 11 23 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archive International Standard Recording Code isrc ifpi org Archived from the original on 2017 11 17 Retrieved 2017 11 16 ISRC Embedding Guide ISRC com List of Approved ISRC Managers Recording Industry Association of America Archived from the original on April 16 2014 Retrieved April 15 2014 Sound Credit Releases Version 6 A New Standard for Transferring Music Aims to Resolve the Metadata Crisis 2023 14 April 2023 Retrieved 2023 06 23 External links edit nbsp Wikidata has the property nbsp ISRC P1243 see uses ISO 3901 2001 Technical Standards The International Standard Recording Code at Recording Industry Association of America s Website ISRC registration authority Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Standard Recording Code amp oldid 1198410033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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