ISRC

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 without significant audio changes should retain their existing ISRC, but the threshold is left to the discretion of the record company.

Format

An ISRC contains 12 characters that mean:

Length	Meaning
2	Country
3	First owner (allocated by ISRC Agency)
2	Recording year (last two digits)
5	Designation code (assigned by first owner)

External links

• ISRC official page
• International Standard Recording Code on Wikipedia