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Mercenaries (Ready for War) album cover

ISRC

DEMV90900104

Mercenaries (Ready for War)✓2

Song: MERCENARIES READY FOR WAR

John Cale
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Released 2010-03-15

Last verified: July 21, 2026

DEMV90900104 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Mercenaries (Ready for War)” by John Cale, released 2010-03-15. 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 T7000432895.

Format

DECountry
MV9Registrant
09Year (2009)
00104Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (DE).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2009):
Last two digits of the reference year (2009). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCMercenaries (Ready for War)
ISWCMERCENARIES READY FOR WAR

Musical Work (ISWC)

T7000432895MERCENARIES READY FOR WAR

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What is the ISRC for "Mercenaries (Ready for War)" by John Cale?+
The ISRC for "Mercenaries (Ready for War)" by John Cale is DEMV90900104.
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. DEMV90900104 is the ISRC for this recording; T7000432895 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 DEMV90900104?

DEMV90900104 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Mercenaries (Ready for War)” by John Cale. 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 T7000432895, 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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MLC Registration

✗Not registered

MLC has no work registered for this ISRC.

Who wrote this song?

JOHN CALEComposerLyricist
IPI: 00033982178
JOHN CALE MUSIC, INC. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00140314622
SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00353271280

Who publishes this song?

JOHN CALE MUSIC, INC.OriginalPublisher
IPI: 00140314622
SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC.RightsAdministrator
IPI: 00353271280

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 2102 8211John Cale0000 0003 8291 0405John Cale

Identifier Graph

ISRCDEMV90900104ISWCT7000432895IPIJOHN CALEISNIJohn CaleISNIJohn Cale

MLC Song Code

M6299I
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Album: Live At Rockpalast (Live at Zeche Bochum 06.03.1983 & at Grugahalle Essen 13./14.10.1984)9:14Track 15

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

John CaleVocal
Andrew Heermansbass
David Youngguitar
David Lichtensteindrums (drum set)

Label

MIG

Appears on

  • Live at Rockpalast(2010-01-01)
  • Live at Rockpalast(2010-01-01)
  • Live At Rockpalast (Live at Zeche Bochum 06.03.1983 & at Grugahalle Essen 13./14.10.1984)(2010-04-28)
John Cale

DEMV90900104 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Mercenaries (Ready for War)” by John Cale, released 2010-03-15. 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 T7000432895.

John Cale

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MERCENARIES (READY FOR WAR)GBAYE0601117

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