A Brass Band in Africa album cover

ISRC

GBAAA8400089

A Brass Band in Africa2

Simple Minds
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Released 1984-03-18

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GBAAA8400089 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording "A Brass Band in Africa" by Simple Minds, released 1984-03-18. 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 T0109862103.

Format

GBCountry
AAARegistrant
84Year (1984)
00089Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1984):
Last two digits of the reference year (1984). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCA Brass Band in Africa

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0109862103A Brass Band in Africa

MLC Song Code

SourcesMusicBrainzMLC2 sources

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What is the ISRC for "A Brass Band in Africa" by Simple Minds?
The ISRC for "A Brass Band in Africa" by Simple Minds is GBAAA8400089.
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. GBAAA8400089 is the ISRC for this recording; T0109862103 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 GBAAA8400089?

GBAAA8400089 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording "A Brass Band in Africa" by Simple Minds. 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 T0109862103, 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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