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The Cost of Loving album cover

ISRC

GBAKW8700001

The Cost of Loving✓2

The Style Council
matched
Released 1987-01-01

Last verified: July 17, 2026

GBAKW8700001 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “The Cost of Loving” by The Style Council, released 1987-01-01. 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 T-010.312.849-9.

Format

GBCountry
AKWRegistrant
87Year (1987)
00001Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1987):
Last two digits of the reference year (1987). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCThe Cost of Loving
ISWCThe Cost of Loving

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-010.312.849-9The Cost of Loving

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MLC Song Code

C68728
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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What is the ISRC for "The Cost of Loving" by The Style Council?+
The ISRC for "The Cost of Loving" by The Style Council is GBAKW8700001.
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. GBAKW8700001 is the ISRC for this recording; T-010.312.849-9 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 GBAKW8700001?

GBAKW8700001 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “The Cost of Loving” by The Style Council. 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 T-010.312.849-9, 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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The Style Council

GBAKW8700001 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “The Cost of Loving” by The Style Council, released 1987-01-01. 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 T-010.312.849-9.

The Style Council

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