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Piano Man (live on the Old Grey Whistle Test – 5/16/1978) album cover

ISRC

GBCAD2500743

Piano Man (live on the Old Grey Whistle Test – 5/16/1978)

Song: PIANO MAN

Billy Joel
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Released 2025-07-26

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GBCAD2500743 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording "Piano Man (live on the Old Grey Whistle Test – 5/16/1978)" by Billy Joel, released 2025-07-26. 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 T0701188240.

Format

GBCountry
CADRegistrant
25Year (2025)
00743Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2025):
Last two digits of the reference year (2025). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCPiano Man (live on the Old Grey Whistle Test – 5/16/1978)
ISWCPIANO MAN

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0701188240PIANO MAN

MLC Song Code

P39432
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What is the ISRC for "Piano Man (live on the Old Grey Whistle Test – 5/16/1978)" by Billy Joel?
The ISRC for "Piano Man (live on the Old Grey Whistle Test – 5/16/1978)" by Billy Joel is GBCAD2500743.
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. GBCAD2500743 is the ISRC for this recording; T0701188240 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 GBCAD2500743?

GBCAD2500743 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording "Piano Man (live on the Old Grey Whistle Test – 5/16/1978)" by Billy Joel. 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 T0701188240, 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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