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Takin’ Care of Business album cover

ISRC

USMR18088001

Takin’ Care of Business✓2

Song: TAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS

Kurtis Blow
matched
Released 1980-01-01

Last verified: August 13, 2026

USMR18088001 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Takin’ Care of Business” by Kurtis Blow, released 1980-01-01. 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 T0709404794.

Format

USCountry
MR1Registrant
80Year (1980)
88001Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1980):
Last two digits of the reference year (1980). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCTakin’ Care of Business
ISWCTAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0709404794TAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS

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MLC Song Code

T05433
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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What is the ISRC for "Takin’ Care of Business" by Kurtis Blow?+
The ISRC for "Takin’ Care of Business" by Kurtis Blow is USMR18088001.
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. USMR18088001 is the ISRC for this recording; T0709404794 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 USMR18088001?

USMR18088001 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Takin’ Care of Business” by Kurtis Blow. 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 T0709404794, 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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Kurtis Blow

USMR18088001 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Takin’ Care of Business” by Kurtis Blow, released 1980-01-01. 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 T0709404794.

Kurtis Blow

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