Data Submission Specifications
3 Record Description (Recorded Music Record)

 

Field 1 One character indicator of 3 signifying a recorded music record
Field 2 Primary Item # - UPC 13 characters maximum
Field 3 Secondary Item # - SPCN 13 characters maximum
Field 4 Tertiary Item # - Vendor 13 characters maximum
Field 5 U.S. Suggested Retail 7 characters - 2 decimal places (xxxx.xx)
Field 6 Canadian Suggested Retail 7 characters - 2 decimal places (xxxx.xx)
Field 7 Title 75 characters maximum
Field 8 Short Title - Abbreviated Title if desired 30 characters maximum
Field 9 Artist #1 40 characters maximum
Field 10 Publisher 5 characters maximum See Table 7
Field 11 Category See Table 15
Field 12 Date Published 4 characters (YYMM)
Field 13 Label 5 characters maximum
Field 14 Media 1=CD; 2=Cassette; 3=Video; 4=AVCD
Field 15 Series 40 Characters maximum
Field 16 Series Number 2 characters (01-99) Note: If no Series #, enter 00.
Field 17 CMTA Category 6 characters maximum. See CMTA documentation for codes.
Field 18 Artist #2 40 characters maximum