Reference song
A Fifth of Beethoven — Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band is included in the MRP Top Charted reference catalog. Billboard Year-End chart research: 1976 rank #10. Use this page as a research reference for music supervision across film, television, advertising, trailers, branded content and creative pitches. Inclusion is for discovery and research and does not imply that MRP or MFP controls or represents the recording or publishing rights.
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Publishing Representation
- Publisher / rightsholder
- BMG Rights; Bug Music o/b/o RFT Music and Publishing
- Administrator
- Research Required
- Share, when verified
- Research Required
- PRO
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- Licensing / contact information
- BMG Rights
- Verification status
- Partially Verified
- Verification date
- 2026-09-03
Master Representation
- Exact recording
- A Fifth of Beethoven — Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (A Fifth Of Beethoven / California Strut - Single, 1976; ISRC unavailable; Apple track 1732774892)
- Historical ℗ owner / credit
- Research Required
- Current ℗ metadata credit
- ℗ 1976 © Private Stock Records™ a division of 43 North Broadway, LLC. WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
- Master representation / control
- 43 North Broadway
- Master owner / rightsholder
- © Private Stock Records™ a division of 43 North Broadway, LLC. WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
- Record label
- Research Required
- Distributor / administrator
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- Master licensing / contact information
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- ISRC, when verified
- Research Required
- Verification status
- Partially Verified
- Verification date
- 2026-09-06
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- Rock
- Era
- 1970s
- Categories
- Recognizable · Era-defining · Popular culture · Lifestyle · Advertising · Film/TV · Montage
- Writers (existing research data)
- Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Murphy (arranger/adaptor)
- Publishers (existing research data)
- R.F.T. Music Publishing Corp.; Boosey & Hawkes (Aust.); underlying Beethoven work is public domain
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