Nicd

I just obtained the disc Endtroducing... (2005), which is the digital deluxe version of Endtroducing..... (1996). Now I have a conundrum about tagging it. I could tag disc 1 as Endtroducing..... (1996) and the second as Endtroducing... (2005), but they'd be shown as separate albums. I could use Endtroducing... (2005) for both, it's correct but feels wrong as the tracks on disc 1 are from 1996. I could have Endtroducing... for both but different years which is a mess.

#music #MusicBrainz

Endtroducing..... (1996) + Endtroducing... (2005)
Just Endtroducing... (2005)
Endtroducing... but 1996 for disc 1, 2005 disc 2
Something else?
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Show threadAndrew Wippler10h ago
@nicd They are separate discs, i.e. separate albums.

If you did not have a music file, they would be two physical discs/albums. You would accept it without much thought as you are now having.
Show threadMusicBrainz10h ago
@nicd I use the MusicBrainz Picard defaults and display both 'earliest release group year' and the 'actual release year' tag columns in my player, so I can see and browse by both. The tags in this case would be:
DATE = 2005
ORIGINALDATE = 1996 -a
Show threadNicd10h ago
@musicbrainz Thanks for the tip! I'm using the music player formerly known as iTunes and I think there's only one year field available. I've been thinking of moving to some new system eventually though, as I just have everything there for legacy reasons and listen to stuff through Navidrome anyway.
Show threadNicd8h ago

@musicbrainz I was able to use Picard to add the original release year in addition to the re-release year, and iTunes didn't clobber that data. \o/ Thank you! Though it made me think if I should just use Picard fully in the future.

I just know that I'll lose all my playcounts, history, and "added to library" dates in Navidrome again if I move and have to hack something to get at least some of that data back. :/

Show threadShawnT 🔧🐀9h ago
@nicd Unfortunately, Musicbrainz holds the publication date of the media release as sacrosanct over the original date of the album release, so create a new release in Musicbrainz with that media's release date. If you look to your music player for notes on when an album came out in polite conversation later, you'll just have to look it up on Discogs or Wikipedia to settle your bar bet. Sorry.
Show threadNicd9h ago
@phaysis Heh, the year is more useful for things like "play me 90's music", which has me inclined to tag disc 1 as 1996.