Re: [mb-users] Sorting sub-works and more generally ARs

On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 1:37 AM, Tom Crocker <[email protected]>wrote:

>
> On 25 October 2013 19:54, David Gasaway <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Okay, so no Artist-related ARs like my example.  It has always irked me
>> that I can't get songwriting credits in order.  But we can leave that out
>> of this discussion, I suppose.
>>
>
> I wasn't trying to be proscriptive.
>

Oh, I know you weren't.  I was just on a different track.  I think it makes
sense to focus first on the AR types you listed.


> cover recording of: i (instrumental)
>                     j (partial)
>

No qualms here.


>  producer: x, y, z (assistant)
>

Perhaps, but would it really make sense to allow these to be sorted "x, z
(assistant), y"?  Probably not, but if it makes for a simpler system
overall, I could accept it.  Keep in mind that artist disambiguations need
to be in there somewhere.  I am concerned how this would look with
vocal/instrument performance ARs with something like this:

http://musicbrainz.org/release/a0d2bf39-a338-4b84-9ba7-c60234bc9563

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