Re: [mb-users] Release date is wrong, but I don't know the right one
Frederic Da Vitoria <[email protected]> Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:19:33 +0200
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--===============0650761054== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1134997a13fa6804fec3e318 --001a1134997a13fa6804fec3e318 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 2014-07-22 9:58 GMT+02:00 Jazzy Jarilith <[email protected]>: > Even though 1983 was the original release date for the album, we don't > know if it was released on CD. > Aslo, your CD might be a simple repress. We would need the original > release to find out whether we have a mere repress or a new release. If > only the matrix differs, I don't think it warrants a new entry in the > database. > > In the end I'd simply remove the release date and keep it that way as we > don't have enough information. > > > 2014-07-22 2:12 GMT+02:00 Greg Ward <[email protected]>: > >> Consider this release of U2's *War*: >> >> http://musicbrainz.org/release/d9d6ef1c-1e8c-44bd-a44b-629b2c482ec2 >> >> MusicBrainz says it was released in 2000 based on what looks like a >> fan-compiled discography: >> >> http://www.u2wanderer.org/disco/alb003.html >> >> My CD is *identical* to the one listed on that site, down to the >> Matrix ID printed on the inner rim of the disc. So I'm pretty sure >> it's the same release. >> >> Except I bought my copy second-hand in 1997. It can't possibly have >> been released in 2000. So the release date must be wrong. >> >> The only date info on the CD I have is "(c) 1983", the original >> release date. But it must have been post-1994-or so, because the legal >> fine prints includes the URL for Universal Music Canada. >> >> Tips on what to do? The least I can do is replace the presumably >> erroneous 2000 release date with no info. >> > To avoid someone setting it again to 2000, I'd also mention your findings on the release. --=20 Frederic Da Vitoria (davitof) Membre de l'April - =C2=AB promouvoir et d=C3=A9fendre le logiciel libre = =C2=BB - http://www.april.org --001a1134997a13fa6804fec3e318 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2014= -07-22 9:58 GMT+02:00 Jazzy Jarilith <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailt= o:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>>= ;</span>:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-= left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;p= adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Even though 1983 was the original release= date for the album, we don't know if it was released on CD.<div> Aslo, your CD might be a simple repress. We would need the original release= to find out whether we have a mere repress or a new release. If only the m= atrix differs, I don't think it warrants a new entry in the database.</= div> <div><br></div><div>In the end I'd simply remove the release date and k= eep it that way as we don't have enough information.</div></div><div cl= ass=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2014-07-22 2:12 GMT+= 02:00 Greg Ward <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" targe= t=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>></span>:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-= left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;p= adding-left:1ex">Consider this release of U2's *War*:<br> <br> =C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://musicbrainz.org/release/d9d6ef1c-1e8c-44bd-a44b-62= 9b2c482ec2" target=3D"_blank">http://musicbrainz.org/release/d9d6ef1c-1e8c-= 44bd-a44b-629b2c482ec2</a><br> <br> MusicBrainz says it was released in 2000 based on what looks like a<br> fan-compiled discography:<br> <br> =C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.u2wanderer.org/disco/alb003.html" target=3D"_b= lank">http://www.u2wanderer.org/disco/alb003.html</a><br> <br> My CD is *identical* to the one listed on that site, down to the<br> Matrix ID printed on the inner rim of the disc. So I'm pretty sure<br> it's the same release.<br> <br> Except I bought my copy second-hand in 1997. It can't possibly have<br> been released in 2000. So the release date must be wrong.<br> <br> The only date info on the CD I have is "(c) 1983", the original<b= r> release date. But it must have been post-1994-or so, because the legal<br> fine prints includes the URL for Universal Music Canada.<br> <br> Tips on what to do? The least I can do is replace the presumably<br> erroneous 2000 release date with no info.<span><font color=3D"#888888"><spa= n class=3D""><font color=3D"#888888"><br></font></span></font></span></bloc= kquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div>To avoid someo= ne setting it again to 2000, I'd also mention your findings on the rele= ase.</div> <div><br></div>-- <br>Frederic Da Vitoria<br>(davitof)<br><br>Membre de l&#= 39;April - =C2=AB promouvoir et d=C3=A9fendre le logiciel libre =C2=BB - <a= href=3D"http://www.april.org" target=3D"_blank">http://www.april.org</a><b= r> </div></div> --001a1134997a13fa6804fec3e318-- --===============0650761054== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ MusicBrainz-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-users --===============0650761054==--