Re: [mb-users] Alternative release titles

2014-08-24 21:35 GMT+02:00 lixobix <[email protected]>:
> If a release (particularly a bootleg) has an alternative title, either on the
> release itself or amongst the fan community, should that alternative title
> be documented in MB, and if so, where?
>
> http://bocpages.org/wiki/Old_Tunes_Vol._1
>
> The release is generally know as "A Few Old Tunes" (which is on the cover)
> although some copies have "Old Tunes vol. 1" written on the tapes
> themselves, but not the sleeve. Moreover, in the fan community the release
> is often referred to as "Old Tunes vol. 1", due to the link with a similar
> release, Old Tunes vol. 2.
>
> So should "Old Tunes vol. 1" be part of the title, put in the disambiguation
> field, or in the annotation?

I think alternative titles would be good to have. Even official
releases can have inofficial titles like that, the obvious example
being "The White Album" by Beatles. But where I have mostly felt a
need for alternative titles is when there are (slightly) different
titles on the release, for example on front cover, on spine, and on
disc.