Re: [mb-users] Box sets of existing releases?

David Monro <[email protected]> Sat, 21 Feb 2015 15:48:25 +1030
Newsgroups gmane.comp.audio.musicbrainz.user
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That is what I thought I would have to do, I was just wondering if
there was a better way (since these CDs in the release associated with
the box set won't appear in the RGs of the standalone CDs).

On 21 February 2015 at 14:08, Rob Keeney <[email protected]> wrote:
> The box set would be considered a new RG and the release would be an
> 8xCD release within the RG. As you add each disc to the release, make
> sure to use the existing standalone releases as starting points. That
> will ensure continuity of track titles and especially recordings to
> avoid having to merge them later. Let us know if you need help on how to
> do that. Regards,
> Rob..........
>
> On 2/20/2015 7:40 PM, David Monro wrote:
>> I've recently acquired a box set consisting of 8 previously released
>> discs, some of which are already in musicbrainz. Is there a sensible
>> way to handle this at the moment, or do I have to manually create a
>> new release group and release with all 8 discs in it?
>>
>> (Ideally I guess each CD would be a new release in the existing
>> release groups, and then somehow the box set would tie those all
>> together? But currently I think a release can only belong to one
>> release group?)
>>
>> The discs are in card sleeves and don't have individual barcodes, so
>> they would need to be a separate release from the original individual
>> releases.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> David
>>
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