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

Sounds good. I'll try and remember to do that linking when the ticket
gets processed :)

On 21 February 2015 at 21:51, SwissChris <[email protected]> wrote:
> There's a ticket for this http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/STYLE-331 so
> we might soon have the possibility to link such "x in one" re-releases to
> the original release groups
> See also the related discussions
> http://musicbrainz.1054305.n4.nabble.com/Changes-to-Compilation-in-Release-Group-Type-td4663634.html
> (and links from there if you're interested)
>
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 6:18 AM, David Monro <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> 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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