On 13/02/2008, Brian Schweitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Box Sets, aka: what defines a unique classical release? > > This one is a pain, but not just in classical. In classical, though, > we tend to run into it a LOT more - Led Zep may put out one or two box > sets, whereas the same classical CD may be re-re-re-re-released in > many many box sets. > > 1 Label A releases a classical CD. > 2 Label B licenses that classical CD and includes it as disc 6 of a box set. > 3 Label A releases a box set, also including that CD. > 4 Label C licenses that CD and includes it as disc 9 of a box set. > 5 Label B releases that CD again, this time as disc 97 of a huge box > set which includes the earlier box set. > 6 Label D licenses that CD and reissues it again as a new single CD. > 7 Label A re-issues that CD. > 8 Label C licenses that CD and includes it as disc 73 of a huge box set. > etc. > > To put this in perspective, think of label A as BIS, label B as > Philips, label C as Brilliant Classics, and label D as Naxos. > > I've thought a lot about this one... My suggestion: > > I'd suggest that, for the single CD, whether it's the original label A > release, the label A re-release, or the label D release, we consider > those all the same. This is essentially how we handle similar issues > elsewhere in the database already. > > I'd suggest, for the box sets, we keep it to the largest box set per label. > So, Philips releases a 9 CD "The Complete Symphonies" box. > Philips then releases a 20 CD "The Complete Orchestral Works" box > which includes all of the 9 CD box. > Philips then releases a 180 CD "Complete Works" box which includes the > 20 CD box. > We use the 180 CD box set as the only Philips box set listing for that > CD, listing the alternate box set titles in the annotation. > > This way, we'd have the same CD only a manageable number of times: > * the single CD release (#'s 1, 6, and 7) > * the box set from label A (# 3) > * the box set from label B (#'s 2 and 5) > * the box set from label C (#'s 4 and 8) > > In this way, even if the list grew to 20 or 30 possible listings, > they'd all fall into one of 5 possibles: > * single CD release > * box set from A > * box set from B > * box set from C > * box set from D > and we'd just be accumulating more and more "alternate possible box > set titles" for each of the specific label box set listings, rather > than having 20 or 30 different possible listings for what is otherwise > the exact same CD.
why treat classical box sets any different to normal box sets? if released separately: don't add the box set if only released in boxset: add the box set http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/BoxSetNameStyle if part released only in the box set, and part not, add the whole box set for context (my interpretation of what we seem to do in these cases) _______________________________________________ Musicbrainz-style mailing list Musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style
