Hello, On 04/15/2014 09:59 AM, Staffan Vilcans wrote: > > th1rtyf0ur skrev: >> The issue here is that I find it difficult to mark something as "official" >> that has literally only one (or very few) hand-made copy, given directly >> to another band member, recording engineer, close friend, etc., & not >> necessarily with any intention of the release ever being heard by anyone >> else. > > Then it would be no different than the CD-R compilation I burned to listen > to in the car. > > Over at http://musicbrainz.org/doc/How_to_Add_Disc_IDs it says "Please do > not add DiscIDs from homeburnt CDs." and I would say home-burnt CD-Rs > should not be in the database at all. > >> In most cases the demos listed under SP were for internal >> (band/recording staff) use only, and only surfaced after copies were lost, >> stolen, or otherwise tracked down by persistent fans. > > It sounds like your definition of a demo is very different from mine. It > sound like you're talking about pre-production test runs and such. To me a > demo is a release be a band, usually in EP length, that contains some demo > tracks. They may be a part of an upcoming album or not. The demo can be > given away (perhaps at the door at a gig) or sold.
Wasn't a demo typically used by bands to try to get a record deal? So they would make several (or more) copies of such a demo, to give to agents and send to record labels and maybe music press. So as a "release" it is not intended for the general public, but it is more widely distributed than just friends and family. The content of a demo is only EP length because its purpose is to show off a few of the bands' best tracks, preferably each track showcasing a different aspect of the band, without overwhelming the listener with too much content. -- Kuno. _______________________________________________ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style
