Re: [mb-style] Promo releases

2006-02-01 Thread Chris Bransden
regarding track time difference - this is a problem with all disc ids. ie, every seperate pressing of a CD will likely have different track times. i think it is a continuing problem that we currently can't apply individual attributes/release dates to disc id. On 01/02/06, Simon Reinhardt [EMAIL

Re: [mb-style] Promo releases

2006-02-01 Thread Don Redman
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:34:21 +0100, Simon Reinhardt wrote: Hi, I need some clarification about promo releases. Maybe we can even formulate something for the wiki. The problem: some users seem to have access to promo releases before an album comes out. If the tracklistings differ then it is

Re: [mb-style] Promo releases

2006-02-01 Thread Schika
Don Redman wrote: On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:34:21 +0100, Simon Reinhardt wrote: Hi, I need some clarification about promo releases. Maybe we can even formulate something for the wiki. The problem: some users seem to have access to promo releases before an album comes out. If the

Re: [mb-style] Promo releases

2006-02-01 Thread Chris Bransden
On 01/02/06, Don Redman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are the reasons not to enter them as separate albums with the attributes album promotinal? seems a bit pointless when we don't even seperate different media releases - cd/vinyl/tape/etc, unless they are musically different. IMO track length

RE: [mb-style] Promo releases

2006-02-01 Thread Cristov Russell
A lot of material marked as promotional are simply pre-release copies intended for retail and radio play prior to release and there is no difference at all between it the actual release. Other items such as mailer and instore copies should be considered Promotional since they are only available

[mb-style] Promo releases

2006-01-31 Thread Simon Reinhardt
Hi, I need some clarification about promo releases. Maybe we can even formulate something for the wiki. The problem: some users seem to have access to promo releases before an album comes out. If the tracklistings differ then it is no problem of course, but if it's mostly the same, only with