Edit notes for adding Disc IDs

[ZincRider]

@IvanDobsky

The physical edition will be different in different countries \ continents. It can be important for some as the cover will have different notes on it, different copyright details. Even if the actual musical tracks are the same, the package is often different.

And then some artists will release totally different versions of an album for different markets.

Exactly. A different packaging would mean it’s a different release. Countries, continents etc are all information that should be assigned to the release and based on these the editor will need to identfiy it before assigning the Disc ID - or add a new release if it’s not in the database.

The necessary data to identify it correctly needs to be there before the ID is added. Otherwise the ID will be worthless.

This is why we have to make sure that the editor has picked the correct release.

@Freso

It enables another editor to potentially/theoretically (although I admit: not practically, for far most people) go to the same source and get the/a copy of it. IMO, the more detailed the lineage provided, the better.

Do note, though, that sometimes “other editors” include your future self. And if you got the copy from a library, chances are you still have access to that library a year from now (though maybe not 10 years), in case something comes up where something additional needs to be checked.

That does sound fairly unlikely, but then again I simply buy CDs and never sell them.
In case I would need to find another copy, all the necessary information would ideally be in the release’s entry…

@highstrung

@IvanDobsky, we’re not talking here about different releases, but about multiple disc IDs attached to a single release:

@Freso

Some releases end up having multiple Disc IDs, and with no edit note, there’s no clear lineage of where said Disc IDs came from.

Freso’s example includes a library URL, which could be useful for verification by another editor who had access to that same library and thus could get the same physical copy.

Another thought: if I have scanned my physical disc and uploaded it to cover art, it could be potentially useful to know that the disc ID came from that same disc.

As different cover art would result in a different release, the use will probably be rather limited.