# How to handle "living" albums?

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-handle-living-albums/430166
**Category:** MusicBrainz
**Tags:** release, bandcamp
**Created:** [May 31, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-handle-living-albums/430166 "2019-05-31T03:42:46Z")
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### Author: ![chaban](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/chaban/32/111349_2.png) [@chaban](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/chaban)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-handle-living-albums/430166/4 "2019-05-31T13:58:25Z")

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> [@rdswift](#):
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> Each is entered as a new release within the same release group.

Not pretty but if there is new cover art and/or exact release date is known I think that’s okay.

Another way to handle this are recording series:

> [@How to add "Evolving"/"In progress" album](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-add-evolving-in-progress-album/408051/3):
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> I’m not too convinced having every added song to be a separate release. What about adding the recordings as stand-alone recordings for now and add them to a recording series. And only once the series is considered “finished” add a release for it?

Biggest disadvantage in your case would be loss of existing cover art. ☹

That’s what I dislike about Bandcamp and the [removal of RSS feeds](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bandcamp-release-date-discrepancies/401016/2)

> “publish\_date”:“12 Oct 2013 20:07:14 GMT”  
> “mod\_date”:“31 May 2019 04:46:23 GMT”

Just curious, are you eligible for any updates or do you have to purchase again?

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