A post was merged into an existing topic: About the word “mixtape”
The digital “rerelease” wouldn’t be a pseudo-release as that has a different meaning in MB
Pseudo-release should be used for translations or transliterations that do not appear on an actual release (even if they appear on an official site).
But otherwise, yes, that’s the situation - a physical bootleg being redistributed as a digital download.
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Correction noted (and doc entry read), thanks.
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If it’s widespread enough to be found by other users on the internet, I’m fine with it being in the database.
MB has never been about splitting hairs about stuff like this, as long as it’s accurately labeled and not misleading. Obviously it’s different if its someones personal mixtapes that never made it out into the wild.
The discussion re. whether it’s a proper “bootleg” is pointless semantics imo, is anybody really confused by the distinction… it doesn’t seem like it.
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from Beginners Guide - MusicBrainz
While we welcome bootlegs, we discourage adding home-made compilations or mixtapes. These kinds of releases are not widely available and any information about them is typically only useful to the individual who created them.
Otherwise I mean if I upload my D:\Music\Best Sad Songs\ to a random bit torrent, then I can add my very interesting compilation (of songs already everywhere in random versions) to MB, and then bye bye untangling these artists recordings, happy impossible editing to these artists/recordings subscribers/editors!
It’s not only that we don’t need those homemade Top XXX Rock Songs compilations, it’s that it butchers our efforts, and make us waste much much much more time when we are untangling or cleaning up artist recordings (which in itself is the interest of MB, to know where this is that recording is reused or a different version).
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