MASS MERGE RECORDINGS :: Merge duplicate recordings from two similar releases

Mighty helpful script, Thanks for making it! I found a 32-track release where all the recordings were doubled, and that would’ve been a nightmare to fix manually lol.

Just a quick question, Apologies if it’s outside the purview of this thread, but there was one thing I was wondering. The script didn’t seem to check AcoustIDs, which makes sense, From what I can tell it only compares the information on the releases themselves, not the recordings, But I figure it can’t hurt to be extra sure, so I was wondering if there was some way to check if the AcoustIDs match on the edits? I’ve found it annoying for a while that it displays when submitting a recording merge request, but not in the actual editing queue to vote or review them. In my—granted, very rudimentary—search to find a way to do this more easily, I was unable to find anything, but I was hoping perhaps you’d have an idea?

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Yes, it’s a pity, handling AcoustID and recording data are both part of the known bugs and feature requests.

For this I use this @otringal Compare AcoustIDs easier! userscript (click Raw to install)

It adds an AcoustID column in edit review pages and nice clickable AcoustID icons in release pages, artist recordings pages, etc.

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Ooh now that is mighty nifty, thanks! And thanks again for the mass merge script too!

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Bug report - trouble with disambigs:

Open this release as the target https://musicbrainz.org/release/270d7cd3-0f35-4268-b6d6-d5e4373237c4 and merge this release Release “Minstrel in the Gallery (40th anniversary : La Grande Édition)” by Jethro Tull - MusicBrainz into it

Look at Disc2. The disambigs on the right hand side are wrong.

These are actually a copy of the disambigs from the tracks on the left hand side. Notice how the track list is totally different as the DVDs are actually in a different order. (so these are not tracks being merged)

Problem:
It is failing to show actual disambigs of the right hand side track list.

Expected Behaviour:
Show the actual disambigs of the track on the right hand side.

Win10\Vivaldi\Violent Monkey

From the point of view of this bug report, this example will stay valid as I am doing some merges here, but due to the fact the discs are in different order then you’ll still see this issue even post merge. Easy to reproduce with any two different albums that have their own disambigs.

Also shows here:

The disc3 on the right hand side there should be showing the live, Paris disambigs…

It looks “fine” on my smartphone:

MASS MERGE RECORDINGS (unfortunately) doesn’t display recording comments, at all.

They are displayed by INLINE STUFF and/or by a @murdos userscripts, which I forgot the name.

I guess you’re maybe using one of them in double, or maybe the murdos script, because I know it’s more clever than INLINE STUFF, as it can load comments when recordings appear later on, like when you expand collapsed mediums.

That is very likely. If I turn off Inline Stuff then the issue goes away.

Sorry for my confusion.

But aren’t you missing the comments, now?

Not missing comments as I turned Inline stuff back on and know not to rely on what I see when Mass Merging. Now I know it happens, brain can adjust for it.