# Self released label question

**URL:** <https://community.metabrainz.org/t/self-released-label-question/369273>\
**Category:** MusicBrainz\
**Tags:** label, special-purpose-label\
**Created:** [March 22, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/self-released-label-question/369273 "2018-03-22T15:14:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kid\_Devine](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/kid_devine/32/17561_2.png) [@Kid\_Devine](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Kid_Devine)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/self-released-label-question/369273/47 "2018-03-26T02:33:41Z")

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> [@thwaller](#):
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> it is an imprint type record label

The ‘imprint’ label type just confuses things IMO, anyway check out this other thread and this summation from @Zas:

> [@Label type 'Imprint'](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/label-type-imprint/177910/7):
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> a label doesn’t have to have type imprint set to be a valid imprint.

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