Why can’t we set this or that label?

I would like some guidance about using the Release Label field.
The guideline I’ve been following is from How to Add a Release:

For labels, we follow imprints, not companies. This means you should look at the label logos, not the copyright statements.

Although it doesn’t state explicity that all imprints on a release should be added as Release Labels—without any other contradictory guidance—this is the way I’ve been interpreting it.

FWIW I think adding all the imprints has some advantages, to paraphrase @jesus2099’s points from the original post:

  1. It helps to disambiguate releases more than just using the one “main” imprint.
  2. It makes things simpler for editors. They don’t need to have any background knowledge about the labels (imprints and record companies) involved.
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