# Why can’t we set this or that label?

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-can-t-we-set-this-or-that-label/115273
**Category:** Style
**Tags:** label
**Created:** [August 18, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-can-t-we-set-this-or-that-label/115273 "2016-08-18T12:21:46Z")
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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: [January 2, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-can-t-we-set-this-or-that-label/115273/19 "2017-01-02T02:52:54Z")

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I would like some guidance about using the _Release Label_ field.  
The guideline I’ve been following is from [How to Add a Release](https://musicbrainz.org/doc/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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