[mb-style] RFC: Allowing "Duplicate" Releases w/ Different Titles

MLL webmll at laposte.net
Tue Dec 5 16:37:12 UTC 2006


Frederic Da Vitoria a écrit :

>> Exact dupes
>> with same name just need 2 different release dates. Exact dupes with
>> different names.... well, read on. )
> 
> You lost me, here. Read on where?

Just the next paragraph. :) "Now, I have a proposal..."

>> Now, I have a proposal that *might* please everyone: we could give a
>> release several names provided each one corresponds to discs that have
>> exactly the same tracklisting & duration. Kind of "alias", but for 
>> releases.
>>
>> That would make both "Complete Piano Sonatas (disc 2)" guy and "Piano
>> Music to Sooth the Soul" guy happy I think.
> 
> I like the idea, IMO an AR is much better than a Style. But what about
> clusters? Or do we hope that this will happen rarely enough for us to
> accept clusters? (note that the proposed style would create clusters
> too, in a way).

You lost me here. I was not speaking of ARs, only being able to give a 
release several titles. So no clustering problems.

> 
> 
>> ( In the time being, I for one have no problem applying BoxSetNameStyle
>> case (1). Makes sense to me. )
>>
>> MLL
> 
> Could someone post an "actual" example of applying BoxSetNameStyle to
> duplicate releases with different titles? I can't clearly see how this
> would work.

For me, BoxSetNameStyle says 'Thou shalt call the release "Piano Music 
to Sooth the Soul"'

MLL




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