[mb-users] Does "earliest version" include live tracks?

[dj empirical]

On 10/3/06, Kerensky97 <kerensky97 at xterra101.com> wrote:
>
> Personally I would link to the earliest studio release (usually a single if
> the artist does singles).

i would say that if an artist releases songs on an official live
album, i don't see a reason for those versions to be anything *other*
than the "earliest release".  for instance, "Suck on This", by Primus:

http://musicbrainz.org/release/8fc943bf-5fd2-40ba-88d0-f3d0516208de.html

This came out before any of their studio albums.

Of course, bootleg live recordings would not be the "earliest release"
in my estimation....

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