[mb-users] Can someone clarify on how labels/imprints works?

[fridaythe14th]

Gecks wrote:
> 
> I feel you are asking for a concrete rule when it's impossible to give one
> :) ultimately it will be impossible to deal with labels properly until we
> can represent fully the multi-tiered company-release relationship on
> releases - discogs is going through the exact same problems.
> 
> until then we can add the 'most useful', which is usually the label for
> whom
> the cat# is for. in terms of distributor/manufacturer/copyright
> holder/lowest level imprint - this can be any of these. the confusion most
> often arises when imprints use the same cat# format as their parent label,
> basically because most imprints are just 'logos' and don't represent a
> separate company with their own cat# system, so use the imprint if you
> suspect this is what's happening (discogs will usually confirm).
> 
In terms of the concrete rule I believe it should be possible to formulate
one, though it might have a lot of paragraphs. Otherwise it'd be difficult
to have a common goal. At least it's a good thing that a more fitting
release event to label relationship is planned for the future.

The matching cat# rule does make sense, since cat#'s are usually unique for
a release (to my knowing), and when there's no cat# there's probably just
one label involved anyway (or none).

I think I know what to do in most cases now, except when a cat# doesn't
match the imprint and it's not a cat# of their parent label/company. That
might not happen very often though.

Thanks,
Albin
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