[mb-users] feedback on separate release for remastered disc.

[Frederic Da Vitoria]

On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 6:36 PM, George Hartzell <hartzell at alerce.com>
wrote:

>
> I added a new release for the 1993 remastered release of Jesus Christ
> Superstar, reasoning that since the audio is different, the Amazon
> ASIN is different, the cover art is different and the catalog info is
> different it justified a separate entry.  Without a separate entry I
> get incorrect cover art when I tag the discs with Picard.  With the
> separate entry the right thing happens.
>
> I received a comment on my addition
>
>   http://musicbrainz.org/show/edit/index.html?editid=8700420
>
> stating that I should have added it to the 1970 release.
>
> To my mind they're not the same thing.  The track lengths are only
> subtly different but the audio's been redone.
>
> I'm new at this and I'd appreciate some feedback about how the
> community handles remastered releases.
>

If you have both versions and you hear definitely a difference, then they
should be entered separately IMO. WhatDefinesAUniqueRelease says:
- [do not create separate releeases for] "remasters" that don't present
significant sound difference"
- "Usually, you should not create duplicates for remasters, unless there are
significant changes in the audio"

So if you hear a significant change in the audio, you should create a
separate release. And of course add a Remaster AR!

-- 
Frederic Da Vitoria
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