[mb-users] Add as separate albums or a box set?

[Grant]

>>> I'd agree.  I think it has to be entered as a box set if that's how it's
>>> sold.  If the discs are sold individually, they'd also get separate
>>> releases.  But I'm not sure how to relate a box of four complete albums
>>> to
>>> their original releases -- maybe annotations for now?  Is the "later
>>> issue
>>> of" AR still valid?
>>
>> they are linked together through the use of the same recordings. imho
>> that's enough.
>
> I don't think so. The box contains copies of the whole releases. I
> believe recording somehow that this is different from a simple
> compilation (where tracks could be missing or could be in a different
> order) is valuable. I guess this is going to happen often, during the
> few years when the CD will be dying. But maybe we should just record
> it in the annotation for now, no use creating a new AR if this is to
> be the only occurrence.

I'm not sure what you mean by "only occurrence".  Surely you know of
many box sets like this that contain whole albums?  Am I missing
something?

- Grant