[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?
>
> No, I don't, but that doesn't mean much :-) Since you seem to know a lot of
> them, then maybe an AR would be useful, then.

Oh sure, there's a whole lot of 'em.  Here's one I've got with 25 CDs:

http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Jazz-Collection-Original-Recordings/dp/B003IY49S4

The format is identical to the one I originally posted about here.  I
can think of many examples of this.  Does something like this count:

http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Collection-Mini-LP-Replica/dp/B001FSDP08

- Grant