Data Track

Data tracks are additional tracks on audio CDs that contain other data than the normal CD audio. Apply the DataTrackStyle, if you enter a CD with a data track into MusicBrainz.

Some keywords that pop up repeatedly in data tracks:

• cccd *
• cd-extra
• cd-maximum catalogue
• cd media
• cd plus, cd+
• cd-rom
• cd track
• copy control, copycontrol
• copy protection
• data
• do not rip
• enhanced
• lgcd *
• multimedia
• quicktime
• open disc, opendisc
• video, videos

• These often appear as the title for last two tracks; both can be deleted

also, words used for data tracks in various languages:

• dados (Portuguese)
• data, dataspår (Swedish)
• data, dataspor (Norwegian, Danish)
• Daten, Daten-cd, Datentrack (German)
• datos (Spanish)
• dodatki multimedialne, prezentacja multimedialna (Polish)
• données (French)
• gegevens (Dutch)
• данные, диск с данными (Russian), äèñê ñ äàííûìè (badly encoded Russian)
• データ (Japanese)
• στοιχεία (Greek)

and the words for copy protection in various languages:

• beveiliging, kopieerbeveiliging (Dutch)
• Kopierschutz (German)
• kopibeskyttelse (Norwegian, Danish)
• kopieringsskydd (Swedish)

These should all be added as aliases of the SpecialPurposeArtist [data track] (which should be used for data tracks on VariousArtists albums).