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When a [[Release]] is part of a [[Multi-Disc Release|MultiDiscRelease]], the DiscNumber is the number of the disc in that set.


Disc numbers follow [[Disc Number Style|DiscNumberStyle]].
When a [[Release]] is part of a set of multiple discs (or LPs, cassettes, ...), the DiscNumber is the number of the disc in that set.


Note that a DiscNumber is not the same as a [[Volume Number|VolumeNumber]]. [[Volume Number|VolumeNumber]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s are usually added to releases that are not released together and not on the same date; DiscNumber<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s indicate releases which are part of a [[Multi-Disc Release|MultiDiscRelease]], sold as one item.
DiscNumber<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s follow [[Disc Number Style|DiscNumberStyle]] and [[Disc Number With Name Style|DiscNumberWithNameStyle]].

Note that a DiscNumber is not the same as a [[Volume Number|VolumeNumber]]. [[Volume Number|VolumeNumber]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s are usually added to releases that are not released together and not on the same date; DiscNumber<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s indicate releases are part of a multi disc release, sold as one item.


==Examples==
==Examples==


[[Release Title|ReleaseTitle]]: "''The Best of Jimi Hendrix (disc 1)''"
[[Release Title|ReleaseTitle]]: "''The Best of Jimi Hendrix (disc 1)''"
* Disc number: "''1''"
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">DiscNumber: "''1''"
</ul>


[[Release Title|ReleaseTitle]]: "''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (disc 2: Twilight to Starlight)''"
[[Release Title|ReleaseTitle]]: "''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (disc 2: Twilight to Starlight)''"
* Disc number: "''2''"
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">DiscNumber: "''2''"
</ul>

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Latest revision as of 20:02, 25 October 2011

When a Release is part of a MultiDiscRelease, the DiscNumber is the number of the disc in that set.

Disc numbers follow DiscNumberStyle.

Note that a DiscNumber is not the same as a VolumeNumber. VolumeNumbers are usually added to releases that are not released together and not on the same date; DiscNumbers indicate releases which are part of a MultiDiscRelease, sold as one item.

Examples

ReleaseTitle: "The Best of Jimi Hendrix (disc 1)"

  • Disc number: "1"

ReleaseTitle: "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (disc 2: Twilight to Starlight)"

  • Disc number: "2"