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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.
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.


DiscNumber<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s follow [[Disc Number Style|DiscNumberStyle]] and [[Disc Number With Name Style|DiscNumberWithNameStyle]].
DiscNumber<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s follow [[Disc Number Style|DiscNumberStyle]].


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.
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.

Revision as of 01:12, 7 December 2005

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.

DiscNumbers 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 are part of a multi disc release, sold as one item.

Examples

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

  • DiscNumber: "1"

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

  • DiscNumber: "2"

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