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Follow the appropriate [[Capitalization Standard]] in when the track listing on the release does not distinguish between upper and lower case. You should also follow it if the release is itself inconsistent about upper and lower case, for example if casing of the title on the spine does not match the title on the cover. |
Follow the appropriate [[Capitalization Standard]] in when the track listing on the release does not distinguish between upper and lower case. You should also follow it if the release is itself inconsistent about upper and lower case, for example if casing of the title on the spine does not match the title on the cover. |
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Revision as of 08:35, 20 December 2009
Track and release titles
When entering a release or track title into MusicBrainz, please adhere to the following guidelines:
Capitalization
Follow the appropriate Capitalization Standard in when the track listing on the release does not distinguish between upper and lower case. You should also follow it if the release is itself inconsistent about upper and lower case, for example if casing of the title on the spine does not match the title on the cover.
Multiple lines
If a title is split up into multiple lines on a release this usually indicates one or more subtitles, or multiple titles. When entering this you may have to add punctuation to distinguish between the titles.
If so, use a colon (:) to separate subtitles and use a slash (/) to separate multiple titles.
Examples
Capitalization
| Title on release | Title in MusicBrainz |
| All Is Full Of Love and all is full of love | All is Full of Love |
| confusion the waitress | confusion the waitress |
| AAN DE BEWONERS VAN DIT PAND | Aan de bewoners van dit pand |
Notes:
- Because the title in the booklet and on the track listing are different we follow Capitalization Standard English for the first example.
- The second example is copied from the release verbatim.
- The third example is entirely in uppercase, and because it is a dutch title Capitalization Standard Dutch applies.
Multiple lines
| Title on release | Title in MusicBrainz |
| FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES Ring of Fates Original Soundtrack |
FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Ring of Fates Original Soundtrack |
| Quagmire In A State of Permanent Abyss |
Quagmire / In A State of Permanent Abyss |
| THIS IS THE MODERN WORLD and ALL MOD CONS |
This is the Modern World and All Mod Cons |
Notes:
- The first example uses a colon (:) to separate the subtitle "Ring of Fates" from the main title.
- The second example uses a slash (/) to separate multiple songs which are a single track in the database.
- Nothing is added for the third title, it already has the word "and" on the cover to join the two titles.
