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=Definition of all parts of a release title= |
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In [[MusicBrainz Terminology|MusicBrainzTerminology]], the release title is the entire text string representing the name of a [[Release]]. |
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This page deals with (a) the definition of different parts of ReleaseTitle<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s and (b) the ordering of these parts. |
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==Definition== |
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* '''[[Main Title|MainTitle]]''': |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">This is the major part of a ReleaseTitle, and is the main reference when talking about a work or a person. For example, in the title "''100% Hits: The Best of 1998 (disc 1)''", "''100% Hits''" is the [[Main Title|MainTitle]]. |
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* '''[[Subtitle|SubTitle]]''': |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">This is a secondary part of a ReleaseTitle, usually containing extra information relevant to a release, or sometimes a second name or an extension of the [[Main Title|MainTitle]]. Using the previous example, "''100% Hits: The Best of 1998 (disc 1)''", "''The Best of 1998''" is the [[Subtitle|SubTitle]]. Another example would be "''Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix''", where "''HIStory in the Mix''" is the [[Subtitle|SubTitle]]. |
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* '''[[Volume Number|VolumeNumber]]''': |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">This is a special part of the title that defines where this release fits into a series of releases. Usually it takes the form "Volume x", but there may be other distinguishers used. For example, in the title "''Greatest Hits of 1993, Volume 3''", "''Volume 3''" is the [[Volume Number|VolumeNumber]]. |
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* '''[[Disc Number|DiscNumber]]''': |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">This defines where this disc fits in part of a "set" of discs (ie: a 2 CD release, or a [[Box Set|BoxSet]]). The form for this is "(disc x)" or, for discs with a [[Disc Name|DiscName]], "(disc x: Disc Name)". If a disc is a [[Bonus Disc|BonusDisc]], use "(bonus disc)". |
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* '''[[Featuring Artist|FeaturingArtist]]''': |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[[Featuring Artist|FeaturingArtist]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s are added to the ReleaseTitle as follows: example: "''(feat. Schizophrenia)''" in "''Entrance to Exit (feat. Schizophrenia)''". |
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* '''[[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]]''': |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">This is anything that is not actually considered part of the title but which we include anyway in the interests of retaining metadata. The aim in future would be that [[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]] would eventually become a seperate entity from the [[Main Title|MainTitle]] and [[Subtitle|SubTitle]]. An important attribute of [[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]] is that it should never be considered vital to the title; in other words the title of the release would still be complete even if it were missing the [[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]]. There are some [[Style Guideline|StyleGuideline]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s that deal with this: |
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** [[Versus Style|VersusStyle]] |
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==Ordering of ExtraTitleInformation== |
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[[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]] should be ordered by how they relate to each other and to the track as a whole. It is difficult to describe exactly what I mean by this so I will try to demonstrate it instead with the following examples. |
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ReleaseTitle: ''Killa Bites (feat. Dom & Roland) (disc 1)'' |
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"Killa Bites" is a two disc drum & bass compilation mixed by Dom & Roland. As Dom & Roland feature across the whole release (both discs), the featured artist name is more relevant to the album than the disc number in this case. |
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==Examples== |
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* "''Abbey Road''" |
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* "''Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (disc 2: The Sober Years)''" |
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* "''Boom Boom (bonus disc)''" |
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* "''Clubbin' (Mixed by DJ Deejay)''" |
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==Discussion== |
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===DiscNumber comes first?=== |
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Above it says that the [[Disc Number|DiscNumber]] comes first within the [[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]]. Is this correct? At least it conflicts with the described logic of ordering. If two discs of a release feature ''DJ Someone'' should the ReleaseTitle not be "''The Album (feat. DJ Someone) (disc 1)''"? --[[User:DonRedman|DonRedman]] |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">I would always put the [[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]] that contains artist information ([[Featuring Artist Style|FeaturingArtistStyle]], [[Versus Style|VersusStyle]]) after the [[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]] that contains release information ([[Disc Number|DiscNumber]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s, [[Bonus Disc Style|BonusDiscStyle]], ...). --[[User:Zout|Zout]] |
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</ul> |
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I thought that was idea so am curious myself since pointing many people to that fact we discussed a short time ago. Also would it not be correct to include an example using (Mixed by Artist) in the release title since many [[Release]]s are done that way. I gather that (Mixed by Artist) means the same as (feat. Artist) in the release title and either is applicable, correct? --[[User:TeleGUISE|teleGuise]] |
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[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Style]] [[Category:Proposed Style]] |
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