Talk:Recording Disambiguation

* Multiple takes of the same song on the same day will each have a unique matrix number

Unfortunately, it does not feel like this is the case. See for example Outward Bound, Prestige, where both alternate takes are slapped with the same matrix as the master takes as far as I know.

There are always exceptions. I see the Tom Lord discography has the takes as e.g. "2101" and "2101 ?". But don't you think it's true 95%+ of the time? -highstrung

* studio, 1931-11-04: Okeh matrix W 405061-1, "oh memory" take

I guess the example should be adapted to fit the suggested format to:

studio, 1931-11-04: Okeh, W 405061-1, "oh memory" take

* studio, YYYY-MM-DD: Label, Matrix, Additional Info

I think this proposal works well for me - I like it. I have one caveat. When the matrix is not known and there is additional info, or when there is no additional info but there is a matrix, these two pieces of information may prove hard to distinguish (especially for scripts).

Since matrix numbers are inherently tied to the specific label issuing them, I would probably prefer lumping these two together in just one "field" (eg: coma separated).

eg:

`studio, YYYY-MM-DD: [Matrix ]Label[, Additional Info]` (or `Label[ Matrix][, Additional Info]` if your prefer)

I agree this is better. I'm torn on whether the word "matrix" should be included: "Okeh matrix W 405061-1" vs "Okeh W 405061-1". If folks are familiar with matrix numbers, the second is more compact, but if not it could be confusing. -highstrung

* live style "live, YYYY-MM-DD: Venue, City, State/Province, Country"

I think the live style has some remnant from a decade ago (when we did not have places or places AR). It does not make sense to me anymore.

I would reduce it to just the venue name, or country name, but I would discard the whole "full location" format and allow for additional info instead:

`live, YYYY-MM-DD: Venue[, optional additional information]`

Not sure I want to touch this. For one, it's already an official guideline and in wide usage. Also the venue is not always known and not necessarily unique. Yeah, it is (or should be!) redundant with rels but it offers at-a-glance visibility. -highstrung

* broadcast

Can we cover broadcast as well?

I would just go with:

`broadcast, YYYY-MM-DD: Studio or location[, optional additional information]`

I have used (probably imitating ones I've seen) "radio broadcast" or "TV broadcast" but I wonder if that is needed. -highstrung