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Here are some other scenarios I've been thinking of. --[[User:PavanChander|navap]] 19:27, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

'''Translations'''
* Transliterations and psueduo releases would be merged, because it's essentially just the packaging around the album that has changed. But what about different audio translations, do they deserve their own release group? e.g. If an artist records an album in English, and then the same album in French. What if the "translated" release also has additional/new material?

:I really hope that pseudo-releases (either for translation or transliteration) will be a non-issue with NGS. Currently, they probably should be in the release group. (subgrouping would be really nice :(). An album released in different languages is obviously a separate release with a separate release group -- lyrics would be different, so we can't group those. [[User:Pronik|pronik]] 21:25, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

'''"2 in 1" releases'''
* Is it worth mentioning that when two separate albums are reissued together for their 20th annivesary that it would form it's own third release group, and not be merged with one of the two earlies release groups?
:We'd have a perfect solution if one release could be assigned to several RGs. Otherwise, yes, mention it. Could be easily confused. [[User:Pronik|pronik]] 21:25, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

'''Musicals'''
* Is it worth mentioning that each release of a musical would probably be a different release group, unless we are sure it's the same cast/year and it' only a re-issue/remaster.

:Yes, a really important remark. We probably need to make this more general -- where do we put a re-recorded release, which is not just remixed or cleaned, but really re-sung and re-played)? I'd think it'd be a separate RG, just like Musicals [[User:Pronik|pronik]] 21:25, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

'''Soundtracks'''
* Would different "versions" of the soundtrack belong in the same release group? e.g. One version is the "pop song" soundtrack, one is the score, and one is the expanded score.

:I'd say none, since it's not a version of another album. It's rather a Film<->Sound AR which every soundtrack release could have. Then you could easily group those releases, but via AR, not via RG. [[User:Pronik|pronik]] 21:25, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

'''Audiobooks'''
* Popular books are sometimes read by multiple narrators, and in various languages, take a look at <s>Harry Potter's</s> [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/569c0d90-28dd-413b-83e4-aaa7c27e667b.html J.K. Rowling's] page for a good example. If an author releases a new book, is that the same as a band saying that they're releasing a new album? An author can be considered an artist, and here at MB we definitely already do by accepting audiobook submissions. <br>It's a little abstract, but the various readings of an audiobook we have in the database all contain the same "lyrics" (words), and "tracks" (chapters), the only difference is the artist who is doing the vocal performance. Sure there are abridged versions of a book that would contain different lyrics and tracks, but then there are also "abridged" albums (promos and such). I think audiobooks should be merged, although I'm not sure about cases where the translated version of the book has been narrated.
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How would you suggest these scenarios be incorporated into the main article? A Q/A section perhaps? --[[User:PavanChander|navap]] 09:51, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

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