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#REDIRECT [[User:Hawke/Proposal/Track numbering]] |
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==Guidelines== |
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===Sides=== |
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Medium sides should be indicated with a letter (A, B, C, etc.) before the track number. |
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For most releases this will be similar to A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3. |
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If the numbering does not restart at 1, use the number on the release: A1, A2, A3, B4, B5, B6. |
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Some releases have no side indication. In this case, if there is a matrix number or other identifier which distinguishes them, treat the lower-sequenced one as side A. |
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===Sub-tracks=== |
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Some single-sided media have “Sub-tracks”. This applies to CD “indexes”, DVD “titles”/“chapters”, and 4 or 8-track cartridge “programs”, and is also common in production music to identify alternate versions of a track (e.g. a 30-second excerpt). |
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For these releases, separate the main track from the sub-track with a period: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2. |
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===Unusual releases=== |
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Some releases have more than two “sides”: This is common on older multi-disc vinyl records designed for a stacking turntable. For these, use A, B, C, D, etc. as applicable. This means that track ordering may be strange: |
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*A1 |
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*A2 |
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*D1 |
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*D1 |
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*B1 |
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*B2 |
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*C1 |
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*C2 |
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Some releases include the side as part of the catalog number on each side (e.g. 8326-A and 8326-B). In this case, just use the side indicator (e.g. "A" or "B") |
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Some singles have other unusual numbering. (e.g. double-A sides, side AA, side AAA, side A/side 1, etc.) For these cases, use whatever is printed on the release. |
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