Albums¶
The original studio release (album, EP or single) that songs are filed under.
| Field | Type | Required | Allowed values or link | Definition | Purpose | MP4 tag | MP3 tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Title |
Text | Yes | The name of the thing the row describes, in plain ASCII, with no edition labels. On a song it is the track title as it appears on the audio file. | The name used in file names and tags. | ©alb | TALB | |
Original_Year |
Whole number | The four-digit year of the album's original release. | Part of every file name and the library sort. | ----:com.apple.iTunes:ORIGINALYEAR | TDOR | ||
MusicBrainz_Release_Group_ID |
Text | The MusicBrainz release-group ID of the album (a 36-character UUID). | The exact identity of the album. A verified video needs it. | ----:com.apple.iTunes:MusicBrainz Release Group Id | TXXX:MusicBrainz Release Group Id | ||
Artist |
Link to one row | Row of Artists | A link to the Artists row that made the album. | Ties the album to its artist once. | None | None | |
Album_Artist |
Text | The album credit as filed. For a film, show or game soundtrack it is the title of the film, show or game. | The first part of a file name and the library sort. | aART | TPE2 | ||
Collection |
Link to one row | Row of Collections | A link to the Collections row (film, show or game); blank for ordinary music. | Files movie, television and video game songs under the film, show or game. | None | None | |
Wikipedia_Album_URL |
Text | The album's own Wikipedia article. | Proof that the album is the performer's, and the source of its year and track list. | None | None | ||
Updated_Date |
Date | The date the row was last changed. It stamps itself. | Shows what changed recently. On a video it is also written to the file's tag. | None | None | ||
Source |
Text | Where each researched value came from, written as 'Source: field, field; Other source: field'. | Traces bad data back to the source that supplied it. | None | None | ||
MusicBrainz_Release_Group_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The MusicBrainz link, built from MusicBrainz_Release_Group_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None |
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