Cool. Thank you.
Not that it really matters I guess but what exactly are the differences with the two numbers? Why does it seem there are 2 different numbers for the same release...
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Maybe this will help: https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Release_GroupLordhutt wrote:Not that it really matters I guess but what exactly are the differences with the two numbers?
Both release groups and releases are "albums" in a general sense, but with an important difference: a release is something you can buy as media such as a CD or a vinyl record, while a release group embraces the overall concept of an album -- it doesn't matter how many CDs or editions/versions it had.
When an artist says "We've released our new album", they're talking about a release group. When their publisher says "This new album gets released next week in Japan and next month in Europe", they're referring to the different releases that belong in the above mentioned release group.
Each release typically only has one MBID (MusicBrainz ID). There can be exceptions. For instance, when a release is entered twice by accident and someone notices it, they can merge the two releases. This will cause a MBID to forward to the other MBID, but you shouldn't see the forwarded MBID anywhere on the musicbrainz site.Lordhutt wrote:Why does it seem there are 2 different numbers for the same release...