[PROBLEM] Multiple Versions of Albums

[TheOldPresbyope]

now I understand mpd doesn't support catalog number...
->what about adding a subroutine to the library view code to group albums by "musicbrainz_albumid" (="MusicBrainz Release Id" in mb picard) if not empty, but keeping the final sorting by year or title as you can set under Appearance.

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Of which, the Picard Metadata Mapping table says it maps the following "tag" names:

MusicBrainz Release ID

Internal Name: musicbrainz_albumid

ID3v2:

TXXX:MusicBrainz Album Id

Vorbis:

MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID

APEv2:

MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID

iTunes MP4:

----:com.apple.iTunes:MusicBrainz Album Id

ASF/Windows Media:

MusicBrainz/Album Id

The only thing that matters here for testing purposes is that the id be unique per album. It's actual value is meaningless for us if not working with the MusicBrainz database. 

This means a couple of sets of tracks could easily be turned into test cases with a little metadata editing-foo. I've used a bunch of short test-tone tracks in my own metadata tests, just changing file names and metadata values to suit the purpose of the test (like for the recent discussion of multiple artists). Can do again here if it's needed.

Regards,
Kent