Multiple "album type"'s not written correctly to M4A files

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Duplicate
    • Priority: Normal
    • None
    • Affects Version/s: 2.4.1
    • Component/s: Tags & Metadata
    • None
    • Environment:
      Windows 10

      I have 2 tracks from the same album (release), Track ID's 1ed5384e-c032-3ddf-8be6-b76b7223f534
      and ec7c92bd-9f7a-3f99-9c4d-f1eb2cb08231. The first one is an m4a file and the second one is an mp3 file.

      Picard looks up the metadata OK and looks like it's written it, but querying the files through other tools (eg ffprobe or mp3tag), it appears that the mp3 file has the Album Type set to album; compilation (this is correct) but the m4a file just has album:

      MP3
      \\nas\music\music\A Flock of Seagulls\The Best of A Flock of Seagulls> ffprobe.exe '.\06 Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You).mp3'
ffprobe version 4.3.1 Copyright (c) 2007-2020 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 10.2.1 (GCC) 20200726
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libdav1d --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libgsm --disable-w32threads --enable-libmfx --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --enable-libopenmpt --enable-amf
  libavutil      56. 51.100 / 56. 51.100
  libavcodec     58. 91.100 / 58. 91.100
  libavformat    58. 45.100 / 58. 45.100
  libavdevice    58. 10.100 / 58. 10.100
  libavfilter     7. 85.100 /  7. 85.100
  libswscale      5.  7.100 /  5.  7.100
  libswresample   3.  7.100 /  3.  7.100
  libpostproc    55.  7.100 / 55.  7.100
[mp3 @ 000001e73548fdc0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
Input #0, mp3, from '.\06 Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You).mp3':
  Metadata:
    title           : Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
    artist          : A Flock of Seagulls
    track           : 6/12
    album           : The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
    disc            : 1/1
    genre           : New Wave
    TMED            : CD
    MusicBrainz Release Track Id: ec7c92bd-9f7a-3f99-9c4d-f1eb2cb08231
    TORY            : 1986
    publisher       : Jive
    TSRC            : GBLGL1274286; GBLGL1274893; USA560649529; USA560745872; USA560749057
    SCRIPT          : Latn
    ASIN            : B0000AVTPJ
    originalyear    : 1986
    album_artist    : A Flock of Seagulls
    TSO2            : Flock of Seagulls, A
    artist-sort     : Flock of Seagulls, A
    BARCODE         : 828765357326
    CATALOGNUMBER   : 82876535732
    ARTISTS         : A Flock of Seagulls
    MusicBrainz Album Status: official
    MusicBrainz Album Release Country: XE
    MusicBrainz Album Type: album; compilation
    Acoustid Id     : 57ca5e86-36b9-40c6-89e6-6d9a1537edaf
    MusicBrainz Album Id: 7c81fe20-1e82-4276-8466-e7419b12748d
    MusicBrainz Artist Id: aaa436da-b331-4e58-a0fd-3d64d090c120
    MusicBrainz Album Artist Id: aaa436da-b331-4e58-a0fd-3d64d090c120
    MusicBrainz Release Group Id: 8ac34498-eefe-30cb-b803-babe67304b34
    date            : 2003-09-01
  Duration: 00:05:30.48, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 322 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 320 kb/s
    Stream #0:1: Video: mjpeg (Baseline), yuvj420p(pc, bt470bg/unknown/unknown), 500x498 [SAR 1:1 DAR 250:249], 90k tbr, 90k tbn, 90k tbc (attached pic)
    Metadata:
      comment         : Cover (front)
      M4A
      \\nas\music\music\A Flock of Seagulls\The Best of A Flock of Seagulls> ffprobe.exe '.\01 I Ran.m4a'
ffprobe version 4.3.1 Copyright (c) 2007-2020 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 10.2.1 (GCC) 20200726
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libdav1d --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libgsm --disable-w32threads --enable-libmfx --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --enable-libopenmpt --enable-amf
  libavutil      56. 51.100 / 56. 51.100
  libavcodec     58. 91.100 / 58. 91.100
  libavformat    58. 45.100 / 58. 45.100
  libavdevice    58. 10.100 / 58. 10.100
  libavfilter     7. 85.100 /  7. 85.100
  libswscale      5.  7.100 /  5.  7.100
  libswresample   3.  7.100 /  3.  7.100
  libpostproc    55.  7.100 / 55.  7.100
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 00000185fc4bfe80] stream 0, timescale not set
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '.\01 I Ran.m4a':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : M4A
    minor_version   : 0
    compatible_brands: M4A mp42isom
    creation_time   : 2012-05-06T03:58:03.000000Z
    title           : I Ran
    artist          : A Flock of Seagulls
    album           : The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
    genre           : Electronic
    track           : 1/12
    disc            : 1/1
    date            : 2003-09-01
    MEDIA           : CD
    MusicBrainz Album Release Country: XE
    originaldate    : 1986
    originalyear    : 1986
    ~length         : 5:08
    LABEL           : Jive
    SCRIPT          : Latn
    MusicBrainz Album Status: official
    ASIN            : B0000AVTPJ
    CATALOGNUMBER   : 82876535732
    BARCODE         : 828765357326
    ARTISTS         : A Flock of Seagulls
    MusicBrainz Album Type: album
    ISRC            : GBAHK0100091
    MusicBrainz Track Id: 1dfdf720-3585-4d88-90c0-d0c97256c2fe
    MusicBrainz Release Track Id: 1ed5384e-c032-3ddf-8be6-b76b7223f534
    MusicBrainz Album Id: 7c81fe20-1e82-4276-8466-e7419b12748d
    MusicBrainz Release Group Id: 8ac34498-eefe-30cb-b803-babe67304b34
    MusicBrainz Album Artist Id: aaa436da-b331-4e58-a0fd-3d64d090c120
    MusicBrainz Artist Id: aaa436da-b331-4e58-a0fd-3d64d090c120
    Acoustid Id     : e4568816-1023-4ece-9edd-39505c2b0f6c
    album_artist    : A Flock of Seagulls
    sort_album_artist: Flock of Seagulls, A
    sort_artist     : Flock of Seagulls, A
  Duration: 00:05:07.46, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 300 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 284 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2012-05-06T03:58:03.000000Z
    Stream #0:1: Video: mjpeg (Baseline), yuvj420p(pc, bt470bg/unknown/unknown), 500x498 [SAR 1:1 DAR 250:249], 90k tbr, 90k tbn, 90k tbc (attached pic)

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            Reporter:
            Paul Walker
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