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  1. MusicBrainz Style
  2. STYLE-466

"merge" label(distributor)+cat# with distributor AR

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      We have a label type distributor and can attach it in two ways:

      1. distributor AR without cat#
      2. release label with cat#

      We are missing the cat# for the distributor in case 1. and 2. has the problem that you can't set it in the release editor.

      An examples:
      https://musicbrainz.org/label/17ddf1a9-2b12-46f8-b219-6a7220616893 (Indigo)
      http://musicbrainz.org/label/72753055-4729-4c62-8143-a8c7783c86df (SPV)

      This was (also) discussed here:
      http://chatlogs.musicbrainz.org/musicbrainz/2015/2015-02/2015-02-23.html#T16-19-48-573559

      My proposed solution is to explicitely allow setting a label of type distributor as (one of) the release labels and saving it as such.
      Additionally we should keep the possibilty to add this as "AR" through the UI for releases that just say "distributed by" without cat# because people might be looking for it there. The edit itself should then be mapped to a "release<->label" entry in the DB and have the option to set the cat# in both UIs (AR and release edit).

      Other example (distributor with cat #):
      http://musicbrainz.org/label/a02bd6d1-ac07-4153-bbbb-75ce4fbc6890 (EFA)
      pretty sure there have been others but I don't remember ATM. Indogo and EFA are pretty big in german "punk/rock/alternative" I'd say.

      PS:
      The proposed solution is a somewhat technical one, but first there is a "style" question wheter we want to do that.

          [STYLE-466] "merge" label(distributor)+cat# with distributor AR

          Johannes Dewender added a comment -

          Using ARs for both, "normal" labels and distributors, both having a cat# field would also work, together with MBS-964

          Johannes Dewender added a comment - Using ARs for both, "normal" labels and distributors, both having a cat# field would also work, together with MBS-964

          Johannes Dewender added a comment -

          My main gripe is about "Being purely a distributor, NO releases should be listed here." (Indogo annotation) or rather that there is no consensus about wheter we should or shouldn't add distributors as "labels" to releases.
          I am personally happy if I can add a distributor like a normal label without anybody yelling about it.
          However, since we do have the problem of having redundant and/or broken up information (AR vs. release label) we probably should solve that with the proposed merge.

          Johannes Dewender added a comment - My main gripe is about "Being purely a distributor, NO releases should be listed here." (Indogo annotation) or rather that there is no consensus about wheter we should or shouldn't add distributors as "labels" to releases. I am personally happy if I can add a distributor like a normal label without anybody yelling about it. However, since we do have the problem of having redundant and/or broken up information (AR vs. release label) we probably should solve that with the proposed merge.

            reosarevok Nicolás Tamargo
            jonnyjd Johannes Dewender
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