Guidelines - 12. Tracklisting
Tracklisting12.1. This section is where we list all the details regarding the individual tracks.
Position12.2.1. This is the method of position numbering of each track on a release. The position numbering scheme is versatile. Remember that if you use position numbering in the main credit section, it must be identical to the position numbering scheme in the tracklisting. Standard positions encountered at Discogs: 12.2.2. Without sides - CD etc: 1 12.2.3. With sides - LP, 7", cassette etc, side specification is mandatory: A1 12.2.4. For multiple 12", LP, etc, just continue the letters: …C1, C2, D1, D2 etc. 12.2.5. If the release is a one-sided vinyl or cassette (or is a set containing such an item) you must add "Single Sided" to the format. 12.2.6. Multiple CDs etc: 1-1 12.2.7. On multi-disc or multi-format releases, any position numbering scheme which differentiates each item is acceptable - CD1-1, 1.01, CD1.01, DVD-1.1 etc. 12.2.8. Sub tracks - for example DJ mixes that comprise one track on a CD. Separate songs or tunes that are rolled into one track on a CD, LP etc should be listed using a point and then a number or letter: 1 12.2.9. The track positions need to be unique to each track on the release. For example, on double 'A' sided releases, they need to have positions such as 'A' and 'AA', the position 'A' cannot be used for both tracks. 12.2.10. For Enhanced CDs containing Video material, use the "Video" prefix in the TrackPosition field (for example "Video 1", "Video 2" etc). Enter the Video tracks after the audio material. In the Release Notes, mention any specific software included in order to view the Video material and/or the technology required to view the Video material (e.g. "Video material viewable on PC and Mac. Videos launched automatically in a new Window") For vinyl releases with a single track per side, trailing numbers are not required (e.g. you can use A instead of A1), but they are acceptable. Preference goes to the way it's listed on the physical release. 12.2.11. It is not unusual for vinyl albums to list tracks sequentially, regardless of sides (e.g. A1, A2, B3, B4, C5, C6, D7, D8): this is fine but should be clarified in the Release Notes. 12.2.12. Some labels use lowercase letters, or list the track position in some other way (calling them X and Y, for example); this is fine. Submit in a way that is consistent with the label's practice. Keep in mind that the aim is that the user be able to easily match what the release reads with what Discogs reads. 12.2.13. For the sake of clarity, please use A, B etc for side identification, in place of 1, 2, One, Two, Side One, Side Two etc (in any language). 12.2.14. More creative track positions such as "Up, Down" (for example) are acceptable if under fifteen characters long, and were listed like that on the release, however, please don't use redundant prefixes and suffixes, such as:
Artist12.3.1. This field is for the main artist for each track. It is possible to use more than one artist and join fields by clicking the [+] button. The same guidelines apply as the main artist. This field should not be used if all of the tracks are by the same artist. 12.3.2. If one or more track based main artists are entered, there should be a track based main artist filled out for all tracks, even if they are the same as the overall main artist on the release. Title12.4.1. Discogs requires full track titles, the standard format is: "Name Of Track (Version)". Where versions of tracks are included which have the same track title but do not have version titles, mention this in Release Notes. Tracks with no title should be listed as "Untitled". Abbreviations and capitalization follow the usual rules. 12.4.2. All tracks on a release must be listed, including locked grooves, short bonus tracks and so on. Make a note of special features (locked grooves, double concentric groove, hidden tracks, inside-out cut, etc.) in the release notes, not in the track listing. Additional information on hidden tracks should be added to release notes. An untitled locked groove should be listed as "Untitled", and release notes mention "Track xx is a locked groove". 12.4.3. Some file based download stores (such as Beatport) place the phrases "Original Mix" and "Original" on the end of any track title without a mix name. These phrases should be ignored unless specifically appropriate to the release (for example - by the physical counterpart or cover). Extra Artist12.5. The extra artist for each track is to enter any relevant credits. It is possible to use more than one artist by clicking the [+] button. The same guidelines apply as to the Main Credits section. This field should not be added if no extra artist is present on a track. Durations12.6.1. Legitimate formats for duration are: mm:ss 12.6.2. Please enter durations in the format they appear on the release, or if they aren't on the release, in the most convenient format. The format should not be changed without good reason. 12.6.3. If durations are entered from the release text, they should be entered for all the tracks, unless the release doesn't list the durations for all the tracks, in which case please enter the track durations that are listed on the release, and explain the discrepancy in the notes. 12.6.4. If the durations are not listed on the release, they can be found and entered by timing the vinyl / listing the CD times from a CD player or computer etc. Please mention in the submission notes where the durations were derived from. 12.6.5. If durations are changed due to the printed durations not matching the durations as they actually run, list the actual durations, and list the incorrect durations in the notes. ExtrasAdd Tracks12.7. This adds x number of tracks, the number is selected from the drop down menu to the left of the button. Autonumber Tracks12.8. This will overwrite all track numbering with 1,2,3,4 etc on all the tracks on the release. Add Artist Per Track12.9. This will add a main artist field for every track. Pressing it multiple times will add multiple main artists, with corresponding join fields. Add Extra Artist Per Track12.10. This will add an extra artist field for every track. Pressing it multiple times will add multiple extra artists, with corresponding join fields. Insert Track12.11. Selected by mousing over the small arrow on the left of every track, this will add a track above the existing one. Delete Track12.12. Selected by mousing over the small arrow on the left of every track, this will delete the existing track. Insert Index Track12.13.1. Index Tracks are used to denote groups of tracks (for example: movements in a musical piece, or where a range of tracks are given a collective title). Index tracks should never be used 'on their own', they should always refer to a group of audio tracks directly below. 12.13.2. To separate subsequent tracks which are not part of the Index Track, it is necessary to add a blank Index Track containing a single dash (-) after the last track in the group. 12.13.3. When bonus tracks / bonus content is identified on the release itself as a separate section of the release content, an index track can be used. However, when bonus tracks are identified with an asterisk, with a bonus track mention appended to the track title, a footnote or such like, do not use an index track, enter this in the release notes instead. 12.13.4. Index Tracks should be used only when the release divides itself into named sections in some way. They can be used to enter special titles given to release sides or different media, if so done on the release. 12.13.5. Index tracks should not be used for denoting generic side, track position, or separate media data (for example, 'Side A', 'CD1' etc), track numbering is used for this. 12.13.6. Index tracks should not be used for adding incidental information which belongs in the Release Notes.
Same Audio On Different Sides Or Media12.14.1. For release where the same tracks are repeated (for example, cassettes with the same tracks on both sides), please add the full tracklist for both sides. Don't worry about which one is A and which one is B, if the tracklist is the same each side, then it doesn't matter. A1: Track A 12.14.2. Please enter "record plays same tracks on both sides", so it is not flagged as a mistake. 12.14.3. For releases where the same tracks or tracklists appear on different formats (for example, a CD and an LP set with the exact same tracks), please list all the tracks on all the different media. Non-audio Content12.15. Releases that have eligible audio focused content, but which also include non-audio focused content (for example, videos with interview sections, DVDs with non audio multimedia content) in their tracklisting, can have those non audio sections listed in the tracklisting section. Non-audio content that isn't listed in the tracklisting of a release (for example, text files on a CD-ROM) should be listed in the release notes section. Megamixes And Medleys12.16.1. Where several pieces of music are included in one CD track or vinyl track, and the tracklist on the release lists all the individual pieces of music, use a logical scheme, such as 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b etc... Avoid tracklists in the notes (except where they are additional information to the tracklist in the tracklisting section). 12.16.2. Where several pieces of music are included in one CD track or vinyl track, and the tracklist on the release does not list all the individual pieces of music, try to list the actual audio on the release where possible, so again use a logical tracklisting scheme and list out the tracks / sub tracks. Always use the release notes to explain the information (or lack thereof) that comes with the release, and any corrections made to the tracklist (IOW, if you correct the entire tracklist, you should list the uncorrected (original) tracklist in the notes). 12.16.3. When trying to draw the line between a track list and a sample source, refer to what the release was intended as. A mix will usually have at least a minutes worth of a track on it, and longer than 5 minutes, whereas a megamix / collage / medley will usually chop through tracks faster, and be structured more like a song. If a medley is on the release with the separate tracks listed, then it is acceptable to list them in the tracklist section. Hidden And Blank Tracks12.17.1. Blank space on a release that is given it's own CD index or otherwise marked out from the other tracks, but which isn't given a title, can be entered in the tracklist using the usual track numbering schemes, and titled as "(no audio)". 12.17.2. Hidden tracks on CDs are usually made as one audio track with two songs/tunes and an area of blank space in between. List a hidden track on a CD like so: 1 A Song (7:54) 12.17.3. Audio included after a series of short silent tracks on a CD can be listed like so: 1 A Song (7:54) 12.17.4. Pregaps (Track zero, found by rewinding from the first track, or accessible by some -not all- computer CD-Roms) can be listed in the tracklisting. If possible, use the track numbering scheme on the release, and extend it for the hidden track. This can usually be accomplished by using zero as the first track number, for example: A0, A1, A2 or 0, 1, 2. Make sure to explain the hidden track in the release notes. 12.17.5. Parallel grooves on vinyl can be listed like so: AA1 First Groove, First Track 12.17.6. Vinyl that plays in reverse can be explained in the release notes, no special track numbering is needed for this, list the tracks in the order they play. Related Topics: |
