Class | MusicBrainz::Model::ReleaseGroup |
In: |
lib/rbrainz/model/release_group.rb
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Parent: | Entity |
A release group in the MusicBrainz DB.
A release group within MusicBrainz is an Entity which groups several different versions of releases (e.g. different editions of the same album).
See: | wiki.musicbrainz.org/Release_Groups |
TYPE_NONE | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'None' | A type for not a type. Currently unsupported by MusicBrainz | |
TYPE_NON_ALBUM_TRACKS | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'NonAlbum Track' | Special type for release groups that hold non-album track releases. | |
TYPE_ALBUM | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'Album' | An album, perhaps better defined as a "Long Play" (LP) release, generally consists of previously unreleased material. This includes release re-issues, with or without bonus tracks. | |
TYPE_AUDIOBOOK | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'Audiobook' | An audiobook is a book read by a narrator without music. | |
TYPE_COMPILATION | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'Compilation' | A compilation is a collection of previously released tracks by one or more artists. Please note that this is a simplified description of a compilation. | |
TYPE_EP | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'EP' | An EP is a so-called "Extended Play" release and often contains the letters EP in the title. | |
TYPE_INTERVIEW | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'Interview' | An interview release contains an interview, generally with an Artist. | |
TYPE_LIVE | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'Live' | A release that was recorded live. | |
TYPE_REMIX | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'Remix' | A release that primarily contains remixed material. | |
TYPE_SINGLE | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'Single' | A single typically has one main song and possibly a handful of additional tracks or remixes of the main track. A single is usually named after its main song. | |
TYPE_SOUNDTRACK | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'Soundtrack' | A soundtrack is the musical score to a movie, TV series, stage show, computer game etc. | |
TYPE_SPOKENWORD | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'Spokenword' | Non-music spoken word releases. | |
TYPE_OTHER | = | NS_MMD_1 + 'Other' | Any release that does not fit or can‘t decisively be placed in any of the categories above. |
artist | [RW] | The artist of this release group. |
releases | [R] | A Collection of releases in this release group. |
title | [RW] | The title of this release group. |
types | [R] |
The list of types for this release.
To test for release types, you can use the constants TYPE_ALBUM, TYPE_SINGLE, etc. |