Errors

From The Unofficial Discogs Wiki

This page is to help us list errors we can expect to come across on releases, so we can make proper guidelines for handling them.

Release-based Errors

These are errors that can be transcribed directly from a release, but provide incorrect information about the audio content or other release details. The key issue is retention of information vs presentation of correct information.

• Spelling errors and misprints
  • Intentional
  • Slang
  • Incorrect with no good reason
  • Original information distorted for bootleg releases
• Incorrect artists, labels, credits, tracklisting, cat#, date etc
  • discrepancies within the release (CD vs. Sleeve)
  • release vs. label website/ promo sheet info
  • Pressing plant errors
  • Track numbers on side-based media (cassettes and records primarily) are numbered without delineation per side
• Inconsistent track titles (with regard to other instances of the track on other releases)
  • discrepancies within the release (CD vs. Sleeve)
  • release vs. label website/ press sheet info
  • Whitelabels and promos vs. final retail copies
  • Original appearance vs. repressings
  • Original appearance vs. tracks on a compilation
• Unlisted/hidden tracks (Partial list of albums containing a hidden track)
  • Pregap (Track zero)
  • Attached to another track, after a section of silence
  • Audio included after a series of short silent tracks
  • Parallel grooves on vinyl
  • Songs played in reverse on vinyl
• Minor typographical inconsistencies based on release market, such as umlauts & accents (or the lack thereof)
• Forced UPPERCASE or lowercase issues
  • Consistent artistic intent (example: iLiKETRAiNS)
  • Inconsistent from album to album
  • Non-roman characters
  • Name segments and Versus (van, de, vs.)

User-transcription Errors

Though some of these could be issues to discuss or provide further guidelines, these are often simply overlooked by submitters and require correction.

• Side-based media (cassettes and records primarily, could also include LaserDiscs, Dual-sided DVDs, and more)
  • Track numbers are numbered without delineation per side
  • Same numbering on both sides (Same version of the same song on both sides)
    • Possible answers: list one side and note both sides are the same, or list both sides and note they are the same, not a typo
  • Numbering continues, even though the side designation changes (ex: A1, A2, B3, B4 instead of A1, A2, B1, B2)
    • Is this a non-issue? If the tracks are numbered as such, it could be fine as-is
• Country-specific labels should have matching country designations on all media, or release notes why it differs
• Release notes are for packaging notes (digipak, jewel case, etc), notes on the release details
  • The number of releases in a limited edition would go in release notes, but Limited Edition goes in the format
• Format fields are for release format and edition (Vinyl, Limited Edition, LP)
  • Format fields should only use Free Text when no drop-down option suffices (CD1 of 2, Special Edition, Transparent)