Guidelines - 10. Release Notes

Release notes is a free text field. It is used to add any factual, objective notes about the release, or to list information that cannot be entered into other dedicated fields.

Notes transcribed from the release should be put into clear context and the source stated.

The "First Letter Of Each Word Must Be Uppercase" rule does not apply to the release notes field. Normal English grammatical rules apply.

Recommended content for the release notes

• Note any distinguishing features of the release that may help distinguish it from other versions of the release.
• Anything unusual (for example, hidden tracks on a CD) or anything that is impossible to enter (for example, different titles on different parts of the release)
• Note any sources of information aside from the release itself (for example, "Credits for track 2 are taken from the artist's website")
• You can make HTML links to releases on Discogs that the release might be confused with. It is best to use the links in complete sentences. For example, 'Unlike the <a href="http://www.discogs.com/release/1"> original pressing</a> , this pressing's sleeve contains "Made in Germany" rather than "Made in West Germany" in the lower left corner.'
• URLs printed on a release are valid for the notes section, but shouldn't be made into links.
• Additional information such as which tracks are bonus tracks.

Forbidden content for the release notes

• Any information that belongs in other specific sections of the submission (format / description, release date, credits, etc.)
• Subjective opinions or reviews of the release - these should be added as a [/help/submission-guidelines-reviews.html Review] instead.
• Promotional language, hype, etc.
• Links/URLs to sites outside Discogs - these belong on artist/label pages and can be added via the Update function.
• Lyrics or any other material which, if republished, would reasonably be considered a copyright violation.
• Excessive cosmetic text formatting using HTML codes. Using italics or underline when referring to album titles is fine, but attempting to mimic every aspect of typography on the packaging is overkill, and relies on the risky assumption that the data is being viewed in the context of the Discogs web site, with specific stylesheets and browser settings.
• Standard copyright text (for example "Unauthorized copying prohibited" etc) should not be entered unless it differentiates one version of the release from another.