[GH-ISSUE #730] Use at least the year of release to identify homonymous albums. #521

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opened 2026-02-26 02:33:27 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @matiasdelellis on GitHub (Mar 21, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/730

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Take the case of the band "Weezer" and its homonym discs "Weezer" of 1994, "Weezer" of 2001 and "Weezer" of 2008 and finely "Weezer" of 2016. Commonly, they are known and identified as Weezer (The Blue Album), Weezer (The Green Album), Weezer (The Red Album), and Weezer (The White Album) respectively due to the color of their covers, but their names are officially just "Weezer".

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Result in koel:

I have the full albums in disk but in Koel only see one album with 80 songs and a random cover.. 😞

Expected result

4 albums with their respective songs and covers. 😉

Strategies?

The ideal is to use the musicbrainz mbid. As you can see in the previous links it is completely identifiable. This will allow you to get the correct data from lastfm (https://www.last.fm/api/show/album.getInfo), but I am aware that 99% of people do not tag using musicbrainz. 😞

As an alternative, for the album view, they should be ordered at least per year. This does not ensure you get the correct list of songs and covers, but at least it gives you a correct view of albums.

Also IMHO the release year is a basic tag, which should be visible in koel.. 😉

Thanks and regards,
Matias

Originally created by @matiasdelellis on GitHub (Mar 21, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/730 Hey, thanks for contributing to Koel! To save time for both of us, please make sure these checkboxes are checked before submitting the issue: - [x] You have read and followed closely the [Wiki](https://koel.phanan.net/docs), [Upgrade Guide](https://github.com/phanan/koel/releases), as well as [Troubleshooting](https://koel.phanan.net/docs/#/troubleshooting) - [x] The issue has not been reported before - [x] This is not a "how to install on Windows" or "why is my npm messed up" question - [x] You're a cool person All checked? Now also make sure your issue - [x] Is associated with a version. Or better yet, a commit.: *All.* - [x] Is as detailed as possible (ahem... OS, browser, steps to reproduce, maybe?) *All* - [x] Includes the error output if it's a bug/error report ("Whoops!" is not very helpful, you know) *Any* - [x] Is in English, 因为我不说中文。 # Description Take the case of the band "Weezer" and its homonym discs "Weezer" of 1994, "Weezer" of 2001 and "Weezer" of 2008 and finely "Weezer" of 2016. Commonly, they are known and identified as Weezer (The Blue Album), Weezer (The Green Album), Weezer (The Red Album), and Weezer (The White Album) respectively due to the color of their covers, but their names are officially just "Weezer". Musicbrainz links: * https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/c7b245c9-8099-32ea-af95-893acedde2cf * https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/923d5ba6-7eee-3bce-bcb2-c913b2bd69d4 * https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/9b8af98f-8214-32ee-9b05-96b8c557f7f0 * https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/18fa1fe1-1cfd-431f-906d-a335f245d220 # Result in koel: I have the full albums in disk but in Koel only see one album with 80 songs and a random cover.. :disappointed: # Expected result 4 albums with their respective songs and covers. :wink: # Strategies? The ideal is to use the musicbrainz mbid. As you can see in the previous links it is completely identifiable. This will allow you to get the correct data from lastfm (https://www.last.fm/api/show/album.getInfo), but I am aware that 99% of people do not tag using musicbrainz. :disappointed: As an alternative, for the album view, they should be ordered at least per year. This does not ensure you get the correct list of songs and covers, but at least it gives you a correct view of albums. Also IMHO the release year is a basic tag, which should be visible in koel.. :wink: Thanks and regards, Matias

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