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Description
Label Alias is similar in purpose and intent to Artist Alias, which you should read for more insight about how MusicBrainz' searches work, and what are the current features and limitations of aliases (aliases have to be unique for example).
Mainly, you may create one or more Label Alias for one of the following reasons:
- Mispellings: Blu note for Blue Note
- Variants: ESP for ESP-Disk
- Numbers: spell them out, or on the other hand, use numerical representation
- Stylized names: if some style elements have been retained in the Label Sort Name, you may add an additional alias without the stylization
- Acronym: some labels are widely known by their acronym, though their correct name is the longer form
- Misencodings (see Artist Alias)
- Localization and transliterations: different countries - or even different standards in the same country - may have different transliterations rules
- Translations: some labels may additionally have an official translated name that doesn't match the transliterated one(s)
Be aware that you mustn't use aliases for label changing names (instead, use two different label entries, and add a Label Rename Relationship Type between them), and certainly not either for subprojects/imprints of a given label.
Editing Trick
To workaround the limitation of aliases having to be unique in the database, you may use aliases containing an extra character after a space (eg: if "somealias" is already, use "somealias .").
Related Fields
There are two other fields in the database that are related to Label Alias.
- Label Name
- Label Sort Name determines how a label is sorted alphabetically, and present a version of the name using latin charset, without stylization
Similarly, MusicBrainz also has Artist Name, Artist Sort Name and Artist Alias.
Labels suggested readings
Labels in MusicBrainz are an important and relatively complex topic. It's recommended that you first start familiarizing yourself with the basic concepts in the General information category of the navigation bar (up that page).
You may then consult the documentation pertaining to AdvancedRelationships and labels which are listed on the LabelRelationshipClass page
Editors who want to do more research may consult one of the items listed under Advanced documentation.
If you still need help you may ask your question on the UsersMailingList, the MusicBrainzForum, the IRC channel or the LabelDiscussion page.
If you're interested in either the future or the past, you may additionally consult/contribute to LabelFuture (suggest enhancements, list problems and limitations, or propose a new masterplan) or LabelHistory (for a list of fixed tickets and some interesting insight into the old days)
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