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Problem with MusicBrainz Album/Track ID redirects


Posted: 25 Jan 2021 14:11
zag
Posts: 272
Joined: 2020-07-14

Yes this is a known issues when MusicBrainz merges or deletes a release.

I don't think I can fix it with a script, but you did the right thing and just add the new album and we can delete the old one. It's not massively widespread but does come up every so often.

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 17:15
Beeman
Posts: 3
Joined: 2020-07-17

OK I guess I was unlucky that random test choice hit it.

Would a script that did a request on all the MusicBrainz album links that returned a 302 redirect and then used the redirect link to update the existing link be practical? Though an (old link, new link) lookup table might be handy to maintain backward compatibility.

Alternatively could a manually clicked "Refresh" MusicBrainz button make it easier to merge back in new data for albums/tracks when this is discovered. Or even just make the existing MusicBrainz button check if it is being redirected clientside and send back a notification if so.

Posted: 04 Feb 2021 20:51
zag
Posts: 272
Joined: 2020-07-14

Yes its rare for albums to change MBID but it does happen. Just report it and I can re-import.


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