#musicbrainz

is there a new release date?

sometimes I see 2x vinyl -> for example (red vinyl) or (blue marble) in the disambiguation

don't think so, no

this is charli xcx has changed all the album art on her previous albums to match the new album's style (simple text on background)

I would just upload the new images and add comments with dates to old/new images, unless the tracklist has changed too.

<04elomatreb> Any change in the cover art (that isn't just a technical artifact like a degraded color profile) is a new release

<04elomatreb> https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Release#What_...

<04elomatreb> (the final bullet point)

It depends on whether “there was clear intent by the artist […] to create multiple releases” or not.

<04elomatreb> it lists a difference in cover art as satisfying that

I understood the same, but I’m not sure that the current case where nothing else has changed even the URL has been considered.

The style guidelines are not explicit about digital releases being modified at the same place, not only through their cover art.

<04elomatreb> I don't really see how it could be more explicit tbh

<02UltimateRiff> I also personally would create a new release for cases like this, tho I have seen approaches similar to how yvanzo recommends in the wild

New art = new release

STYLE-2555: Change 'Withdrawn' Release Status, add 'Expunged'

Made a ticket for an issue that has been bugging me for a while - people overwhelmingly using the ‘withdrawn’ type for releases that have naturally met the end of their lifespan/publishing agreements, or been updated with a new version. I say let’s go with the flow and let the type mean that, and make a new type for the more rare “expunged” usecase (which withdrawn was originally meant to be/is described as in the docs)