Problems with CD identification: Billy Joel

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Fabaut

• June 30, 2026 18:05

Hi everyone, I would like my BluOS library to distinguish between these two CDs (https://musicbrainz.org/release/a654a18e-934e-4199-8eb0-ca616cb852fb) and (https://musicbrainz.org/release/2e417ee6-d0b9-4566-accc-c0e55284711c), whereas at the moment it merges the two albums together... One is from 2001, the other from 2003. Discogs shows these data

https://www.discogs.com/it/master/302022-Billy-Joel-The-Essential-Billy-Joel

https://www.discogs.com/it/release/1112471-Billy-Joel-The-Essential-Billy-Joel

 

What should I do?

Thanks.

 

Ciao

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  Tony W.

  Product Support Manager

  • June 30, 2026 18:45

  Hi Fabut

  You will have to correct the metadata using a metadata editor; https://support.bluos.net/hc/en-us/articles/360042352294

  Here is how you can access the files on your VAULT; https://support1.bluesound.com/hc/en-us/articles/200387457

  Sorry to hear this has happened and I have notified our online metadata provider to correct the information in their catalogue.
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  Fabaut

  • June 30, 2026 19:35
  • Edited

  Thanks Tony, I'm using TAG and Tag editor, in order to get the correct metadata. And on my NAS the files are ok. They are in two different folders (one is "ripped CD" the other is "Flac Music" and the TAG shows 2001 and 2003, under "Year"... So on my side they really are 2 different albums.

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  Seppi Evans

  • June 30, 2026 20:18
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  Hi Fabaut, the easy way out is to append the year to the Album title (ALBUM) This way you can easily differentiate between pressings especially if the artwork is the same.

  Going further you can on each album try setting the TRACKNUMBER e.g. 1 of 12…. 2 of 12 etc. also the DISCNUMBER so in your case 1 of 2 & 2 of 2. This “may” split the album out without changing the ALBUM name

  EDIT

  If you copy and paste Tags that are identical, such as the ALBUM & ARTIST into each track, then there is no room for error.

  EDIT 2

  If you don’t see any changes in the BluOS library run a “Rebuild Index”

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  Fabaut

  • July 01, 2026 07:24

  Thanks, but my BluOS library is showing all the songs under the same album and duplicates them (technical infos are ok, though). My Roon Library is able to find 2 versions, one 2001, and one 2003, with the right covers.  

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  Seppi Evans

  • July 01, 2026 07:29

  With the correct tagging, as above you can split the albums. I have many Greatest Hits some from the same artist and they all display correctly without resorting to Roon for library management.

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  Fabaut

  • July 01, 2026 11:49

  Thanks!

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