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Track Definitions
Each field on the Tracks pages is described below:
Title: The song title. If song has more than one title it may have a second title listed in parentheses preceded by aka. This also applies in the case of alternate spellings (e.g. Give Me Some Truth (aka Gimme Some Truth)). Media Type Prefixes
Artist: The artist(s) that the track in the title field is accredited to.
Vocals: J=John Lennon, P=Paul McCartney, G=George Harrison, R=Ringo Starr. It may be any combination of the above or instrumental or special effects.
Authorship: L=John Lennon, M=Paul McCartney, H=George Harrison, S=Ringo Starr, cover=composed by other (non-Beatle artist), traditional=public domain not credited to any composer. It may be any combination of the above. Often the name of a non-Beatle composer will be listed in this field.
Time: The total time of the track in the title field.
Recorded: The date or the primary date where at least most of the track is recorded. This isn't always known and in those cases it is estimated. If this date is an estimation, that is noted in the Remarks field along with what is known about when it was recorded (as perhaps a known date range).
Order in day: The first track recorded on any given day would be assigned a '1' and the second a '2', and so on. This isn't always known but still estimated for sorting purposes. Often it can be determined by the take number of the track.
Initially released on: The title of the first release the track in the title field appears on. When significant the country of the release is also given in parentheses (e.g. US, UK, Germany, Japan, etc.). See the Media type prefixes table for a list of prefixes used.
Release date: The date of release of the item listed in the Initially released on field in mm/dd/yyyy format. In some rare cases this is estimated. If so, that is annotated in the Remarks field. This field is often listed as 00/00/0000 if the item listed in Initially released on is not an official release.
Release status: Official=official release, Bootleg=unofficial release
Primary location in my collection: The release in my collection that this specific track is on. In many cases, I'll have the same recording on more than one release. This field will list the 'best' source in my collection as far as sound quality and other considerations. Digital media (CDs, DVDs, etc.) have precedence over analog recordings (vinyl, VHS, etc.). Official releases have precedence over bootlegs. When a release is listed as the primary location for a track, that track is listed as an essential track for that release in the CD, Video Disk or Vinyl listing (see explanation of essential tracks here). See the Media type prefixes table for a list of prefixes used.
Remarks: Any additional descriptive information about the track listing. For example take numbers, venues where live recordings were taped, supporting musicians, producers, etc. This information often helps differentiate between different versions of the same song.

Media Type Prefixes
Standard abbreviations to prefix various media types have been assigned for use throughout this listing. They're definitions are given below:
45: vinyl 45rpm 7 inch single
BRD: Blu-Ray disc
CD: full length compact disc
CDs: single or extended play compact disc
DLC: downloadable content (video)
Digital: downloadable content (audio) such as Itunes
DS: vinyl 12 inch single
DVD: DVD (digital video disc)
EP: extended play vinyl record
GD: Game disc (i.e. Nintendo Wii)
LP: vinyl 33 1/3 rpm 12 inch long play record album
VCD: video compact disc
VHS: video cassette
WWW: website content (for stream only)

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