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Label Begin Date
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The begin date property of a Label stores the date at which the label was created. The meaning may depend on the kind of label:
for officially registered trademarks or companies (holdings, distributors), it's the date at which it was registered
for imprints, collection names (when used as labels) and subdivisions (or subsidiaries) for which there is no available (or hard to find) creation date, it's the release date of the first ever issued release under that label name
for bootleg companies (more generally for obscure/dubious companies), it's tolerable also to use the release date of the first release, unless more accurate data is available
Like other dates in MusicBrainz (be it in ReleaseEvents, in AdvancedRelationships, ArtistBeginDate and ArtistEndDate) the begin date of a Label can vary in its accuracy from just a year to the exact day. Note that you cannot enter just a day without specifying a month or just a month without a year though.
The begin date of a Label corresponds with the LabelEndDate.
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Labels suggested readingsLabels 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 researches, 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 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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