How do you manage EPs, Special Editions, etc? Here’s my ReleaseType tagging workflow
I recently started editing the ReleaseType tag to keep my library more organized, without EPs, special editions, etc., polluting an artist's core discography. Here is what I'm doing: for standard albums, I don't do anything (or I even remove the ReleaseType tag if it exists). EPs and Singles are straightforward—I tag them as "EP" and "Single" accordingly. For any unofficial records, I tag them as "Bootleg." As for Deluxe editions, Anniversary editions, Box sets, Limited editions, etc., I tag them all as "Special Edition." I'm also thinking about tagging Soundtracks.
For Deluxe editions, I cheat a little to avoid having the same tracks multiple times. For instance, the example of the Fallen from Evanescence, I only have a Deluxe version that comes on two CDs—where the first CD is the original album and the second contains extra tracks—I tag the first CD as the standard album and only tag the second CD as the Deluxe Edition.
This way, I can choose to play only the standard tracks (which is what I do most of the time) and keep the extras separate, without duplicated tracks.
Just wanted to share how I organize my library, see if you do something similar, and share some ideas.