# How do I get the original release date from Discogs or MusicBrainz? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [October 13, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-the-original-release-date-from-discogs-or-musicbrainz/58785 "2022-10-13T17:18:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fratter](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/fratter/32/12815_2.png) [@Fratter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fratter)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-the-original-release-date-from-discogs-or-musicbrainz/58785/1 "2022-10-13T17:18:16Z")
I'm sure I'm being dumb but I can't see how to find the original release date when using Tag Sources\>Discogs. All that shows up are [these fields] ![grafik](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6c62a29871713bc049344a042cb56c3b97bfbf4d.png) The field I want is Original Release Time, or %origyear% in Mp3tag. (I've already added a new %origyear% column to Mp3tag.) I'm fairly sure it's possible because this MediaMonkey script can apparently retrieve that field, as shown here: ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d6bee7039f304babe781774906b7f4f5d7bfc8db.jpeg) Can you help me out please? ---
**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-the-original-release-date-from-discogs-or-musicbrainz/58785/2 "2022-10-13T17:22:31Z")
Could you please show us a release URL for Discogs or MusicBrainz where this information is available? ---
**Author:** ![Fratter](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/fratter/32/12815_2.png) [@Fratter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fratter)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-the-original-release-date-from-discogs-or-musicbrainz/58785/3 "2022-10-13T17:34:05Z")
No, I don't think I can! (I mean, I can't see the original 1987 release date mentioned on [this 2022 release's page](https://www.discogs.com/release/22895423-Rick-Astley-Whenever-You-Need-Somebody).) I don't know where the MediaMonkey script gets its data from but it's clearly stated that it can retrieve the "First release date of album." And plenty of posts seem to imply that people _are_ getting this field from Discogs ... it's just that none of them say _how_. Thanks for the quick reply. Do you see what I mean? ---
**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-the-original-release-date-from-discogs-or-musicbrainz/58785/4 "2022-10-13T17:41:59Z")
> [@Fratter](#): > > Do you see what I mean? Yes, I see what you mean. According to the source code of `DiscogsAutoTagWeb.vbs` it looks at the master release for an "OriginalDate". For your example: [https://www.discogs.com/de/master/96568-Rick-Astley-Whenever-You-Need-Somebody](https://www.discogs.com/de/master/96568-Rick-Astley-Whenever-You-Need-Somebody) Unfortunately, I don't know, how this would work from a Websource-Script in Mp3tag. You can check the script by yourself: Download the MMIP-Script from [here](https://www.mediamonkey.com/addons/browse/item/discogs-tagger/), unzip it and have a look into the file `DiscogsAutoTagWeb.vbs` ---
**Author:** ![Fratter](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/fratter/32/12815_2.png) [@Fratter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fratter)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-the-original-release-date-from-discogs-or-musicbrainz/58785/5 "2022-10-13T17:53:04Z")
Yes, I see there are 67 mentions of OriginalDate in that vbs file. But it's all way over my head. I really thought other people were getting the original release date from Discogs, whether using Mp3tag or not - and not just MM4 users (the script hasn't yet been made MM5-compatible). Not sure what I can do next. My searching is not coming up with anything. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-the-original-release-date-from-discogs-or-musicbrainz/58785/6 "2022-10-13T17:57:52Z")
What you could try is to take a look at [MusicBrainz Picard](https://picard.musicbrainz.org/downloads/). Maybe you can get this original release date with the help of it (at least [if it is available](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/082c6aff-a7cc-36e0-a960-35a578ecd937) at MusicBrainz. MB Picard doesn't get data from other sources AFAIK). ---
**Author:** ![Fratter](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/fratter/32/12815_2.png) [@Fratter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fratter)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-the-original-release-date-from-discogs-or-musicbrainz/58785/7 "2022-10-14T02:03:34Z")
Thant's looking good. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-the-original-release-date-from-discogs-or-musicbrainz/58785/8 "2026-02-09T12:29:57Z")