# How to read original release date or recorded date
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 11, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396 "2024-01-11T20:32:33Z")
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### Author:  [@todd.sargent](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/todd.sargent)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/1 "2024-01-11T20:32:33Z")
Hello,
As anyone who utilizes MP3tag, we know that this program is awesome. Recently, I've wanted to include the Original/Release date or Recorded date into a generic field. The tag has been written to the MP3 via MediaMonkey, but I haven't been able to read within MP3Tag. The exiftool displays the date via either Original Release Year, Original Release Time, Year, Recording Time or Date/Time Original.
When open within MP3Tag, I cannot locate any tag that displays this data.
Is this something that MP3tag can import?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/2 "2024-01-11T20:35:32Z")
What does the extended tags dialouge show?
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### Author:  [@todd.sargent](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/todd.sargent)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/3 "2024-01-11T21:00:52Z")
I should have mentioned that none of these are reflected within extended.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/4 "2024-01-11T21:02:17Z")
What kind of files are these? MP3?
If so, what kind of tag types are stored in the files? ID3V2? APE?
Which of these do you read?
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### Author:  [@todd.sargent](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/todd.sargent)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/5 "2024-01-11T21:04:43Z")
MP3, which when open within MP3Tag reflect Tag APEv2 (ID3v1 ID3v2.4 APEv2)
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/6 "2024-01-11T21:05:51Z")
So you read APE tags and show them.
What happens if you switch off to read APE tags in the Options\>Tags\>Mpeg and re-read the tags?
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### Author:  [@todd.sargent](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/todd.sargent)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/7 "2024-01-11T21:08:19Z")
Just to verify, read only APE?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/8 "2024-01-11T21:08:51Z")
No, the other way round: do not read APE
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### Author:  [@todd.sargent](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/todd.sargent)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/9 "2024-01-11T21:10:57Z")
Dude, U R Da Man, assume APE override ID3.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/10 "2024-01-11T21:14:03Z")
As APE tags usually lead to confusion - if you do not need them, then I would suggest that you delete them.
For that set the options to read and delete APE tags (but not other), use "Cut tag" and save the tags.
Then set the options to read ID3V2 and V1 (but no APE) and write ID3V2 tags and delete V1, APE and V2.
Then re-read the tags and see if you find all the data you expect.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-read-original-release-date-or-recorded-date/63396/11 "2024-02-10T21:14:08Z")
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