# \[WS\] Discogs Album search + VA
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992
**Category:** Web Sources Scripts
**Created:** [May 23, 2005, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992 "2005-05-23T12:08:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 9
### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/161 "2012-01-31T06:17:07Z")
Another update (13)
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### Author:  [@simcut](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/simcut)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/162 "2012-02-27T09:40:24Z")
Hi there
Thank you for such a useful script, but I am having problems searching for some things
The release ID search doesnt seem to work, it comes up with a connection error for discogs
And also the Artist + Album search doesnt work for me
I have an album called Overture | KANA with Various artists, so I put in the search Various Overture and it said there were no results
Please can you help?
Many Thanks!
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### Author:  [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2012, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/163 "2012-02-27T10:06:05Z")
> [@simcut](#):
>
> Hi there
> The release ID search doesnt seem to work, it comes up with a connection error for discogs
>
> And also the Artist + Album search doesnt work for me
>
> I have an album called Overture | KANA with Various artists, so I put in the search Various Overture and it said there were no results
At release ID search, use only the Number from the Discogs URL as search input. **3130739** for you example.
At Artist + Album search, use **artist&release\_title=album** as search input, as it is filled in automatically into the search box. **Various&release\_title=Overture | KANA** for your example.
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### Author:  [@simcut](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/simcut)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/164 "2012-02-27T16:54:47Z")
> [@pone](#):
>
> At release ID search, use only the Number from the Discogs URL as search input. **3130739** for you example.
>
> At Artist + Album search, use **artist&release\_title=album** as search input, as it is filled in automatically into the search box. **Various&release\_title=Overture | KANA** for your example.
Great, thank you for such a quick reply & explanation, such a useful script you have, thanks very much again! 🙂
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### Author:  [@brandon210](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brandon210)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/165 "2012-04-21T14:23:03Z")
Looks like Discogs made another update. The search by release ID doesn't work anymore.
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### Author:  [@mallthus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mallthus)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/166 "2012-04-22T01:39:26Z")
That and track lists aren't showing up either. Good times!
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### Author:  [@brandon210](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brandon210)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/167 "2012-04-22T15:13:57Z")
The 'stock' search by the album name still works, so I've been using that, but I really prefer using the release #. A lot faster.
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/168 "2012-04-22T19:11:41Z")
Updated with the latest pone script.
**Use Mp3tag v2.50**
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### Author:  [@brandon210](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brandon210)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/169 "2012-04-23T13:43:00Z")
Weird. So I circled 2 errors I find with this mod.
It's turning "12"" to "12\u0022" and not pulling the album art.
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### Author:  [@rechunt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rechunt)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/170 "2012-04-24T15:56:30Z")
Let me just say thank you for your hard work, this script has saved me countless of hours.
It seems that vinyl releases without track lengths messes the track number tags, like this:
[Discogs](http://www.discogs.com/Geeeman-Bangt-Fire-Extinguisher/release/3435060)
[Discogs](http://www.discogs.com/Unknown-Artist-Untitled/release/2611070)
**edit:** It isn't only vinyl releases without lengths, does the same for this also:
[Discogs](http://www.discogs.com/Nicolas-Jaar-Love-You-Gotta-Lose-Again/release/3475550)
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2012, 9:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/171 "2012-04-25T09:59:10Z")
brandon210 make sure you have Mp3tag v2.50
rechunt pone is looking into the issue. He also deserves full credit for the latest versions.
_update finished_
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### Author:  [@brandon210](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brandon210)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/172 "2012-04-25T14:18:59Z")
oops! That's my fault, then. I have 2.49b. I'll update.
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### Author:  [@Felyx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Felyx)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/173 "2012-04-25T18:45:49Z")
Hi Dano, any chance to get back the old MIXARTIST style "Role: Artist" instead of "Artist (Role)" without the word "Credits:" at the beginning?. I also noticed the "Companies etc" section is being parsed into the DISCOGS\_NOTES field. Oh, and it seems that parsing multi-genre releases is borked, the Genre field remains NULL. Sorry for complaining;)
PS. I am running Mp3tag v2.50 with your discogs\_extended\_16 script.
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### Author:  [@rechunt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rechunt)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/174 "2012-04-26T16:24:13Z")
Thanks, great job!
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/175 "2012-04-29T04:49:40Z")
Felyx I've made some changes in v17
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### Author:  [@vkostas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vkostas)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/176 "2012-10-01T19:09:00Z")
Regarding (album)artist names and their additional data (sorted name, country, person/band, etc) I have written some musicBrainz-based scripts. They have saved me a lot of time and eliminated the same artist in multiple formats (mccartney, McCartney, MCCARTNEY, etc). Most of the players consider all those as different artist.
I will post those in a separate topic.
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### Author:  [@Hamstersex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Hamstersex)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/177 "2012-10-02T13:13:16Z")
Discogs has another update, I think
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### Author:  [@kalnik](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kalnik)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/178 "2012-10-02T18:45:58Z")
Hi
I think something discogs has change so that the Dano Script doesn't work's
I use MP3Tag2.52 and Extended Script 17.
I get this message: 
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/179 "2012-10-02T19:06:14Z")
Yes the search doesn't anymore. So please wait until an update is released.
You can still use the ID script.
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### Author:  [@dbrown1986](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dbrown1986)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-album-search-va/1992/180 "2012-10-12T21:55:54Z")
Just a fair warning, as I'm not sure that this happens to all. After having used this plugin, [Discogs.com](http://Discogs.com) stopped loading without the use of a proxy. I contacted them; and they told me "Your ip was banned due to high repeated connections with an "XBMC" based tagging client."
Essentially, back when the XBMC plugin was developed it forced so many connections upon Discogs host servers that the behavior practically emulated a DOS attack.
I do not know if this is an issue that revolves around ALL discogs plugins that do the same but you may wish to examine your source and make adjustments to how connections are handled, executed and how the data is parsed.
Otherwise, EXCELLENT PLUGIN!
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