Supporting Release Relationship Type

1 Description
2 Link Phrases
3 Attributes
- 3.1 “start date”
- 3.2 “end date”
4 Guidelines
5 Examples

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This relationship type belongs to the Alternative Version Relationship Class.

Description

This indicates that a release was released in support of another release. This allows a release to be linked to its supporting singles, EPs, and remix releases. A 'supporting release' is one which is released to increase sales of an album or to create publicity for an album.

Link Phrases

Release was/were released in support of Release
Release has supporting release(s) Release

Attributes

“start date”

The Begin Date fields should be left empty.

“end date”

The End Date fields should be left empty.

Guidelines

Nas - The Seventh Coming Mixtape, a compilation released in support of the album Street's Disciple

Each relevant "supported" and "supporting" release should be linked.
Compilations and soundtracks cannot be supporting releases, though they can be supported by another release. However:
- Any release can be considered to be a 'supporting' release if the release identifies itself as a supporting release.

If the supporting release includes text stating that it was "taken from" an album, or in some other way identifies itself as being from an album, then the Single From Release relationship type should be normally be used, not this relationship. However, the two relationships may be used at the same time. Before both are used simultaneously, consider what question(s) are relevant: Single From Release answers the basic question: "What album is this single from?" It is not necessary to specify a specific release of "Dirt", as the answer is only concerned with the abstract release (i.e. the release group): "Angry Chair" is from "Dirt". This relationship answers the much more specific question: "Which release did this release promote?" This implies a much closer relationship. The 1993 US single was released to promote the original 1992 US release; it had nothing to do with the 2002 re-release, releases of the album in other countries, or releases of the same album by other labels. Therefore, this answer is much more specific: The 1992 United States release of "Angry Chair" by Columbia Records was released to support the 1992 United States release of "Dirt" by Columbia Records.

Examples

Correct use of this relationship:

Angry Chair was/were released in support of Dirt (1992 original release)

Dirt has supporting release(s) Angry Chair

Incorrect use of this relationship. The 1993 release was not released in support of the 2002 re-release of the album:

Angry Chair ~~was/were released in support of~~ Dirt (2002 re-release)

Additional examples of correct usage of this relationship:

The Social Network: Five Track Sampler was/were released in support of The Social Network
Barnum's Audiophonic Merchandisical Tie-In Collectionary was/were released in support of Fable II
Elect the Dead (instrumental) was/were released in support of Elect the Dead