Album

Album, group of releases (EAN/UPC)

Description

An album is a group of several releases (EAN/UPC). It corresponds to the common understanding of what is an album. Example : The Bluprint from Jay-Z

The fields "type" and "format" are about the nature of the album, the first designates the kind of recording, the second defines its format.

The field "type" can take the following values :

Original : Original album, studio production
Live : Live album, recorded live
Compilation : Compilation of tracks
Karaoke : Karaoke album
Ring : Ringtones
Other : No classification

The field "format" can take the following values :

Album : Standard album format
EP : Extended Play format, between single and album
Single : Single, one or a few tracks
MCD : Maxi, long play single

Example :
Get the record type and format of the album Nevermind (id: 464)
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/464

Fields

Name	Description	Facultatively	Type	Restriction
id	Unique ID	no	int	Unlimited
title	Title	no	string	Unlimited
url	Music Story url	no	string	Unlimited
label	Label	no	string	Unlimited
distributor	Editor	no	string	Unlimited
type	Type	no	"Original"/"Live"/"Compilation"/"Karaoke"/"Ring"/"Other"	Unlimited
format	Format	no	"Album"/"EP"/"Single"/"MCD"	Unlimited
release_date	Original release date	no	date	Unlimited
update_date	Last update date	no	date	Unlimited
creation_date	Database entry date	no	date	Unlimited

Connectors

Name	Description	Returns
genres	Gathers the genres linked to the current album	A list of Genre
artists	Gathers the artists linked to the current album	A list of Artists
releases	Gathers releases associated with the current album	A list of Release
reviews	Gathers the album's reviews	A list of Review
charts	Récupère les positions de l'album dans les classements	A list of Charts
musicbrainz	Musicbrainz albums matching the current album	A list of Musicbrainz
deezer	Deezer albums matching the current album	A list of Deezer
spotify	Spotify albums matching the current album	A list of Spotify
qobuz	Qobuz albums matching the current album	A list of Qobuz
amazonmp3	Amazonmp3 albums matching the current album	A list of Amazonmp3
itunes	iTunes albums matching the current album	A list of iTunes
sevendigital	SevenDigital albums matching the current album	A list of SevenDigital
starzik	Starzik albums matching the current album	A list of Starzik
amazon	Amazon albums matching the current album	A list of Amazon
fnac	Fnac albums matching the current album	A list of Fnac
priceminister	PriceMinister albums matching the current album	A list of PriceMinister

genres

Gathers the genres linked to the current album

Example :
Gathers the genres associated with the album Ram with the ID 18
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/18/genres

artists

Gathers all artists associated with this album. Links between artist and albums can take following values :

Main : Artist is the main performer the album belong to his discography
Performer : Artist credited as performer on this album
Author : Artist is credited as author on this album
Composer : Artist is credited as composer on this album
Conductor : Artist is credited as conductor on this album
Orchestra : Orchestra which plays on the album

Example :
Gathers all artists associated with the album Nevermind
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/464/artists

releases

Gathers releases associated with the current album.

Example :
Gathers the album versions associated with the album "Nevermind" with the ID 464
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/464/releases

reviews

Gathers the albums reviews

Example :
Gathers the reviews associated with the album "Mylo Xyloto" with the ID 331003
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/331003/reviews

charts

Retrieves all positions of the album into the charts.
This connector will return charts which contains the album, and the associated positions.
A chart is identified by its source, a period ("start_date" to "end_date"), and its name.

Added fields	Description	Facultatively	Type	Restriction
rank	The rank of the Album in this Chart	non	int	Illimité
previous_rank	The rank of the Album in the previous Chart	non	int	Illimité

Example :
Position is desired for Album 656743 (Bon Anniversaire les Enfoirés) in all available charts.
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/656743/charts

musicbrainz

Retrieves the Musicbrainz albums associated with the current album.
Musicbrainz, as Music Story does, makes the distinction between Album (release-group) and Release.
This connector refers to Musibrainz albums. To get Musicbrainz releases, please refer to the Release - Musicbrainz connector.

Example :
Search for the Musicbrainz albums associated with the album "Djantology" with the ID 82455
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/82455/musicbrainz

deezer

Displays Deezer albums matching the current album.

Example :
Search for the Deezer product associated with the album with the ID 482881
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/482881/deezer

spotify

Displays Spotify albums matching the current album.

Example :
Search for the Spotify product associated with the album with the ID 482881
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/482881/spotify

qobuz

Displays Qobuz albums matching the current album.

Example :
Search for the Qobuz product associated with the album with the ID 482881
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/482881/qobuz

amazonmp3

Displays Amazonmp3 albums matching the current album.

Example :
Search for the Amazonmp3 product associated with the album with the ID 482881
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/482881/amazonmp3

itunes

Displays iTunes albums matching the current album.

Example :
Search for the iTunes product associated with the album with the ID 482881
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/482881/itunes

sevendigital

Displays 7digital albums matching the current album.

Example :
Search for the 7digital product associated with the album with the ID 482881
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/482881/sevendigital

starzik (Deprecated)

Displays Starzik albums matching the current album.

Example :
Search for the Starzik product associated with the album with the ID 10653
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/10653/starzik

amazon

Displays Amazon albums matching the current album.

Example :
Search for the Amazon product associated with the album with the ID 482881
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/482881/amazon

fnac

Displays Fnac albums matching the current album.

Example :
Search for the Fnac product associated with the album with the ID 482881
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/482881/fnac

priceminister

Displays PriceMinister albums matching the current album.

Example :
Search for the PriceMinister product associated with the album with the ID 482881
http://api.music-story.com/en/album/482881/priceminister