Discography module - in development notice

You might also want to look at the Spaces module as a way of implementing some of what you want to do. These could be exported and included as part of your module, unless I misunderstand the intention of Spaces. I haven't used it yet, but am excited about http://www.developmentseed.org/blog/2009/jan/28/spaces-paradigm-reusable... and related posts. (It appears that it can be used with the Context module to create node types and views on the fly.)

Aaron Winborn
Drupal Multimedia (book, in October!)
AaronWinborn.com (blog)
Advomatic (work)

Dub,

Huge thanks for including us in your thoughts, I look forward to hearing the details of what you put together and how it's working for you. Like you, I'm lost in the maze of module combinations and falling into the holes that many of the combinations create. Look forward to hearing from you post-March 17th.

D.

here's the snippet I mentioned.....for generating the release content type.

$content['type'] = array (
'name' => 'Release',
'type' => 'release',
'description' => 'Add a new release to the site Discography.',
'title_label' => 'Release title',
'body_label' => 'Release Info',
'min_word_count' => '0',
'help' => '',
'node_options' =>
array (
'status' => true,
'promote' => true,
'sticky' => false,
'revision' => false,
),
'old_type' => 'release',
'orig_type' => '',
'module' => 'node',
'custom' => '1',
'modified' => '1',
'locked' => '0',
'comment' => '0',
'comment_default_mode' => '4',
'comment_default_order' => '1',
'comment_default_per_page' => '50',
'comment_controls' => '3',
'comment_anonymous' => 0,
'comment_subject_field' => '1',
'comment_preview' => '1',
'comment_form_location' => '0',
);
$content['groups'] = array (
0 =>
array (
'label' => 'Release Details',
'group_type' => 'standard',
'settings' =>
array (
'form' =>
array (
'style' => 'fieldset',
'description' => '',
),
'display' =>
array (
'description' => '',
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'fieldset',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'no_style',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'fieldset',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'label' => 'above',
),
),
'weight' => '-3',
'group_name' => 'group_release_details',
),
);
$content['fields'] = array (
0 =>
array (
'label' => 'Artwork',
'field_name' => 'field_release_artwork',
'type' => 'filefield',
'widget_type' => 'imagefield_widget',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => '-4',
'file_extensions' => 'jpg jpeg png gif',
'file_path' => '',
'max_filesize_per_file' => '',
'max_filesize_per_node' => '',
'max_resolution' => '301x301',
'min_resolution' => 0,
'custom_alt' => 1,
'alt' => 'Release cover',
'custom_title' => 0,
'title' => '',
'description' => 'Upload the release artwork (300 x 300 pixels)',
'group' => false,
'required' => 0,
'multiple' => '0',
'list_field' => '0',
'list_default' => 1,
'description_field' => '0',
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'filefield',
'widget_module' => 'imagefield',
'columns' =>
array (
'fid' =>
array (
'type' => 'int',
'not null' => false,
),
'list' =>
array (
'type' => 'int',
'size' => 'tiny',
'not null' => false,
),
'data' =>
array (
'type' => 'text',
'serialize' => true,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => '-4',
'parent' => '',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'image_plain',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
1 =>
array (
'label' => 'Artist',
'field_name' => 'field_release_artist',
'type' => 'text',
'widget_type' => 'text_textfield',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => '-4',
'rows' => 5,
'size' => '60',
'description' => '',
'default_value' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
'_error_element' => 'default_value_widget][field_release_artist][0][value',
),
),
'default_value_php' => '',
'default_value_widget' =>
array (
'field_release_artist' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
'_error_element' => 'default_value_widget][field_release_artist][0][value',
),
),
),
'group' => 'group_release_details',
'required' => 0,
'multiple' => '0',
'text_processing' => '0',
'max_length' => '',
'allowed_values' => '',
'allowed_values_php' => '',
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'text',
'widget_module' => 'text',
'columns' =>
array (
'value' =>
array (
'type' => 'text',
'size' => 'big',
'not null' => false,
'sortable' => true,
'views' => true,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => '-4',
'parent' => 'group_release_details',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
2 =>
array (
'label' => 'Release type',
'field_name' => 'field_release_type',
'type' => 'text',
'widget_type' => 'optionwidgets_select',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => '-3',
'description' => 'Specify the type of release you are adding to the site Discography.',
'default_value' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
),
),
'default_value_php' => '',
'default_value_widget' =>
array (
'field_release_type' =>
array (
'value' => '',
),
),
'group' => 'group_release_details',
'required' => 1,
'multiple' => '0',
'text_processing' => '0',
'max_length' => '',
'allowed_values' => 'Album
Single
EP
other',
'allowed_values_php' => '',
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'text',
'widget_module' => 'optionwidgets',
'columns' =>
array (
'value' =>
array (
'type' => 'text',
'size' => 'big',
'not null' => false,
'sortable' => true,
'views' => true,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => '-3',
'parent' => 'group_release_details',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
3 =>
array (
'label' => 'Release format',
'field_name' => 'field_release_format',
'type' => 'text',
'widget_type' => 'optionwidgets_buttons',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => '-2',
'description' => 'Specify the release format.',
'default_value' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
),
),
'default_value_php' => '',
'default_value_widget' =>
array (
'field_release_format' =>
array (
'value' =>
array (
'' => 1,
'Cassette' => false,
'Compact Disc' => false,
'DAT' => false,
'Download' => false,
'DVD' => false,
'Flash Drive' => false,
'Vinyl' => false,
'Other' => false,
),
),
),
'group' => 'group_release_details',
'required' => 0,
'multiple' => '1',
'text_processing' => '0',
'max_length' => '',
'allowed_values' => 'Cassette
Compact Disc
DAT
Download
DVD
Flash Drive
Vinyl
Other
',
'allowed_values_php' => '',
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'text',
'widget_module' => 'optionwidgets',
'columns' =>
array (
'value' =>
array (
'type' => 'text',
'size' => 'big',
'not null' => false,
'sortable' => true,
'views' => true,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => '-2',
'parent' => 'group_release_details',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
4 =>
array (
'label' => 'Release UPC',
'field_name' => 'field_release_upc',
'type' => 'text',
'widget_type' => 'text_textfield',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => '-1',
'rows' => 5,
'size' => '60',
'description' => 'Specify the Unique Product Code for the release.',
'default_value' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
'_error_element' => 'default_value_widget][field_release_upc][0][value',
),
),
'default_value_php' => '',
'default_value_widget' =>
array (
'field_release_upc' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
'_error_element' => 'default_value_widget][field_release_upc][0][value',
),
),
),
'group' => 'group_release_details',
'required' => 0,
'multiple' => '0',
'text_processing' => '0',
'max_length' => '',
'allowed_values' => '',
'allowed_values_php' => '',
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'text',
'widget_module' => 'text',
'columns' =>
array (
'value' =>
array (
'type' => 'text',
'size' => 'big',
'not null' => false,
'sortable' => true,
'views' => true,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => '-1',
'parent' => 'group_release_details',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
5 =>
array (
'label' => 'Record Label',
'field_name' => 'field_release_label',
'type' => 'text',
'widget_type' => 'text_textfield',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => 0,
'rows' => 5,
'size' => '60',
'description' => 'Specify the name of the Record Label.',
'default_value' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
'_error_element' => 'default_value_widget][field_release_label][0][value',
),
),
'default_value_php' => '',
'default_value_widget' =>
array (
'field_release_label' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
'_error_element' => 'default_value_widget][field_release_label][0][value',
),
),
),
'group' => 'group_release_details',
'required' => 0,
'multiple' => '0',
'text_processing' => '0',
'max_length' => '',
'allowed_values' => '',
'allowed_values_php' => '',
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'text',
'widget_module' => 'text',
'columns' =>
array (
'value' =>
array (
'type' => 'text',
'size' => 'big',
'not null' => false,
'sortable' => true,
'views' => true,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => 0,
'parent' => 'group_release_details',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
6 =>
array (
'label' => 'Release date',
'field_name' => 'field_release_date',
'type' => 'date',
'widget_type' => 'date_select',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => '1',
'default_value' => 'blank',
'default_value2' => 'same',
'default_value_code' => '',
'default_value_code2' => '',
'input_format' => 'j M Y - H:i:s',
'input_format_custom' => '',
'year_range' => '-23:+1',
'increment' => '1',
'advanced' =>
array (
'label_position' => 'above',
'text_parts' =>
array (
'year' => 0,
'month' => 0,
'day' => 0,
'hour' => 0,
'minute' => 0,
'second' => 0,
),
),
'label_position' => 'above',
'text_parts' =>
array (
),
'description' => '',
'group' => 'group_release_details',
'required' => 0,
'multiple' => '0',
'repeat' => 0,
'todate' => '',
'granularity' =>
array (
'year' => 'year',
'month' => 'month',
),
'default_format' => 'medium',
'tz_handling' => 'none',
'timezone_db' => 'Europe/Dublin',
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'date',
'widget_module' => 'date',
'columns' =>
array (
'value' =>
array (
'type' => 'varchar',
'length' => 20,
'not null' => false,
'sortable' => true,
'views' => true,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => '1',
'parent' => 'group_release_details',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'medium',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'long',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
7 =>
array (
'label' => 'Genre',
'field_name' => 'field_release_genre',
'type' => 'text',
'widget_type' => 'optionwidgets_select',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => '2',
'description' => 'Specify the genre',
'default_value' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
),
),
'default_value_php' => '',
'default_value_widget' =>
array (
'field_release_genre' =>
array (
'value' => '',
),
),
'group' => 'group_release_details',
'required' => 0,
'multiple' => '0',
'text_processing' => '0',
'max_length' => '',
'allowed_values' => 'Classical
Blues
Brass & Military
Children\'s
Classical
Electronic
Folk, World, & Country
Funk / Soul
Hip-Hop
Jazz
Latin
Non-Music
Pop
Reggae
Rock
Stage & Screen
Spoken word',
'allowed_values_php' => '',
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'text',
'widget_module' => 'optionwidgets',
'columns' =>
array (
'value' =>
array (
'type' => 'text',
'size' => 'big',
'not null' => false,
'sortable' => true,
'views' => true,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => '2',
'parent' => 'group_release_details',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
8 =>
array (
'label' => 'Shop link',
'field_name' => 'field_release_shop_link',
'type' => 'link',
'widget_type' => 'link',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => '3',
'description' => 'Specify an individual shop link (e.g. a direct link to buy the album on Amazon or iTunes)',
'default_value' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'title' => '',
'url' => '',
),
),
'default_value_php' => '',
'default_value_widget' =>
array (
'field_release_shop_link' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'title' => '',
'url' => '',
),
),
),
'group' => 'group_release_details',
'required' => 0,
'multiple' => '0',
'url' => 0,
'title' => 'optional',
'title_value' => '',
'display' =>
array (
'url_cutoff' => '80',
),
'attributes' =>
array (
'target' => 'default',
'rel' => '',
'class' => '',
),
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'link',
'widget_module' => 'link',
'columns' =>
array (
'url' =>
array (
'type' => 'varchar',
'length' => 255,
'not null' => false,
'sortable' => true,
),
'title' =>
array (
'type' => 'varchar',
'length' => 255,
'not null' => false,
'sortable' => true,
),
'attributes' =>
array (
'type' => 'text',
'size' => 'medium',
'not null' => false,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => '2',
'parent' => 'group_release_shop_links',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
9 =>
array (
'label' => 'Shop Links',
'field_name' => 'field_release_shop_links',
'type' => 'text',
'widget_type' => 'text_textarea',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => '4',
'rows' => '2',
'size' => 60,
'description' => 'Insert multiple shop links using HTML tags.',
'default_value' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
'_error_element' => 'default_value_widget][field_release_shop_links][0][value',
),
),
'default_value_php' => '',
'default_value_widget' =>
array (
'field_release_shop_links' =>
array (
0 =>
array (
'value' => '',
'_error_element' => 'default_value_widget][field_release_shop_links][0][value',
),
),
),
'group' => 'group_release_details',
'required' => 0,
'multiple' => '0',
'text_processing' => '0',
'max_length' => '',
'allowed_values' => '',
'allowed_values_php' => '',
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'text',
'widget_module' => 'text',
'columns' =>
array (
'value' =>
array (
'type' => 'text',
'size' => 'big',
'not null' => false,
'sortable' => true,
'views' => true,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => '3',
'parent' => 'group_release_shop_links',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
10 =>
array (
'label' => 'Songs',
'field_name' => 'field_release_songs',
'type' => 'filefield',
'widget_type' => 'filefield_widget',
'change' => 'Change basic information',
'weight' => '1',
'file_extensions' => 'mp3',
'file_path' => 'discography_audio_previews',
'max_filesize_per_file' => '',
'max_filesize_per_node' => '',
'description' => 'Upload song previews in mp3 format.',
'group' => false,
'required' => 0,
'multiple' => '1',
'list_field' => '0',
'list_default' => 1,
'description_field' => '0',
'op' => 'Save field settings',
'module' => 'filefield',
'widget_module' => 'filefield',
'columns' =>
array (
'fid' =>
array (
'type' => 'int',
'not null' => false,
),
'list' =>
array (
'type' => 'int',
'size' => 'tiny',
'not null' => false,
),
'data' =>
array (
'type' => 'text',
'serialize' => true,
),
),
'display_settings' =>
array (
'weight' => '1',
'parent' => '',
'label' =>
array (
'format' => 'above',
),
'teaser' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
'full' =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
4 =>
array (
'format' => 'default',
'exclude' => 0,
),
),
),
);
$content['extra'] = array (
'title' => '-5',
'body_field' => '-2',
'menu' => '-1',
);

First of all , thanks for all the effort you put to deliver this !
It would be nice to get optionally a link for the label text (like "shop link"). Maybe it's just me , but I find it really useful to check at once the label the artist/band is signed. Also a "demo" release type can be added!
Personally I would also add another optional cck field for the credits (sound engineer(s), artwork artist,studio recorded etc.) but this might be too much for a generic public release!
I will get more into discussion once I find the time to do a test site! Thanks once again!

Some artists might want to get all song previews from a release and this is ok. But others might want to upload few full songs and not anything else (no audio preview). So the way I see it, tracklist shall not be generated from the audio files (getID3) exclusively . There should be an option to just write the tracklist and -optionally- provide the corresponded audio file. Merely a suggestion !

if you go back to the post with the attachment..there's a list of modules you need enabled. Once you have them installed and enabled, there is an IMPORT option with CCK that allows you to paste in the snippet_release_content_import.txt stuff....which automatically generates the discography content type for you.

hope that makes sense..

incidentally...it maybe worth browing this thread http://groups.drupal.org/node/21648

Which is basically an idea to automate (to a point) the setup of a music site using drupal. In other words, when you're downloading drupal...you also download related modules ideal for a music website. So you don't have to visit each individual module project page...download them..upload them etc. you just downlaod 1 file with the features you want included.

dub

"Not Found

The requested URL /sites/default/files/discography_audio_previews/Joe's Garage_0.mp3 was not found on this server."

Everything looks absolutely wonderful, the player comes up , the art, the song it in the default files place, everything, I am almost there. HERE IT IS LIVE AND NOW THE PLAYER IS not loading somewhere, path is "http://site.com/smmanager/file.js"
And no dice on the player for http://1.willieandrenee.info/content/test-file

IF ANY NEWBIES ARE WONDERING:...
the file in the smmanager zip file above from The Mr. Dub you must go into the .js file and edit line 26 from '/js/' to '/smanager/' and now its working.!

I have attempted to get the thing working locally and i am not sure yet from where it is being called to go straight to "sites/all/..."to find the music file, but I cannot get it as of today to work locally, I know it works live so its not necessary but if there is a work around this would be nice to know but not essential.

lmfisher100[at]hotmail.com if somehting goes madly awry

how would the view be called to trigger the SM in a view? SELF REPLY:
Cannot get the SMplayer to trigger in views but can get the beautiful album layout from DUb and then link the picture to the node, http://d69.dublindrupaller.com/discography

I like this module. I'm working on a project that I haven't started yet, but it is very similar.

I'm doing research to determine whether to start from scratch using only PHP, or use Drupal and build a custom module.

It looks like this could potentially work for me with a bit of customization.

1. For dance music oriented site, you typically have a producer/artist, song title, remixer or mix name, label, catalog number - not always an album. The remixer or mix name can be as important sometimes as the original producer/artist.

I would highly recommend you include catalog number as this would be a good key for the audio files.

1. Please take into consideration sites that do not want to host audio locally. My site will use soundcloud.com to host audio files.
   I have just put in a feature request to have soundcloud added as a provider to the Embedded Audio Field.

Any idea on when you have a dev version available for release? Is there a project page for this project yet?

www.site.com/realsite

smmanager and drupal install is in real site and i know its here somewhere page-player.js?
to edit the files to avaoid the 404. I LOVE SM manager. but will load in a main site until a response, thank you. 404 DUE TO SPACES IN THE SOUND FILES, ALL SOUND FILES MUSIT BE ONE WORD WITH UNDERSCORES ONLY, NO SPACES.

Not a csser and i was wondereing, how to replace the alternate theme codes here at lines 686, 642, and 563, and to use it where the code is, ( i imagine you use it around lines 134-288, but I am unfamiliar with how to call it, any assistance is helpful, thank you, attached is the file, had to make it a .txt file to upload it. this file is found in the above sound manager file, that dub previous uploaded,

Guys, I really need your help on this one, been playing with it for a few weeks now.

I can't seem to get the swf player to load. The songs are displayed and can play, but the css doesn't seem to be getting picked up.

I have followed the instuctions to every word.

Screenshot is sattached.

Thanks in advance

Finally got there in the end.

The problem was that I did'nt upoad the content-field.tpl.php to my theme, I don't think this has been mentioned in the instructions above, or maybe I just missed it.

Big thanks to dub for pointing me in the right direction.

Sound Manager 2 formatter:

I just uploaded a module for formatting a filefield field with the soundmanager2 player:

http://drupal.org/project/soundmanager2

So there is no need to follow the steps in http://groups.drupal.org/node/19309#comment-78398.

Just enable the module, and select "soundmanager2" as formating of the songs field.

I just commited to the 1.x-dev version of the soundmanager2 module a new features.

Whe using cck fields for referencing audio nodes, you may choose the file as the attached audio and render ir with soundmanager 2. (choose "Audio integration. Soundmanager2")

I am wondering if there is any news on this module. I have upgraded soundmanager2 with 2 players ui360 and page-player, and integrates with audio.module and filefield.

is there any option to prevent the file download option box poping up on the player - i have the player working fine but when you click to play i get the pop up box to open or save file?
thanks....

Dub I was wonderin, if in a subdomain like here
http://genral.mymusicweb.info/content/genral-patton
does the stuff look like this or do you just ref where the smmanager folder is and ignore subdomain adressing, as I cant get it to pick up even after going back to themes and pushing save after the config, thank you
@import "http://genral.mymusicweb.info/smanager/discography.css";

Hi Dub,

I came across this thread while researching how to implement audio previews w/ Soundmanager2. I thoroughly examined the SM2 API and played with the demos, but have been unable to identify how to dynamically playback only a portion of an audio track w/ fade-in/fade-out. This would be an ideal solution instead of creating separate audio preview files for each and every file uploaded.

I am wondering if you have made any progress in this area? Any insight you can share regarding this issue is greatly appreciated.

Regards,
John

I got some mulitsites up for a few musicians and trying to get the discography module flowing in sites. What else can I do I installed all the appropriate files. but its not pulling the soundmanager in. ANy news let us know, thanks, cheers

oops, didnt earlier thread...please ignore ;-)

I don't know if this is still active, but I'm working on something very similar.

I've written a module called Discogs. In addition to creating a "discography" content type, it can import release information from Discogs.com.

The module is already complete and working. I've applied for a Drupal.org CVS account, but it's been in the works for quite a while now. I didn't know about this module before I started working on it.

If anyone here wants a copy of it, let me know.

By the way: the Discogs.com API does not allow third parties to create content on their site. You can only import info from discogs.com, not export it. Them's the breaks, I guess.

@Karlheinz:

I tried to install you module from http://www.khznoise.com/discogs.zip, but I'm getting this error:

So I'm still looking for a easy-to-use facility to import track listings from a source like Amazon into a Drupal site.

Is anyone still working on this? Even with CCK and 'Amazon' module, there seems to be no way around copying and pasting the data manually :-(

Just an FYI for those not aware. The Pushtape Music distribution http://drupal.org/project/pushtape has an alpha release available for download.

Pushtape includes a discography (http://drupal.org/project/pushtape_discography) that can be used as a stand alone feature or extended in some of the ways discussed (or coded) in this thread.

Raw data can't be copyrighted, so stuff like track listings and credits are safe. On the other hand, the images are still copyright RevisorJönköping their respective owners. However, uses like this are almost certainly fair use. Also, though Discogs doesn't do lyrics, you can enter those by hand, and some sites have gotten in trouble for posting lyrics without permission.