Script to generate tracks XML metadata to be used for Audacity multiple file export. If duration values are available they are used to generate a labels file for each side of the record, otherwise a standard length of 3 minutes is assumed, but generated file must be adjusted.
- Go to discogs.com site and search for the album you are digitizing
- Many releases are available
- Select your release
- The release page URL ends with the release ID
- Use that ID on the command line: python discogs.py release_ID
$ ./discogs_search.py "Keith Jarrett" "Koln concert"
4788677
6988028
9346057
11563070
11542483
$ ./discogs.py 4788677
Keith Jarrett-The Köln Concert-1.xml
New side: labels for side 1 in Keith Jarrett-The Köln Concert-1.txt
Keith Jarrett-The Köln Concert-2.xml
New side: labels for side 2 in Keith Jarrett-The Köln Concert-2.txt
Keith Jarrett-The Köln Concert-3.xml
New side: labels for side 3 in Keith Jarrett-The Köln Concert-3.txt
Keith Jarrett-The Köln Concert-4.xml
Last side: labels for side 4 in Keith Jarrett-The Köln Concert-4.txt