diff --git a/headphones/searcher.py b/headphones/searcher.py
index b0652f7fa..cb2ad0141 100644
--- a/headphones/searcher.py
+++ b/headphones/searcher.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 from pygazelle import api as gazelleapi
 from pygazelle import encoding as gazelleencoding
 from pygazelle import format as gazelleformat
+from pygazelle import release_type as gazellerelease_type
 import headphones
 from headphones.common import USER_AGENT
 from headphones import logger, db, helpers, classes, sab, nzbget, request
@@ -1564,16 +1565,45 @@ def set_proxy(proxy_url):
         if apolloobj and apolloobj.logged_in():
             logger.info(u"Searching %s..." % provider)
             all_torrents = []
+            
+            # Specify release types to filter by
+            if album['Type'] == 'Album':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.ALBUM]
+            if album['Type'] == 'Soundtrack':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.SOUNDTRACK]
+            if album['Type'] == 'EP':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.EP]
+            # No musicbrainz match for this type
+            #if album['Type'] == 'Anthology':
+            #   album_type = [gazellerelease_type.ANTHOLOGY]
+            if album['Type'] == 'Compilation':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.COMPILATION]
+            if album['Type'] == 'DJ-mix':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.DJ_MIX]
+            if album['Type'] == 'Single':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.SINGLE]
+            if album['Type'] == 'Live':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.LIVE_ALBUM]
+            if album['Type'] == 'Remix':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.REMIX]
+            if album['Type'] == 'Bootleg':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.BOOTLEG]
+            if album['Type'] == 'Interview':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.INTERVIEW]
+            if album['Type'] == 'Mixtape/Street':
+                album_type = [gazellerelease_type.MIXTAPE]
+            
             for search_format in search_formats:
                 if usersearchterm:
                     all_torrents.extend(
                         apolloobj.search_torrents(searchstr=usersearchterm, format=search_format,
-                                                encoding=bitrate_string)['results'])
+                                                encoding=bitrate_string, releasetype=album_type)['results'])
                 else:
                     all_torrents.extend(apolloobj.search_torrents(artistname=semi_clean_artist_term,
                                                                 groupname=semi_clean_album_term,
                                                                 format=search_format,
-                                                                encoding=bitrate_string)['results'])
+                                                                encoding=bitrate_string,
+                                                                releasetype=album_type)['results'])
 
             # filter on format, size, and num seeders
             logger.info(u"Filtering torrents by format, maximum size, and minimum seeders...")