[MLA] Apple "Complete My Album" answer

[Ian Shepherd]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for letting us know, that’s useful information!

Ian



> On 21 Nov 2015, at 12:06, Robert Ludwig <gatewaybob at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone, especially Bob Katz, author of iTunes Music !!
> 
> This is a little off topic, but we get so little response from Apple about anything,  I did get some answers to a question I have been asking them for a while (as my clients kept asking me!)
> 
> My question was:
> How different do the versions of two songs need to be in order to NOT trigger the iTunes “complete my album” feature?
> Time, title, etc.?
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Bob
> 
> Some initial thoughts.
> 
> Make the time more than 3 secs difference.  
> Give the song a different ISRC.
> Make the title and version different.
> 
> Those differences *should* prevent a CMA.
> 
> ==============================================================
> 
> 
> On Nov 20, 2015, at 10:09 AM, Bob Ludwig <gatewaybob at mac.com <mailto:gatewaybob at mac.com>> wrote:
> 
> Hi Buddy,
> 
> I hope all is well with you.  Everything is still busy here and Adam just won another Latin Grammy for Album of the Year last night in Las Vegas!
> 
> I’m re-sending a question to you I sent you in October:
> 
> Our question is:
> How different do the versions of two songs need to be in order to NOT trigger the iTunes “complete my album” feature?
> Time, title, etc.?
> 
> I truly think it should be part of your MFiT white paper.
> 
> Thanks Buddy,
> 
> All my best,
> 
> Bob Ludwig
> 
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