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Album from a series missing

ivoliveira — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:55:52 GMT

Take a look at this box-set:

https://www.discogs.com/release/13978520-Various-Saaz-A-Timeless-Celebration-Of-Indian-Classical-Music-16-CD-Pack

It is in spotify but in its separated form, with two albums per instrument. Except the one about the violin:

https://www.discogs.com/release/9184564-Dr-L-Subramaniam-N-Rajam-Kala-Ramnath-Saaz-Violin-Vol-1-2

Why is that one missing? How can you have the rights to all but one part of the series? Please add the missing one.

I created a playlist with the ones available, for a better evaluation:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50kMIBPdNSlvhDKiJqgmj0

Re: Album from a series missing

Billy-J — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:32:17 GMT

Hey @ivoliveira, thanks for reaching out to the Community!

Spotify wants all the world’s music and podcasts available, but availability can vary over time and between countries, depending on the permissions from rights holders.

More info about this can be found here.

Hope this helps!

Re: Album from a series missing

ivoliveira — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:55:51 GMT

I really don't find that generic reply helpful at all.

Did you actually read my post? How can a box-set be incomplete because of permissions from rights holders?

We are talking about parts of the same product. What is the logic of delivering half of the product?

Re: Album from a series missing

Billy-J — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:55:51 GMT

Hey @ivoliveira,

Thanks for your reply! You would have to contact the right holder of the album because any content that’s published on Spotify comes from permissions from rights holders. I have sent you a link that has more information about this, but hopefully Spotify adds the complete set in the future. If you have anything else Spotify-related, let us know.

Have a great day!

Re: Album from a series missing

ivoliveira — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:23:53 GMT

@Billy-J

Why should I, the end-user, contact the rights holder? That is without a doubt your (Spotify) job.

Anyway, I find it very unconvincingly that Spotify have the rights for a part of the box-set but not for the other part of the same box-set.

I guess what happened was a miscommunication between Spotify and the rights holder, and who gets harmed is the end-user by getting half completed box-sets, when paying full subscription.