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href="/doc/Edit_Types/83">Remove area</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/87">Remove area alias</a></li></ul><h2>Artist</h2><ul><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/1">Add artist</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/6">Add artist alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/5">Add artist annotation</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/2">Edit artist</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/8">Edit artist alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/9">Edit artist credit</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/4">Merge artists</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/3">Remove artist</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/7">Remove artist alias</a></li></ul><h2>Event</h2><ul><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/150">Add event</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/155">Add event alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/154">Add event annotation</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/158">Add event art</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/151">Edit event</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/157">Edit event alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/1510">Edit event art</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/153">Merge events</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/152">Remove event</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/156">Remove event alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/159">Remove event art</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/1511">Reorder event art</a></li></ul><h2>Genre</h2><ul><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/160">Add genre</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/165">Add genre alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/164">Add genre annotation</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/161">Edit genre</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/167">Edit genre alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/162">Remove genre</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/166">Remove genre alias</a></li></ul><h2>Instrument</h2><ul><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/131">Add instrument</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/136">Add instrument alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/135">Add instrument annotation</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/132">Edit instrument</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/138">Edit instrument alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/134">Merge instruments</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/133">Remove instrument</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/137">Remove instrument alias</a></li></ul><h2>Label</h2><ul><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/10">Add label</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/16">Add label alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/15">Add label annotation</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/11">Edit label</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/18">Edit label alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/14">Merge labels</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/13">Remove label</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/17">Remove label alias</a></li></ul><h2>Medium</h2><ul><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/55">Add disc ID</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/51">Add medium</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/52">Edit medium</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/56">Move disc ID</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/54">Remove disc ID</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/53">Remove medium</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/58">Set track lengths</a></li></ul><h2>Place</h2><ul><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/61">Add place</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/66">Add place alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/65">Add place annotation</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/62">Edit place</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/68">Edit place alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/64">Merge places</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/63">Remove place</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/67">Remove place alias</a></li></ul><h2>Recording</h2><ul><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/76">Add ISRCs</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/711">Add recording alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/75">Add recording annotation</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/71">Add standalone recording</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/72">Edit recording</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/713">Edit recording alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/74">Merge recordings</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/78">Remove ISRC</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/73">Remove recording</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/712">Remove recording alias</a></li></ul><h2>Relationship</h2><ul><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/90">Add relationship</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/98">Add relationship attribute</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/96">Add relationship type</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/91">Edit relationship</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/97">Edit relationship attribute</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/95">Edit relationship type</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/92">Remove relationship</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/94">Remove relationship attribute</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/93">Remove relationship type</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/99">Reorder relationships</a></li></ul><h2>Release</h2><ul><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/314">Add cover art</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/31">Add release</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/318">Add release alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/35">Add release annotation</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/34">Add release label</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/38">Change release data quality</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/39">Edit barcodes</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/316">Edit cover art</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/32">Edit release</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/33">Edit release</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/312">Edit release</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/320">Edit release alias</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/37">Edit release label</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/311">Merge releases</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/315">Remove cover art</a></li><li><a href="/doc/Edit_Types/310">Remove release</a></li><li><a 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