Vinyl download codes

While I've successfully added the files, itunes does not seem to be able to retrieve the artist/album/etc. information as it would for a CD.

Hedwyn,

Yes, that is correct. iTunes retrieval of track info for a CD is via the Gracenote Media database, and requires the presence of the physical CD. iTunes has no similar capability for MP3 files. This has always been the case.

What you may be remembering is that if a CD was previously ripped in iTunes, iTunes "remembers" the CD and can do the Gracenote retrieval:

How iTunes remembers audio CDs - Apple Support

To manually edit the tags on MP3 files in your library, right-click in iTunes, Get Info, and make your edits on the Details tab.

If there is some sort of download code and you are getting these as mp3 downloads I am really, really surprised they do not already have the data in the files you are downloading. Note, ripping from a CD is not the same as "downloading" which is only done from the web.

The free XLD utility has a feature letting you open a folder of files as a disc and will try to identify track information on that basis.

CDs contain identifying codes, that are not present on vinyl records.

Hi,

You may find this app useful https://picard.musicbrainz.org/

Jim