# How can I use both "year" and "original\_year" in tags and paths?

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**Created:** [February 29, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/how-can-i-use-both-year-and-original-year-in-tags-and-paths/2497 "2024-02-29T19:32:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![akira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@akira](https://discourse.beets.io/u/akira)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/how-can-i-use-both-year-and-original-year-in-tags-and-paths/2497/1 "2024-02-29T19:32:11Z")

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Hello!

Just started using Beets and it’s great!  
I only have a problem with using both `year` and `original_year` in tags and paths.

Let’s say I have the same album in two versions, the first press and a subsequent reissue.  
I would like to achieve something like this:  
For the first press: Album Artist (Original Year) Album title  
For the reissue: Album Artist (Original Year) Album title [Reissue Year]

The problem is that I would like to always have my files’ year tag to reflect the original year, and yes I can achieve this with `original_date: yes` in the config file.  
But in this case I can’t have both the original year and the reissue year in the album path because both `year` and `original_year` output the same value (as expected).

On the other hand, if I use `original_date: no` in the config, I can differentiate the dates on the path, but the files themselves are tagged with the reissue year, while I would like them to always retain the original year…

Any way to achieve this? Thanks in advance!