The Year field is essentially same as Release Date. For example, if you put "28.02.82" in the Release Date field, the Year will display "1982". Same with "February 28th, 1982" and "1982". This is an automatic process, you cannot set Year explicitly.Originally Posted by JohnsonbI4
Recording Date, however, is totally different field. Note also that you can display all these fields as separate columns in the album list: Release Date, Year and Recording Date.