Using edit pluign with '--album' option

[InvisibleFunction]

According to the docs the edit plugin has a --album option that will let me edit the whole album. What am I doing wrong?

me@compy:~$ beet ls artist:"low anthem" album:"2009"
The Low Anthem - 2009-06-18: Daytrotter Studio, Rock Island, IL, USA - Welcome to Daytrotter
The Low Anthem - 2009-06-18: Daytrotter Studio, Rock Island, IL, USA - To the Ghosts Who Write History Books
The Low Anthem - 2009-06-18: Daytrotter Studio, Rock Island, IL, USA - Cage the Songbird
The Low Anthem - 2009-06-18: Daytrotter Studio, Rock Island, IL, USA - Don't Let Nobody Turn You 'Round
The Low Anthem - 2009-06-18: Daytrotter Studio, Rock Island, IL, USA - Ticket Taker
me@compy:~$ beet edit --album artist:"low anthem" album:"2009"
error: No matching albums found.
me@compy:~$ beet edit -a artist:"low anthem" album:"2009"
error: No matching albums found.

me@compy:~$ beet version
beets version 1.6.1
Python version 3.11.6
plugins: edit, fetchart, info, inline, lastgenre, mbsync

[JOJ0]

It seams like the term 2009 is indeed not found in your album's info.

Your ls command searches only tracks!

Try using

ls -a ...

to ensure you are searching in album info only!

[InvisibleFunction]

obvious in retrospect, thank you for the education :)