Give names to discs of a same album

Hi !
I wanted to know if it was possible to give names to different discs of a same album.
For example, in Fire Emblem: Awakening Soundtrack, each disc (5 total) represents an emblem (Disc 1: Sable, 2: Gules, 3: Azure, 4: Vert & 5: Argent) or in the Nobuo Uematsu Limited Selection 2012 album, there are two discs named "Main Quest" and "Vinyl Treasure Side Quest".
And I like the idea each disc has a name, it's like chapters of a book, it's part of the album.
Is it possible to unite them under the same name (e.g. "Fire Emblem: Awakening Original Soundtrack" and "Limited Selection 2012") and label the discs with the names that are their own (Disc 1: Sable, Disc 2: Gules, ...) ? And if not, can it be an idea added in future version of iTunes ?
Thanks in advance !
Charles

N3M1C0 wrote:
If I get it, this way allows me to create 5 albums and put them all together at the same place in my Albums sorting but keep them separated.
Yes, this is correct. For example see this screen shot of how I have King Crimson's 13 disc 40th anniversary release of Larks' Tongues in Aspic tagged:
N3M1C0 wrote:
But I want to have the 5 albums under one cover. When I click this cover, I want it to reveal the 5 albums but with their names written next/instead of the disc number.
At this time this is not possible. If you give each album a unique name it will show up in the library as a unique album, as in my example above. However, there are a variety of ways to configure the ID3 tags, so I suggest you experiment until you find something you like.

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