i get annoyed by the missing year in the ID3v2 tags, but it's not so bad if you also throw in ID3v1 tags. i just make sure that my last step in any ripping session is to run everything through MP3 Tag Studio, and batch process everything i just ripped. i've got it set up to copy the ID3v1 year over to ID3v2, and a number of other small cleanup items before i move everything to the permanent archive.

--dan.