diff --git a/beets/mediafile.py b/beets/mediafile.py
index 387af80b5..ee6d0a414 100644
--- a/beets/mediafile.py
+++ b/beets/mediafile.py
@@ -322,16 +322,44 @@ class StorageStyle(object):
             return entry
 
     def get(self, mediafile):
-        out = self.fetch(mediafile)
+        data = self.fetch(mediafile)
+        self.out_type = self.pack_type
         if self.packing:
-            p = Packed(out, self.packing, out_type=self.pack_type)
-            out = p[self.pack_pos]
-        if self.suffix and isinstance(out, (str, unicode)):
-            if out.endswith(self.suffix):
-                out = out[:-len(self.suffix)]
+            data = self.unpack(data, self.pack_pos, self.packing)
+        if self.suffix and isinstance(data, (str, unicode)):
+            if data.endswith(self.suffix):
+                data = data[:-len(self.suffix)]
         if mediafile.type in MP4_TYPES and self.key.startswith('----:') and \
-                isinstance(out, str):
-            out = out.decode('utf8')
+                isinstance(data, str):
+            data = data.decode('utf8')
+        return data
+
+    def unpack(self, items, index, packstyle):
+        if not isinstance(index, int):
+            raise TypeError('index must be an integer')
+
+        if items is None:
+            return None
+
+        if packstyle == packing.DATE:
+            # Remove time information from dates. Usually delimited by
+            # a "T" or a space.
+            items = re.sub(r'[Tt ].*$', '', unicode(items))
+
+        # transform from a string packing into a list we can index into
+        if packstyle == packing.SLASHED:
+            seq = unicode(items).split('/')
+        elif packstyle == packing.DATE:
+            seq = unicode(items).split('-')
+        elif packstyle == packing.TUPLE:
+            seq = items # tuple: items is already indexable
+        elif packstyle == packing.SC:
+            seq = _sc_decode(items)
+
+        try:
+            out = seq[index]
+        except:
+            out = None
         return out
 
     def store(self, mediafile, val):
diff --git a/test/test_mediafile.py b/test/test_mediafile.py
index 9fd6539b1..13ecd62e8 100644
--- a/test/test_mediafile.py
+++ b/test/test_mediafile.py
@@ -310,8 +310,11 @@ class ReadWriteTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.artist, 'the artist')
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.year, 2001)
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.track, 2)
+            self.assertEqual(mediafile.tracktotal, 3)
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.comp, True)
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.lyrics, 'the lyrics')
+            self.assertEqual(mediafile.rg_track_gain, 0.0)
+            self.assertEqual(mediafile.rg_track_peak, 0.000244)
 
     def test_write_common(self):
         for ext in self.extensions:
@@ -321,7 +324,10 @@ class ReadWriteTest(unittest.TestCase):
             mediafile.artist = 'another artist'
             mediafile.year = 2002
             mediafile.track = 3
+            mediafile.tracktotal = 4
             mediafile.comp = False
+            mediafile.rg_track_gain = 1.0
+            mediafile.rg_track_peak = -1.0
             mediafile.save()
 
             mediafile = beets.mediafile.MediaFile(mediafile.path)
@@ -330,7 +336,10 @@ class ReadWriteTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.artist, 'another artist')
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.year, 2002)
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.track, 3)
+            self.assertEqual(mediafile.tracktotal, 4)
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.comp, False)
+            self.assertEqual(mediafile.rg_track_gain, 1.0)
+            self.assertEqual(mediafile.rg_track_peak, -1.0)
 
     def test_write_original_date(self):
         for ext in self.extensions:
@@ -346,6 +355,22 @@ class ReadWriteTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.original_day, 30)
             self.assertEqual(mediafile.original_date, date(1999,12,30))
 
+    def test_read_write_float_none(self):
+        for ext in self.extensions:
+            mediafile = full_mediafile_fixture()
+            mediafile.rg_track_gain = None
+            mediafile.rg_track_peak = None
+            # mediafile.original_year = None
+            # mediafile.original_month = None
+            # # mediafile.original_day = None
+            mediafile.save()
+
+            self.assertEqual(mediafile.rg_track_gain, 0)
+            self.assertEqual(mediafile.rg_track_peak, 0)
+            # self.assertEqual(mediafile.original_year, 0)
+            # self.assertEqual(mediafile.original_month, 0)
+            # self.assertEqual(mediafile.original_day, 0)
+
 
 def full_mediafile_fixture(ext='mp3'):
     """Returns a Mediafile with a lot of tags already set.