diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index 7eb80279b..4ec2dcca9 100644
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -365,15 +365,15 @@ def choose_candidate(candidates, singleton, rec, cur_artist=None,
                                             match.info.album)
 
                     # Label, year and media disambiguation, if available.
-                    info = []
+                    disambig = []
                     if match.info.label:
-                        info.append(match.info.label)
+                        disambig.append(match.info.label)
                     if match.info.year:
-                        info.append(unicode(match.info.year))
+                        disambig.append(unicode(match.info.year))
                     if match.info.media:
-                        info.append(match.info.media)
-                    if len(info) > 0:
-                        line += u' [%s]' % u', '.join(info)
+                        disambig.append(match.info.media)
+                    if disambig:
+                        line += u' [{0}]'.format(u', '.join(disambig))
 
                     line += ' (%s)' % dist_string(match.distance)
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 5565eefc3..07201033f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Other new stuff:
     bad: "low" or "none" recommendations or when choosing a candidate
     other than the first.
 
+* Album listings in the importer UI now show the release medium (CD, LP,
+  etc.). Thanks to Peter Schnebel.
 * Fix an error when migrating the ``.beetsstate`` file on Windows.
 
 1.1b1 (January 29, 2013)