diff --git a/beets/autotag/__init__.py b/beets/autotag/__init__.py
index c9e6825e8..5ac2380db 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/__init__.py
@@ -122,10 +122,12 @@ def apply_metadata(album_info, mapping):
                       'language',
                       'country',
                       'albumstatus',
-                      'media',
                       'albumdisambig'):
             value = getattr(album_info, field)
             if value is not None:
                 item[field] = value
         if track_info.disctitle is not None:
             item.disctitle = track_info.disctitle
+
+        if track_info.media is not None:
+            item.media = track_info.media
diff --git a/beets/autotag/hooks.py b/beets/autotag/hooks.py
index 58b2580d1..beb3bd91b 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/hooks.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/hooks.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class TrackInfo(object):
     - ``artist_id``
     - ``length``: float: duration of the track in seconds
     - ``index``: position on the entire release
+    - ``media``: delivery mechanism (Vinyl, etc.)
     - ``medium``: the disc number this track appears on in the album
     - ``medium_index``: the track's position on the disc
     - ``medium_total``: the number of tracks on the item's disc
@@ -141,13 +142,15 @@ class TrackInfo(object):
     def __init__(self, title, track_id, artist=None, artist_id=None,
                  length=None, index=None, medium=None, medium_index=None,
                  medium_total=None, artist_sort=None, disctitle=None,
-                 artist_credit=None, data_source=None, data_url=None):
+                 artist_credit=None, data_source=None, data_url=None,
+                 media=None):
         self.title = title
         self.track_id = track_id
         self.artist = artist
         self.artist_id = artist_id
         self.length = length
         self.index = index
+        self.media = media
         self.medium = medium
         self.medium_index = medium_index
         self.medium_total = medium_total
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ class TrackInfo(object):
         to Unicode.
         """
         for fld in ['title', 'artist', 'medium', 'artist_sort', 'disctitle',
-                    'artist_credit']:
+                    'artist_credit', 'media']:
             value = getattr(self, fld)
             if isinstance(value, str):
                 setattr(self, fld, value.decode(codec, 'ignore'))
diff --git a/beets/autotag/mb.py b/beets/autotag/mb.py
index d7afbc52b..159d623d5 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/mb.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/mb.py
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ def album_info(release):
     index = 0
     for medium in release['medium-list']:
         disctitle = medium.get('title')
+        format = medium.get('format')
         for track in medium['track-list']:
             # Basic information from the recording.
             index += 1
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ def album_info(release):
                 len(medium['track-list']),
             )
             ti.disctitle = disctitle
+            ti.media = format
 
             # Prefer track data, where present, over recording data.
             if track.get('title'):
diff --git a/beets/library.py b/beets/library.py
index 9f3ed36f8..f4e8f6b61 100644
--- a/beets/library.py
+++ b/beets/library.py
@@ -729,7 +729,6 @@ class Album(LibModel):
         'language':           types.STRING,
         'country':            types.STRING,
         'albumstatus':        types.STRING,
-        'media':              types.STRING,
         'albumdisambig':      types.STRING,
         'rg_album_gain':      types.NULL_FLOAT,
         'rg_album_peak':      types.NULL_FLOAT,
@@ -769,7 +768,6 @@ class Album(LibModel):
         'language',
         'country',
         'albumstatus',
-        'media',
         'albumdisambig',
         'rg_album_gain',
         'rg_album_peak',
diff --git a/beetsplug/missing.py b/beetsplug/missing.py
index addc0ae28..74f4d4b6c 100644
--- a/beetsplug/missing.py
+++ b/beetsplug/missing.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def _item(track_info, album_info, album_id):
         'mb_artistid':        t.artist_id,
         'mb_releasegroupid':  a.releasegroup_id,
         'mb_trackid':         t.track_id,
-        'media':              a.media,
+        'media':              t.media,
         'month':              a.month,
         'script':             a.script,
         'title':              t.title,
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 7f539a2e9..139af5d6f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Fixes:
   temporarily
 * :doc:`/plugins/discogs`: Recover from HTTP errors when communicating with
   the Discogs servers. Thanks to Dustin Rodriguez.
+* Fix storing media types for albums consisting of different media.
 
 
 1.3.8 (September 17, 2014)