diff --git a/lib/music_library/records/record.ex b/lib/music_library/records/record.ex
index 4b2eff8f..3c7ead8d 100644
--- a/lib/music_library/records/record.ex
+++ b/lib/music_library/records/record.ex
@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@ defmodule MusicLibrary.Records.Record do
         Date.compare(current_day, release_date) != :lt
 
       _error ->
-        false
+        # When a release date cannot be parsed it's normally because the record
+        # is old and information is not specific, so we can err on the side of assuming
+        # it's been released.
+        true
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/music_library/records/record_test.exs b/test/music_library/records/record_test.exs
index 82f20492..eb3fddd5 100644
--- a/test/music_library/records/record_test.exs
+++ b/test/music_library/records/record_test.exs
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ defmodule MusicLibrary.Records.RecordTest do
       assert MusicLibrary.Records.Record.released?(record, current_date)
     end
 
-    test "it returns false if the release date is not precise enough", %{
+    test "it returns true if the release date is not precise enough", %{
       current_date: current_date
     } do
       record = %MusicLibrary.Records.Record{release: "2019"}
-      refute MusicLibrary.Records.Record.released?(record, current_date)
+      assert MusicLibrary.Records.Record.released?(record, current_date)
     end
   end
 end