diff --git a/app/navigator_routes.py b/app/navigator_routes.py
index 5fa790c..57c8546 100644
--- a/app/navigator_routes.py
+++ b/app/navigator_routes.py
@@ -87,15 +87,19 @@ async def crate_contents(crate_id: int, ident=Depends(require_token), db=Depends
     crate = (await db.execute(text("""
         SELECT c.id, c.name, c.label_text, c.rack_id, c.rack_level_index::int AS level,
                c.slot_number::int AS slot, c.direction, c.crate_purpose,
-               r.name AS rack_name
+               c.updated_at AS last_scanned, c.updated_by, r.name AS rack_name, rt.type AS rack_type,
+               (SELECT count(*) FROM inventory i WHERE i.crate_id = c.id AND i.in_stock) AS items_count
         FROM virtual_crate c LEFT JOIN virtual_rack r ON r.id = c.rack_id
+        LEFT JOIN virtual_rack_type rt ON rt.id = r.rack_type_id
         WHERE c.id = :id
     """), {"id": crate_id})).mappings().first()
     if not crate:
         raise HTTPException(404, "crate not found")
     items = [dict(r) for r in (await db.execute(text("""
-        SELECT i.sku, i.slot_number::int AS slot, coalesce(i.title, dc.title) AS title,
-               dc.artist, i.price::float AS price, i.condition, i.in_stock
+        SELECT i.sku, i.release_id, i.slot_number::int AS slot, coalesce(i.title, dc.title) AS title,
+               dc.artist, i.price::float AS price, i.condition, i.in_stock,
+               (SELECT string_agg(DISTINCT g.genre_name, ', ') FROM disc_release_genre g WHERE g.release_id = i.release_id) AS genre,
+               (SELECT string_agg(DISTINCT s.style_name, ', ') FROM disc_release_style s WHERE s.release_id = i.release_id) AS style
         FROM inventory i LEFT JOIN disc_cache dc ON dc.release_id = i.release_id
         WHERE i.crate_id = :id
         ORDER BY i.slot_number NULLS LAST, i.sku
@@ -103,6 +107,29 @@ async def crate_contents(crate_id: int, ident=Depends(require_token), db=Depends
     return {"ok": True, "crate": dict(crate), "items": items}
 
 
+@router.get("/release/{release_id}")
+async def release_info(release_id: int, ident=Depends(require_token), db=Depends(get_db)):
+    """Full release metadata (from the disc_release mirror) + every inventory copy + where each lives."""
+    dr = (await db.execute(text("""
+        SELECT dr.id, dr.title, dr.artists_sort AS artist, dr.country, dr.year, dr.thumb, dr.notes, dr.master_id,
+          (SELECT string_agg(label_name || coalesce(' ('||catno||')',''), ', ') FROM disc_release_label WHERE release_id=dr.id) AS label,
+          (SELECT string_agg(name || coalesce(' '||descriptions,''), ', ') FROM disc_release_format WHERE release_id=dr.id) AS format,
+          (SELECT string_agg(DISTINCT genre_name, ', ') FROM disc_release_genre WHERE release_id=dr.id) AS genre,
+          (SELECT string_agg(DISTINCT style_name, ', ') FROM disc_release_style WHERE release_id=dr.id) AS style,
+          (SELECT value FROM disc_release_identifier WHERE release_id=dr.id AND type ILIKE 'barcode' LIMIT 1) AS barcode
+        FROM disc_release dr WHERE dr.id = :r
+    """), {"r": release_id})).mappings().first()
+    items = [dict(r) for r in (await db.execute(text("""
+        SELECT i.sku, i.price::float AS price, i.condition, i.sleeve_cond, i.in_stock,
+               i.crate_id, i.slot_number::int AS slot, c.label_text AS crate, r.name AS rack,
+               c.rack_level_index::int AS level
+        FROM inventory i LEFT JOIN virtual_crate c ON c.id = i.crate_id
+        LEFT JOIN virtual_rack r ON r.id = c.rack_id
+        WHERE i.release_id = :r ORDER BY i.in_stock DESC, i.sku
+    """), {"r": release_id})).mappings()]
+    return {"ok": True, "release": dict(dr) if dr else None, "items": items}
+
+
 # ── Reorganize — A-Z re-file planner (server scans + applies; client plans the moves) ──────────
 class ScanIn(BaseModel):
     crate_ids: list[int]
diff --git a/site/search.html b/site/search.html
index 61fd340..3b7e63d 100644
--- a/site/search.html
+++ b/site/search.html
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@
       <div class="bar" style="justify-content:space-between">
         <div><span id="ccName" class="muted">Crate contents</span> <span id="ccMeta" class="muted"></span></div>
       </div>
-      <div id="ccList" style="max-height:28vh;overflow:auto;margin-top:8px"><div class="muted">pick a crate on the map →</div></div>
+      <div id="ccList" style="max-height:26vh;overflow:auto;margin-top:8px"><div class="muted">pick a crate on the map →</div></div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="panel">
+      <div class="bar" style="justify-content:space-between"><b style="font-size:13px">💿 Release Info</b>
+        <div class="bar"><input id="relQ" placeholder="release id / sku" style="width:130px"><button class="ghost" onclick="relLookup()">↵</button></div></div>
+      <div id="relBody" class="muted" style="margin-top:8px;max-height:30vh;overflow:auto">click a record in a crate, or look one up →</div>
     </div>
     <div class="panel" id="colPanel">
       <div class="bar" style="justify-content:space-between"><b style="font-size:13px">📚 Collections</b>
@@ -249,11 +254,47 @@ async function loadCrate(id){
   const d=await get('/nav/crate/'+id); const c=d.crate;
   $('#ccName').innerHTML='📦 '+esc(c.label_text||c.name||('Crate '+c.id));
   $('#ccName').className='pink';
-  $('#ccMeta').textContent=`· ${c.rack_name||''} L${c.level??'?'} slot ${c.slot??'?'} · ${d.items.length} items`;
-  $('#ccList').innerHTML=d.items.length? '<table><thead><tr><th>Slot</th><th>Title</th><th>Artist</th><th>Price</th></tr></thead><tbody>'+
-    d.items.map(i=>`<tr><td>${i.slot??'—'}</td><td>${esc(i.title||i.sku)}${i.in_stock?'':' <span class="oos">sold</span>'}</td><td class="muted">${esc(i.artist||'')}</td><td class="pink">${money(i.price)}</td></tr>`).join('')+'</tbody></table>'
+  const ls = c.last_scanned ? ` · scanned ${String(c.last_scanned).slice(0,10)}${c.updated_by?' by '+esc(c.updated_by):''}` : '';
+  $('#ccMeta').innerHTML=`· ${esc(c.rack_name||'')} L${c.level??'?'} · ${c.items_count??d.items.length} items${ls} · <a class="pink" style="cursor:pointer" onclick="compressCrate(${id})">compress</a>`;
+  $('#ccList').innerHTML=d.items.length? '<table><thead><tr><th>Slot</th><th>Title</th><th>Artist</th><th>Genre/Style</th><th>Price</th></tr></thead><tbody>'+
+    d.items.map(i=>`<tr style="cursor:pointer" onclick="showRelease(${i.release_id||'null'})" title="release ${i.release_id||'?'}">
+      <td>${i.slot??'—'}</td><td>${esc(i.title||i.sku)}${i.in_stock?'':' <span class="oos">sold</span>'}</td>
+      <td class="muted">${esc(i.artist||'')}</td><td class="muted" style="font-size:11px">${esc(i.genre||'')}${i.style?' · '+esc(i.style):''}</td>
+      <td class="pink">${money(i.price)}</td></tr>`).join('')+'</tbody></table>'
     : '<div class="muted">empty crate</div>';
 }
+async function compressCrate(id){
+  if(!confirm('Renumber this crate\'s slots 1..N (close gaps)?')) return;
+  await fetch('/nav/reorg/compress/'+id,{method:'POST',headers:hdr()}); loadCrate(id);
+}
+async function relLookup(){
+  const q=$('#relQ').value.trim(); if(!q) return;
+  if(/^\d+$/.test(q)) return showRelease(parseInt(q));
+  const d=await get('/nav/locate?sku='+encodeURIComponent(q));   // sku → release_id
+  if(d.release_id) showRelease(d.release_id);
+  else $('#relBody').innerHTML='<div class="muted">no release found for that SKU</div>';
+}
+function relItems(items){
+  return items.length ? items.map(i=>`<div class="ri" ${i.crate_id?`onclick="goCrate(${i.crate_id})"`:''} style="${i.crate_id?'cursor:pointer':''}">
+    <div class="t"><div class="nm">${esc(i.sku)} · <b class="${i.in_stock?'pink':'oos'}">${money(i.price)}</b>${i.in_stock?'':' <span class="oos">sold</span>'}</div>
+    <div class="muted">${esc(i.condition||'')}${i.sleeve_cond?' / '+esc(i.sleeve_cond):''} ${i.crate?'· 📍 '+esc(i.crate)+' L'+(i.level??'?')+' slot '+(i.slot??'?'):'· unfiled'}</div></div>
+    ${i.crate_id?'<span class="loc">go →</span>':''}</div>`).join('') : '<div class="muted">no inventory copies</div>';
+}
+async function showRelease(rid){
+  if(!rid){ $('#relBody').innerHTML='<div class="muted">that item has no release id</div>'; return; }
+  $('#relQ').value=rid;
+  const d=await get('/nav/release/'+rid); const r=d.release;
+  if(!r){ $('#relBody').innerHTML=`<div class="muted">release ${rid} isn't in the local mirror</div>`+relItems(d.items); return; }
+  $('#relBody').innerHTML=`
+    <div style="display:flex;gap:10px;margin-bottom:8px">
+      <img src="/img/r/${r.id}" style="width:66px;height:66px;border-radius:6px;object-fit:cover;background:#ececf0" onerror="this.style.visibility='hidden'">
+      <div style="flex:1;min-width:0"><div style="font-weight:700">${esc(r.title||'')}</div><div>${esc(r.artist||'')}</div>
+        <div class="muted" style="font-size:11px">${esc(r.label||'')}${r.format?' · '+esc(r.format):''}</div>
+        <div class="muted" style="font-size:11px">${esc(r.country||'')} ${r.year||''}${r.genre?' · '+esc(r.genre):''}${r.style?' / '+esc(r.style):''}</div>
+        ${r.barcode?`<div class="muted" style="font-size:11px">📷 ${esc(r.barcode)}</div>`:''}</div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="muted" style="margin:4px 0">Inventory copies (${d.items.length})</div>${relItems(d.items)}`;
+}
 
 // ── collection editor ──
 function showEditor(){ $('#colPanel').style.display='none'; $('#editPanel').style.display=''; }