diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 52c9726da..58979a89f 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Version 0.9.0beta1 - 2007-04-XX
    * Added options to un-hide toolbars. (#2631)
    * Fixed problem with saving extra performer FLAC tags
      containing non-ASCII characters. (#2719)
+   * Read only the first date from ID3v2.3 tags. (#2460)
 
 Version 0.9.0alpha6 - 2007-04-04
  * New Features:
diff --git a/picard/formats/id3.py b/picard/formats/id3.py
index 5e7a98a99..e1bb31c7b 100644
--- a/picard/formats/id3.py
+++ b/picard/formats/id3.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class ID3File(File):
                 metadata.add('~artwork', (frame.mime, frame.data))
 
         if 'date' in metadata:
-            metadata['date'] = map(sanitize_date, metadata.getall('date'))
+            metadata['date'] = sanitize_date(metadata.getall('date')[0])
 
         self.metadata.update(metadata)
         self._info(file)