We've enhanced our desktop uploader tool to import the Google Takeout ZIP files - you don't even need to unzip them first. Then we apply the sidecar file data to the photos as they are imported into your account!
MemoryWeb's desktop uploader will automatically unzip the Takeout folder so photos will be associated (and tagged to) the albums you had set up in your Google Photos account.
Here's an example of how that looks:
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"How to download your Google Photos," by Barbara Krasnoff, Reviews Editor, The Verge
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