JJZolx;674775 Wrote: 
> If you want a compilation album to be credited to some other particular
> artist then what does _also_ saying that it's a compilation accomplish?
> Do you want it to be grouped with 'Various Artists' despite being
> credited to someone? I could see that, but I can't understand why
> anyone would want it.
> 

As an aside, my current approach is to NOT add an "Album Artist" to my
compilations. I leave this blank UNLESS I want the comp album to be
credited to a certain artist. For example, I want my Gram Parsons
Tribute Album to show up under the artist listing for Gram Parsons, so
I add "Gram Parsons" as album artist. And all comp albums are
identified with COMPILAtION = 1.  

In Settings, I have the compilations showing up under "Compilations". 
Without the VA Album Artist tag, this makes my VA listing much cleaner
(i.e., the few CDs I have where they are truly VA, but not really
compilations....I know that sounds confusing).

For other nonComp CDs, I don't use Album Artist unless:

1. there is at least one track with an additional/different track
artist (so that album doesn't get treated as Compilation by SB)
2. I want the album to show up under a generic artist name rather than
the specific name (Neil Young as AA even though "Neil Young & Crazy
Horse" as Track Artist.

For me, this all works well with SB, with foobar2000, and with itunes
(when I create a mirror mp3 directory for use there).


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