>indeed. compilation tags are in some ways totally without prupose. no >one really needs them, b/c thats what the AA tag is for.
No, that's not what AA tag is for. AA is about identifying songs as belonging to the same grouping (album). Compilation also relates to grouping songs together on an album. But there is a distinction between the two tags and their purpose. I'm not saying that everyone needs to make that distinction, just that comp tags are not without purpose. If you want to browse compilation albums, they could have different album artist names. eg. "Various Artists", or "Soundtrack" or "Musical", even a specific artist such as "BT" who compile remixes of songs performed by other artists. If a compilation tag is set, all compilation albums, no matter what album artist name has been set, can be displayed in one list. Without a compilation indication, it is not possible. Now, perhaps some people don't need to list all compilation albums together, but I think this alone gives compilation tag a purpose. It also means that when browsing to albums by an artist, the list of albums could be grouped into sub-sets, eg. show the artists' normal albums, then compilation albums and other albums that the artist has contributed to. SBS doesn't do that yet (all albums listed together), but it another reason by compilation status may be a useful indicator, rather than depending on album artist names to make a distiction. Phil _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
