Blackfiction wrote: > To provide another option; I use the compilation tag for recordings that > are either; > - from different artists (I leave album artist blank) > - from same artist (for example Beatles 1) where the recording is like a > best of album (I tag album artist as Beatles). That way, the album shows > up under Beatles as well as under compilations. > > The great thing about LMS and tagging is that you have options and can > select what is best for you. Regarding compilations I prefer to stick > closely to the wikipedia definition; > > A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released > or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or > several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not > originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be > collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several > performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which > links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single > workÂsuch as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording > artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an > anthology.
As you say there is massive flexibility in LMS to suit ones individual preferences. If I am "talking" music then my definition of compilation follows the Wikipedia one quite closely and I would agree that Beatles 1 is a compilation but I have it under The Beatles not under Compilations in LMS. As with all things there are some examples of anomalies in that Wikipedia definition as there are in any definition - Pink Floyd's Endless River springs to mind. It's a bunch of outtakes, unfinished tracks and some new recordings put together to finish the tracks and make a new album. Is it a compilation or an official release. I have it indexed only under Pink Floyd either way. Then there is the age old question of ArtistSort where one can debate the pros and cons of a particular strategy forever and a day. If only we had time on our hands to do so.... VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* Pi Zero+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV) & Bathroom* SB Touch ->Denon AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s + Kef ceiling speakers *Guest Room* Joggler > Topping Amp -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes Everything controlled by iPeng & Material on iOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113775
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