RE: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Hi,

I am ripping the compilation CD 'Stockhausen / Kurtág - Gruppen; Grabstein Für Stephan; Stele':

https://www.discogs.com/Karlheinz-St...elease/1271589

So, one work by Stockhausen and two by Kurtag. I went through this thread but I could not see the answer to my predicament. It's quite a basic question actually but I have not, as yet, ripped a 'classical' compilation like this one.

For ALBUMARTIST, would you use:

For all tracks - ALBUM ARTIST = Stockhousen; Kurtag

Or,

Track 1 - ALBUMARTIST = Kurtag

Track 2 - ALBUM ARTIST = Stockhousen

Track 3 - ALBUM ARTIST = Kurtag

Track 4 - ALBUM ARTIST = Kurtag

Track 5 - ALBUM ARTIST = Kurtag

Or, even something different?

Obviously the 'compilation' box is checked.

The reason I ask, please, is because - with 'classicals' - sometimes rules can change a bit, if you know what I mean. Every 'classical' CD (esp. opera - 'Tristan & Isolde' took DAYS!) is throwing up new issues and so I wanted to double-check here first before ripping.

Many thanks,

Paul

[mville]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Personally, I would keep ALBUM ARTIST consistent across all tracks of an album e.g.:
ALBUM ARTIST = Various Artists
OR
ALBUM ARTIST = David Byrne; Brian Eno
OR
ALBUM ARTIST = Karlheinz Stockhausen; György Kurtág

I foresee issues with player software and different Album Artists.

[garym]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Personally, I would keep ALBUM ARTIST consistent across all tracks of an album e.g.:
ALBUM ARTIST = Various Artists
OR
ALBUM ARTIST = David Byrne; Brian Eno
OR
ALBUM ARTIST = Karlheinz Stockhausen; György Kurtág

I foresee issues with player software and different Album Artists.

agree. That's the point of the ALBUM ARTIST field. Use ARTIST to hold actual artist info, but ALBUM ARTIST should be a single entry for the entire album. And in my own naming string, if I used a differing ALBUM ARTIST entries, the tracks would all be filed under different subfolders (which would be bad organization for me).

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Personally, I would keep ALBUM ARTIST consistent across all tracks of an album e.g.:
ALBUM ARTIST = Various Artists
OR
ALBUM ARTIST = David Byrne; Brian Eno
OR
ALBUM ARTIST = Karlheinz Stockhausen; György Kurtág

I foresee issues with player software and different Album Artists.

OK, cheers.

For such scenarios I have used:

ALBUM ARTIST = Various Artists

in all my other GENRES.

But as I say, I have found with 'classicals' that you sometimes end up having to bend the rules slightly here and there.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

agree. That's the point of the ALBUM ARTIST field. Use ARTIST to hold actual artist info, but ALBUM ARTIST should be a single entry for the entire album. And in my own naming string, if I used a differing ALBUM ARTIST entries, the tracks would all be filed under different subfolders (which would be bad organization for me).

Thanks a lot.

I have noticed a couple of quirks here and there in my other rips (dating back to mid-last-year). I will check over them at some point as I dare say the issue is related to the points being discussed in this recent discussion. It's only with 2 or 3 albums, so not too colossal.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Personally, I would keep ALBUM ARTIST consistent across all tracks of an album e.g.:
ALBUM ARTIST = Various Artists
OR
ALBUM ARTIST = David Byrne; Brian Eno
OR
ALBUM ARTIST = Karlheinz Stockhausen; György Kurtág

I foresee issues with player software and different Album Artists.

Hi,

Just to double-check, while we are on the subject, do you also include an ALBUMARTISTSORT tag such as:

ALBUMARTISTSORT = Various Artists

Thanks.

[mville]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Just to double-check, while we are on the subject, do you also include an ALBUMARTISTSORT tag such as:

ALBUMARTISTSORT = Various Artists

Yes I do e.g.:
ALBUM ARTIST = Various Artists
ALBUM ARTIST SORT = Various Artists

ALBUM ARTIST = David Byrne; Brian Eno
ALBUM ARTIST SORT = Byrne, David; Eno, Brian

ALBUM ARTIST = Karlheinz Stockhausen; György Kurtág
ALBUM ARTIST SORT = Stockhausen, Karlheinz; Kurtág, György

... also, when my album is a compilation, then ALBUM ARTIST is always Various Artists.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Yes I do e.g.:
ALBUM ARTIST = Various Artists
ALBUM ARTIST SORT = Various Artists

That's great. I will use it on my 'classicals' also now.

Cheers.