RE: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Disc 1/3
Year 1964

Disc 2/3
Year 1967

Disc 3/3
Year 1989

And if I was worried about it, put 1993, in the Comments, box, on all three discs.

Thanks a lot Oggy,

I think my whole brain got on overload with it all. I have had disc-1 sitting in the CD drive since 6pm tonight!

I follow your advice except I'll leave the 'comments' box empty.

Paul

[Oggy]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Hi Oggy,

Or do you mean, write in the 'disc' field:

1/3 (1967); 2/3 (1969/1964); 3/3 (1989)

Thanks a lot.

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Er, no!

I meant,

Disc 1/3
Year 1964

Disc 2/3
Year 1967

Disc 3/3
Year 1989

And if I was worried about it, put 1993, in the Comments, box, on all three discs.

BUT, you may find my library, illogical for your needs.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

That wont work in disc field. Put year in year tag.

Nice one. Cheers Gary.

[garym]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Hi Oggy,

Or do you mean, write in the 'disc' field:

1/3 (1967); 2/3 (1969/1964); 3/3 (1989)

Thanks a lot.

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That wont work in disc field. Put year in year tag.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Anthology: 1964
Anthology: 1967
Anthology: 1989

Hi Oggy,

I just noticed that disc-2 is split-dated: 1964 & 1969.

So I think I am best treating it like a BOXSET where each track can have its own 'year'.

I will have to cross the Charlie Parker bridge when I come to it. I just need to get the Miles stuff out of the way. I would have had it all done hours ago had it not have been for this damn anthology malarkey and a tribute CD earlier on!

Cheers,

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Do you want it as one continuous Anthology, or 3 separate discs?

Good question!

I would like it to open up in foobar the same way as a BOXSET does. So (say) tracks 01~24.

And not in the way that VOLUME recordings do (ie. as separate entities).

Many thanks.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

... and what I would use, 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 and the year for each disc.

Hi Oggy,

Or do you mean, write in the 'disc' field:

1/3 (1967); 2/3 (1969/1964); 3/3 (1989)

Thanks a lot.

[Oggy]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Thanks Oggy,

Do you mean you would state the 'year' of each disc in the 'title'. Or - as you would do normally - state the 'year' (of each disc) in the 'year' tag (ie. meta-data)?

I have been in a complete tiswas all day over this!

Cheers,

Paul

Hi Paul,

I thought Saturday, was Tiswas day!

Disc 1 1964, Disc 2 1967, Disc 3 1989. In, Year, tag.

Or am I overthinking this!

Do you want it as one continuous Anthology, or 3 separate discs?

Anthology: 1964
Anthology: 1967
Anthology: 1989

Choices!!!

Oggy

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Choices, choices, choices! That's a pretty logical choice, and what I would use, 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 and the year for each disc.

Simple, logical choices, makes life easy, and give shorter album names, that are more legible, on a small display. What's important is, does it work for you?

I've racked my brain, and the best I can come up with is, Charlie Parker Anthology.

Of course you have the choice of using a comma, a colon, a hyphen, whatever!!

Thanks Oggy,

Do you mean you would state the 'year' of each disc in the 'title'. Or - as you would do normally - state the 'year' (of each disc) in the 'year' tag (ie. meta-data)?

I have been in a complete tiswas all day over this!

Cheers,

Paul

[Oggy]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Hi Oggy,



I have my first ANTHOLOGY entitled CD to contend with here. It's called - as you might expect! - the "Miles Davis Anthology". It consists of three discs (each from a different period): Rome, 1964; Paris, 1967; and Perugia, 1989.

I have been scouring the interweb for info. relating to exact dates and Producers etc. But aside from that, I am really not sure how I should file a CD of this type, please?

I mean, would you simply call it - as it says on the tin - the "Miles Davis Anthology"?

That's fine by me, however, I have about four or five CDs of Charlie Parker which are all called 'Anthology"! And so, I will need to formulate a definite system, of sorts.

http://www.kind-of-blue.de/seiten/disco/anthology.htm

Many thanks guys,

Paul

Choices, choices, choices! That's a pretty logical choice, and what I would use, 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 and the year for each disc.

Simple, logical choices, makes life easy, and give shorter album names, that are more legible, on a small display. What's important is, does it work for you?

I've racked my brain, and the best I can come up with is, Charlie Parker Anthology.

Of course you have the choice of using a comma, a colon, a hyphen, whatever!!

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Hi Oggy,

Apple, and The Beatles, sell everything as individual albums, or box sets. They did manage, Anthology 1, Anthology 2, and Anthology 3, all full price, double CDs. The 3 covers look rather good together, on my app, as they join together, making a 3 CD sized poster.

This wouldn't work if I had used Disc 1, Disc 2, in the album name, giving, Anthology 1, Disc 1, Anthology 1, Disc 2 etc. giving, 6 covers, and losing the poster effect.

Again, you only really become aware, of how covers, can be displayed on your app. until you see it for yourself. Also, why the Artist / Album, folder structure, works so well.

I did try using Disc 1, Disc 2, on one double CD, but quickly concluded, that there was a better option.

I have my first ANTHOLOGY entitled CD to contend with here. It's called - as you might expect! - the "Miles Davis Anthology". It consists of three discs (each from a different period): Rome, 1964; Paris, 1967; and Perugia, 1989.

I have been scouring the interweb for info. relating to exact dates and Producers etc. But aside from that, I am really not sure how I should file a CD of this type, please?

I mean, would you simply call it - as it says on the tin - the "Miles Davis Anthology"?

That's fine by me, however, I have about four or five CDs of Charlie Parker which are all called 'Anthology"! And so, I will need to formulate a definite system, of sorts.

http://www.kind-of-blue.de/seiten/disco/anthology.htm

Many thanks guys,

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

None of your options. I'd label it the name on the actual CD (you left off the ?). I'd use:

What I Say? Volume 1

Gary,

I actually just tried experimenting (with a similar CD having two volumes) with parentheses/hyphens etc, and I think your method is definitely the best. Anything else, when showing in the likes of Foobar, just looks cluttered and quite dreadful!

Cheers,

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Thats because windows always does that in filenames. Foobar is reading tag, not filename. All is correct.

Great thanks, I see now. I tried to change the upside-down-? earlier on the Windows folder icon, but - obviously - to no avail. Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

A question mark is an illegal character in a Windows file name. It's my understanding that CD-Ripper substitutes the upside-down question mark when creating files, similar to its substituting a semicolon for a colon.

JH,

Oh, OK cheers. How interesting.

Bloody 'Windoze'!

Paul

[Jailhouse]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

A question mark is an illegal character in a Windows file name. It's my understanding that CD-Ripper substitutes the upside-down question mark when creating files, similar to its substituting a semicolon for a colon.