RE: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

[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

(and I'd have multi artists, as:

ARTIST: Miles Davis;Keith Jarrett
ALBUM ARTIST: Miles Davis

OK, cheers,

I assumed parentheses might be applied.

Yes, there is a '?'. I was just was not sure if you could include punctuation such characters within dBpa (I am sure I saw an exclusions check-box at some point a while back?).

How you have suggesting notating it is actually the way dBpa notates it by default!

I will follow your advice for ARTIST because on the CD cover is states: 'Featuring Keith Jarrett' - and I am not going to start diggin' myself another hole (like I did over 'Remaster/Reissue' dates) with a 'featuring' tag!

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

.. just need to fathom out who the damn Producer is now! The only name I can find other than the bands is Enrico Merlin. But I don't know know in which what he contributed? Why do they keep omitting such important info. from the CD liner notes!

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

What I Say? Volume 1

Interestingly, the name of the album has a question mark, but the title track itself does not!

[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

(and I'd have multi artists, as:

ARTIST: Miles Davis;Keith Jarrett
ALBUM ARTIST: Miles Davis

Hi,

All lookin' good in Foobar!:



Paul

[Oggy]

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

(and I'd have multi artists, as:

ARTIST: Miles Davis;Keith Jarrett
ALBUM ARTIST: Miles Davis

Hi Paul,

Definitely agree about using the same name as the cover!

Just a thought on Artist, and multi-value tags. If I recall correctly, didn't your Sony only display, one Composer, when using the semi-colon, as the multi-tag separator?

That being the case, you may want to see if the Sony acts in the same manner, with Artist.

Any news on your Sony?

Oggy

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Definitely agree about using the same name as the cover!

Just a thought on Artist, and multi-value tags. If I recall correctly, didn't your Sony only display, one Composer, when using the semi-colon, as the multi-tag separator?

That being the case, you may want to see if the Sony acts in the same manner, with Artist.

Any news on your Sony?

Thanks Oggy,

The Sony Walkman will display joint Artists and Composers providing a: '/' is used instead of a ';'. I think it was yourself you even suggested this substitute!

Funnily enough Sony emailed this afternoon confirming that they need another week with the device because the diagnostic process is taking longer than expected ...

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Hi,

The question mark appears upside down in the folder icon (when browsing via Windows):



But is displayed correctly within Foobar:



Cheers,

Paul

[garym]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Hi,

The question mark appears upside down in the folder icon (when browsing via Windows):



But is displayed correctly within Foobar:



Cheers,

Paul

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

[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.

[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

[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?)

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?)

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

[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?)

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