RE: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

[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?)

... 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.

[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?)

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

[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?)

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

Nice one. Cheers Gary.

[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?)

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,

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

Well, you could ........ split the discs into date order, and name, and number them accordingly.

I know, it's that "choices", thing. Personally, I'm a man of simple taste.

I hope you don't have many Classical CDs! I put those off for nearly, two years.....

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

I hope you don't have many Classical CDs! I put those off for nearly, two years.....

Many thanks Oggy.

Remind me never to buy any ANTHOLOGY CDs again! lol

About 40% of my CD collection is CLASSICAL!

Paul

[garym]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

About 40% of my CD collection is CLASSICAL!

Be prepared to do *extensive* manual editing of tag info when ripping.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Be prepared to do *extensive* manual editing of tag info when ripping.

I will leave the CLASSICAL til last then Gary! May have to start a dedicated thread all of it's own; when the time comes round ...

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Be prepared to do *extensive* manual editing of tag info when ripping.

Luckily, I only have circa: 500 x CDs in my entire collection!

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Hi,

If you have a CD termed as a 'collection':

https://www.discogs.com/Miles-Davis-...elease/2902188

then would you treat it by creating a RECORDING DATE tag for each track (ie. stating the original recording date of each track), as well as stating the year of the CD ('collection') RELEASE DATE in the YEAR tag? In which case you might have:

Track 1 (Rec. Date: 1955), Track 2 (Rec. Date: 1959), Track 3 (Rec. Date: 1964) ... and the (global) YEAR tag as '2012'.

The problem with this method would be that in the event you own the same track(s) on another CD (eg. the ORIGINAL) then you would have (in your CD rip collection) a duplicate track (which is fine), albeit with a different YEAR on it (which is not fine!)!

OR, would you treat it by creating a RECORDING DATE tag for each track (ie. stating the original recording date of each track), as well as creating a RELEASE DATE tag for each individual track (ie. stating the original release date of each track)? In which case you might have:

Track 1 (Rec. Date: 1955 / Released: 1956), Track 2 (Rec. Date: 1959 / Released: 1961), Track 3 (Rec. Date: 1964 / Released: 1968).

In actual fact, rather than create a RELEASE DATE tag I would use the YEAR tag individually on each track for this purpose.

I am thinking the latter option might be best?

Many thanks,

Paul

[Oggy]

Re: Defining 'Compilation' (help?)

Hi,

If you have a CD termed as a 'collection':

https://www.discogs.com/Miles-Davis-...elease/2902188

then would you treat it by creating a RECORDING DATE tag for each track (ie. stating the original recording date of each track), as well as stating the year of the CD ('collection') RELEASE DATE in the YEAR tag? In which case you might have:

Track 1 (Rec. Date: 1955), Track 2 (Rec. Date: 1959), Track 3 (Rec. Date: 1964) ... and the (global) YEAR tag as '2012'.

The problem with this method would be that in the event you own the same track(s) on another CD (eg. the ORIGINAL) then you would have (in your CD rip collection) a duplicate track (which is fine), albeit with a different YEAR on it (which is not fine!)!

OR, would you treat it by creating a RECORDING DATE tag for each track (ie. stating the original recording date of each track), as well as creating a RELEASE DATE tag for each individual track (ie. stating the original release date of each track)? In which case you might have:

Track 1 (Rec. Date: 1955 / Released: 1956), Track 2 (Rec. Date: 1959 / Released: 1961), Track 3 (Rec. Date: 1964 / Released: 1968).

In actual fact, rather than create a RELEASE DATE tag I would use the YEAR tag individually on each track for this purpose.

I am thinking the latter option might be best?

Many thanks,

Paul

Hi Paul,

I may not be the best person to answer this, but I try and only, put the track name, and nothing but, the track name, in the track name box. If I wanted more info about the disc, I would pick up my tablet, and do a Wiki search.

I try and keep all file names, as short as possible, whilst using the correct names: that's my logic.

With your special interest in Jazz, I understand that you want more recorded data, but I'd try and keep your tags, as lean as you can.