Various Artist Compilations are handled very badly these days. I made a suggestion in another post,
but like to repeat my suggestion:
I do have many compilations, like Bravo Hits, Fetenhits, Future Trance … you name them.
Since days I try to figure out what would be the best way to rename all Tags to get the
- Artist Name
- Track Name
shown also within compilations and be able to search for them properly.
Example:
- Artist Name: Fury in the Slaughterhouse
- Track Name: Time To Wonder
- Album: Fetenhits - The Real Classics 1
Some have suggested in this forum to use the Album Artist to add the Compilation name: Fetenhits.
Now all music is sorted not as Various Artist anymore but as Fetenhits,
Well … now I can search for Fetenhits but still not for the Artist
On the Web-Access at least I can see Fury in the Slaughterhouse in the list, but when I search,
I only see the Artist Fetenhits with the Title: Time To Wonder.
On my Plex for Android, I even don’t see the Artist in List when I go to Fetenhits.
After searching the Net, I would suggest the following:
iTunes is using a Tag which is called: Compilation
ITunes actually only check if this field is set to 1 and automatically change an Album to a compilation when the Album Name is the same.
This field is actually not used anywhere else, so why not using this field to add the Compilation name.
I checked it with iTunes. as long as the field is not empty, it is sorted as a compilation.
More information here: help.mp3tag.de/main_tags.html
Then a Tag would look like this:
- Artist Name: Fury in the Slaughterhouse
- Album Artist: empty -> which would be interpreted as Various Artist, but check Compilation!
- Track Name: Time To Wonder
- Album: Fetenhits - The Real Classics 1
- Compilation: Fetenhits
Now it could be sorted in Artist View under Fury in the Slaughterhouse (where it belongs to!!)
It would also be visible Albums under Fetenhits Compilations > Fetenhits the Real Classics 1
And to make it really complete, an additional Tab which is called Compilations would be great.
If that would be implemented, it would be way more visible and a great improvement!
I am seriously looking forward to this!
Best regards, Kevvv
