Philip Meyer;453951 Wrote: 
> >
> Three cases:
> 
> 1 - normal album
> All songs on the album are by the same artist.
> Don't set a compilation tag
> Typically don't need to set an album artist.
> 
> 2 - compilation album
> Songs on the album are by different artists.
> Don't need to set a compilation tag (but you can set COMPILATION=1 if
> you like).
> Don't need to set an album artist tag (defaults to Various Artists, but
> you can set an album artist tag to override this if you desire - if you
> do, then ensure you do have a COMPILATION=1 tag).
> 
> 3 - guest artist album
> Some songs on an album have guest artists.
> Don't set a compilation tag.
> Set an album artist tag to be the main artist that you want the album
> to be listed under.

This is indeed how it behaves in my experience too, regardless if it is
meant to be so or not.

Philip Meyer;453951 Wrote: 
> >
> As you have chosen to use TPE2 to represent BAND, you also have the
> option of setting an artist name in Band.  "List album by Band" setting
> may then use this tag, if present to display the band instead of artist
> in the browse albums list.  Eg. you could have ARTIST=Jimmy Page,
> ARTIST=Robert Plant, BAND=Page & Plant.  Such an album would appear
> under Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and Page & Plant.  If you Browse Albums,
> it would be reported as "album by Page & Plant".

This is something new for me. I thought ALBUMARTSIST was the same as
BAND. In MP3Tag when I look at extended tags there is only a field named
BAND (no ALBUMARTSIST), but in the normal working window it is called
ALBUMARIST. And, if I change the tagfield BAND, The ALBUMARTSIST also
gets renamed by MP3TAG. I can't set them separate (ID3v2.3 UTF16).
In the tagfield matrix it looks like ALBUMARTIST isn't supported at all
in ID3v2.3...
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SlimServerSupportedTags

But I really like your idea for albums containing two "Main Artists" on
1 album! That is the 4th case...

But in the example you described this is what I get:
Tags:
Artist field=Page
Artist field=Plant
AlbumArtist field =Page & Plant


In the Browse by Artist list I see:
- Page
- Page & Plant

No Plant. But here comes the compilation setting around again :-)
When I set compilation=0 I get:
- Page
- Plant
- Page & Plant

So the bug or not, compilation=0 helps me out here.

I really learn a lof from you people and I am happy with your support!


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