I discovered a typo in an artist name the other day and got to wondering how many similar artist name inconsistencies there might be in my library. Turns out, there were more than I expected. I found them by opening up the SQLite database and examining the contributors table, sorted by the namesort column, but you could also browse artists in LMS if you set the compilations option to 'List compilation albums under each artist' so that all artist names are shown. Look for adjacent or nearby names that are similar, which will find almost all of the problems.
To give you an idea, here's the list of names that I fixed today. The majority of the mistakes were on compilation albums, probably because it's more difficult to proof-read and avoid mistakes when dealing with a dozen or more artist names at once. Also, some of the compilations were added to the library before the artist had full albums and I may not have standardized on an exact spelling or format of the name. In the case of someone like the Turtle Island quartet, they changed their named, but were billed on older albums as Turtle Island String Quartet. Will Ackerman William Ackerman Alice in Chains Alice In Chains T.J. Baden T.K. Baden Glenn Campbell Glenn Campell Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills, Nash Martinho Da Vila Martinho da Vila Death Cab for Cutie Death Cab For Cutie Eliane Elias Elaine Elias Steve Erquiaga Steve Erquaiga Lowell Fulson Lowell Fulsom Erroll Garner Errol Garner Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds Jay-Z Jay Z Sinéad O'Connor Sinead O'Connor Lee Ritenour Lee Ritenou Nina Simone Nine Simone The Smashing Pumpkins Smashing Pumpkins Turtle Island Quartet Turtle Island String Quartet Stevie Ray Vaughan Stevie Ray Vaughn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99755
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