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Organize iPod by album artist?

Hello,
Is it possible to change the view on my iPod to show artists listed as Album Artist instead of simply Artist? I know this can be done on iTunes but I can't find a way to do it on my iPod Classic. Even my old Zune could organize by Album Artist. The main problem I am having is some albums have a different artist for each song or a song with be "featuring a different artist." When this occurs, my iPod makes a new folder under Artists. Not only does this make it confusing to browse my iPod, but it takes up extra memory. Can anyone help me out?

iPod Classic 160 gb, Windows Vista

Posted on Jan 16, 2011 11:16 AM

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Posted on Jan 17, 2011 1:01 PM

Hi, welcome to Apple Discussions.

I'm afraid the answer is no. iTunes & iPod have been late to recognise the distinction between Artists & Album Artists and it would seem that despite changes in iTunes and newer devices the Classic firmware is unlikely to get a make over at this stage.

For workarounds see http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp

PS The multiple covers shouldn't take up any extra memory but it does mean more scrolling.

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Jan 17, 2011 1:01 PM in response to Shadow90170

Hi, welcome to Apple Discussions.

I'm afraid the answer is no. iTunes & iPod have been late to recognise the distinction between Artists & Album Artists and it would seem that despite changes in iTunes and newer devices the Classic firmware is unlikely to get a make over at this stage.

For workarounds see http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp

PS The multiple covers shouldn't take up any extra memory but it does mean more scrolling.

tt2
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