How to 'organize' compilation music CDs in iTunes?

Hi,

Select all tracks and get info. Enter "various artists" in album artist field. Make sure that all tracks are marked as part of a compilation.

Jim

All compilations are in a Compilation section, there's no necessity to enter a name in album artist field, it can be empty.

If you enter a name in album artist field then you don't need check tracks as parts of a compilation and then the album won't be in the compilation section but will be at artist name you set for album artist field.

Also take care that you can have troubles wirth sort fields.

The more simple is to remember do it before importing a CD and remember check the album is a compilation : Cancel the import, select the CD, right click for context menu, Get information then check it's a compilation, then import the CD.

Hi,

Have a look at this

http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp

Jim

You need to enter the album artist i.e. Various Artists to group split compilations back together in Get Info section. The problem I faced was that it would not save the album artist field after i entered it. The Solution is to go to the directory where you store the files, go into Properties and UNCHECK the file READ ONLY attributes. This solution is a fix for after you realize that your 100 song compilation albums has split into 100 albums.

Now you can add all the tags and album art you want. What was annoying is that Itunes did not tell you it did not save the changes because the file was read only. Apple needs to add that error message otherwise people will be clueless.

deus4ko wrote:

You need to enter the album artist i.e. Various Artists to group split compilations back together in Get Info section. The problem I faced was that it would not save the album artist field after i entered it. The Solution is to go to the directory where you store the files, go into Properties and UNCHECK the file READ ONLY attributes

except Mac OS does not have “Properties”. This is the iTunes for Mac forum.

Mac OS has Get Info.

Regardless, Paresh Devani solved this more than 2 yeas ago...

Its great that you know how to access file attributes section on both PC and Mac. Without your clarification people would have been baffled.

Regardless of whether or not Paresh Devani solved this 2 years ago ( not sure how you know this anyway), the solution is not on here and could be useful to others. People still have this problem today.

deus4ko wrote:

Its great that you know how to access file attributes section on both PC and Mac. Without your clarification people would have been baffled.

Actually, they wouldn’t be baffled at all.

Since this is the iTunes for Mac forum, PC users generally won’t look here. and Mac users generally don’t care about Windows Properties...

Regardless of whether or not Paresh Devani solved this 2 years ago ( not sure how you know this anyway),

I actually read the posts in threads, rather than blindly posting.

I know it was solved 2 years ago because Paresh Devani selected the answer that fixed his issue 2 years ago & it was quoted in his original post… "This solved my question by Granavel on Feb 9, 2013 7:18 AM"

the solution is not on here and could be useful to others. People still have this problem today.

The solution is on here.

However, had you bothered to read the original post, you would see that the solution you posted is irrelevant.

Your solution will fix an issue, one that is completely unrelated to this thread...

No response is necessary.