Posted by NRen2k5 on 02/26/07 19:27

fred-bloggs wrote:
> "MiWidbo" <info@michaelphilip.com> wrote in
> news:1172480858.266863.95480 @q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just started trying to sort my MP3 collection. I have one problem
>> though.
>>
>> If I have an album (for example "Greatest Hits") that contains
>> different artist (for example "ABBA" and "Beatles"). How can I tag
>> the MP3s so mediaplayer knows they are from the same album. For
>> some reason mediaplayer thinks its several albums - one called
>> "Greatest Hits (ABBA)" and anothe one "Greatest Hits (Beatles)".
>> Yes I know I can drag and drop in mediaplayer but is it possible to
>> tag them so they are recognized the right way from the beginning.
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>>
>
> You can check and alter tags with Mp3Tag http://www.mp3tag.de/en/
>
> You might want to try another player such as WinAmp or Foobar which
> display tags correctly.

Yes.

Anyway, with MP3Tag, try giving all the songs from that album an "album
artist" tag. Since the album is by more than one artist, "Various
Artists" would be appropriate.

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