Bugzilla – Bug 4505
Album Sorting (by Artist, Year, Album) incorrect for Various Artists albums
Last modified: 2006-11-13 12:37:46 UTC
Using the Default (or any) web skin to browse one's music collection will not correctly group/sort compilation albums under the Various Artists group. Instead they get sorted under the name of the Artist of their first track. Method: Viewing ALBUMS (cover views) sorting by ARTIST, YEAR, ALBUM Example: Compilation album title: CFNY 1992 New Music Search Track 1's artist: 49 Acres Album sorts between 10000 Maniacs and 808 State albums. This misgrouping does NOT happen if browsing by Artists instead. In that case compilation albums are all listed under the Various Artists group. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open Slimserver interface in browser with default skin - should be on HOME page 2. Click on the Albums link (first item under the BROWSE heading) 3. Select "Artist, Year, Album" item from teh Sort by menu. 4. Note that compilation albums (Various Artists with no "Album Artist tag) are mixed within other artist's selections instead of being grouped toger under V for Various Artists.
see bug 3350 and to a lesser extent, bg 3255. note: browse artwork is browse albums in gallery view. marking as a dupe of 3350 and this is directly covered by the scope of that bug. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 3350 ***