To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. Posted on Jun 20, AM. Page content loaded. Jun 20, AM in response to blackxacto In response to blackxacto. I don't know if Apple has it standardized. For that matter there's all kind of remastering versions too. My inclination would not to be to slap onto the Year for a Beatles song originally performed in but remastered in even if the sound was not exactly the same as from a LP bought in On the other hand it may be silly to put a year of on a recording of early monastic chant made last year unless you really want to make your collection a music tour through time.
It is up to you because, as you observe, you only get one. Jun 20, AM. There's no "correct" scheme - its entirely up to you. Personally I use the original year of release so ignoring later dates applicable to re-issues, remasters, etc.
Sorting by Artist and Title then gives a "perfect" chronological sequence, including getting the right order when an artist has two or more albums with the same release year. Jun 20, PM in response to hhgttg27 In response to hhgttg I have edited song names before and found it just not acceptable, but just my opinion.
This year I reverted to song title only. That took awhile as I have several thousand songs like everyone else. It's the year that perplexes me. I would like to hear songs from , but I won't get that completely from the ID3 situation is. Jun 20, PM. Jun 20, PM in response to blackxacto In response to blackxacto.
There shouldn't be any need to diverge from the standard metadata tags common to iTunes and most other media players, including ID3. If you want to listen to songs from then you need to have the Year tag set to what you see as the "correct" value, then use appropriate actions such as defining a smart playlist that selects songs based on a specific year value. Note, though, that:. Question: Q: What is the correct iTunes song date?
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What are other iTune users opinions? Should it be the original song creator's publishing YEAR? All replies Drop Down menu. Loading page content. User profile for user: Limnos Limnos. Jun 20, AM in response to blackxacto In response to blackxacto I don't know if Apple has it standardized. Reply Helpful Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. User profile for user: hhgttg27 hhgttg Jun 20, AM in response to blackxacto In response to blackxacto There's no "correct" scheme - its entirely up to you.
Jun 20, PM in response to hhgttg27 In response to hhgttg27 I have edited song names before and found it just not acceptable, but just my opinion. Jun 20, PM in response to blackxacto In response to blackxacto There shouldn't be any need to diverge from the standard metadata tags common to iTunes and most other media players, including ID3.
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