Albums with same name/ different artists merging into 1

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rybev

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Hello there!
I'm sure there's a simple answer to this but how do i stop albums with the same name merging into one?
I have two albums called "Singles" by two different artists and even though i fill in all the info eg. artist, album artist, compilation ect..... they just become one album on my iPod under the name "Singles".
Thanks in advance ;)
 

snowdog99

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I had a similar problem with two different recordings of the same classical piece. The only way I could solve it was to make the album titles different somehow, in my case by using the German version of the title for one, in your case I suggest adding the artist name to the album title.
 

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Thanks, i have done that until i get the right way to do it (if i do), but too be honest given the amazing technology of the iPod surey it can't be impossible. I presumed just the fact that the artist is different would split the albums up, doesn't the ipod recognize the artists names???
 

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Do you have your iTunes library "organized"? if you have that option checked in iTunes, as well as "copy music to library folder," you should eliminate the problem. I have several "Greatest Hits" and "Other" album designations for many artists, just to keep things organized, and they never seep into one another.
 

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Alternatively, you could add a space to the end of one of the "Singles" titles, making one "Singles" and one "Singles "
 

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Just insert the name of the artist at the beginning of the album name - so "Singles" becomes "Band A - Singles" & "Band B - Singles".

Same thing applies with albums with titles like "Greatest Hits" - I just change it to "Band name - Greatest Hits" (or "Greatest Hits of band name")
 
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