How do I change artwork and album name for a playlist?

[jattea]

I can't figure out how to do this:

I like to make cd-length playlists (essentially "mix cds") with songs that I own. I make new artwork for the mix cd, and for categorization, I like to change the Album Name and Album Artist to whatever I've named the mix (i.e., "songs about trains").

However, if I do this, the individual songs no longer appear with their original albums, since I've changed the info on them.

So essentially I guess what I want to do is make a copy of the songs. I don't mind if they take up extra space on my hd. How do I do this easily?

I know I can just burn the cd and rip it, but then I have to rename every single song, which is a pain.

Is there an easier way? I imagine many other people like to make mix cds like me...

Thanks.

[Gospel]

Here is an idea for you. Using Finder, make a temporary folder outside of the main iTunes Music folder. Make your playlist. Then select & drag the tracks in the playlist from iTunes to the temporary folder in Finder to make a backup. Rename the Artist and Album Artist names of the tracks in the playlist as desired. Finally, drag the tracks from the temporary folder back into iTunes. Repeat for each playlist. See if this does what you want.

Enjoy life!
Steven