[mb-users] re: Capitalization or not

[Dave Smey]

>
> The Round Midnight example (as stated previously) is a more
> complicated issue (even the musicians don't know what is the name of
> the tune - Yllona mentioned a trivia about Vaughan wondering if it was
> Round About Midnight or Around Midnight or 'round Midnight).

While that is true, it remains a fine example.  If you are going to
attribut it with an apostrophe, you still capitalize the R.

My copy of Monk, Genius of Mod Music notes that the track was originally
credited as "'Round About Midnight" and later changed to "'Round
Midnight."  In both cases they use capital R because that is the way one
does it.

(It turns out I've got 3 CD sources which use 'Round Midnight.  So far the
score is capital -R 3, lowercase -r 0)

>
> We of course don't need a *complicated* guideline, still this issue
> rose up a number of times already in edit notes, so, we need *a*
> guideline.

But there is an existing guideline, damnit.

Meanwhile, Mangled mails:
>Err... well... this is a rather extreme opinion, and I couldn't disagree
more.
>I won't even mention bootlegs editions (you must agree they are not
*good* evidences).

Yes, we would agree that bootlegs are not good evidence.

>Just look at how Blue Note, with its RVG collection is amending
>previously issued track titles.

Right, we would prefer to look at the amended title.  Despite the
alterations though, I wouldn't be surprised if both follow a typographic
convention, just like 'Round About Midnight became 'Round Midnight.

<snipping more examples>

Yes, this is all the work of professional editors applying professional
standards.  Which makes them excellent role models for MB.

Now, *where* is the example of a CD or LP that says "'round Midnight"? 
Does anybody have even one?

-bklynd