[mb-users] Compilations with only unknown artists (Lomax etc)

[Chris B]

On 03/04/2008, Jacob R <creap0 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Alan Lomax recorded alot of unidentified artists, and some compilations with
> artists only identified as "Group of Prisoners" or "Spongers in Bahamas",
> etc. See for instance
> http://musicbrainz.org/release/ed18ec53-2b0c-4c56-93e9-ea710b6ed62e.html
> and http://www.rounder.com/series/lomax_alan/deepriv.html
> for more info. Currently some of these are under "Alan Lomax", other
> compilations in his Alan Lomax Collection series under "The Alan Lomax
> Collection". Should these be moved to Various Artists, with [unknown] for
> all tracks and Lomax with a compiler AR? I guess that would be the most
> -correct- way, but not very.. tidy? It's worth noting that several
> compilations in the series DO have identified artists. --- Creap

i would say:
- use 'Alan Lomax' as the release artist (seems to be name checked as
the key element for these comps?)
- use 'Alan Lomax' as Recorded By and/or Compiler AR (as appropriate)
- make release various artists (but don't move release to 'Various
Artists' so to keep the above)
- use [unknown] where track artist isn't known, or the relevant artist
if available

that's what i'd do, anyway :)