Compilation checkbox in 12.1?

Anyone have any idea to where the compilation checkbox has moved in 12.1? I've recently been using this as a way to sort albums in a smart playlist. All playlists that relied on this checkbox still work, but I can't find anywhere to check it for new additions.

The info box does contain the checkbox for compilations, in my case, the pop up window that initially appeared when you use "get info" was too small to display all the possible tags. All you need to do is increase the size of the window ( drag down from the bottom or the corner ) and you should see compilation tick box at the bottom
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I just submitted a bug report to Apple, though I can't believe I am the only person with this issue.
Since iOS7 (I am currently on iOS7.0.4) I have noticed that the music app (along with many many other issues) will no longer display the artist for compilation albums that I have. In iTunes the artist on the compilation is clearly defined but in iOS7 the Music app simply states "unknown artist".
Surely I am not the only one with this issue?

I am very annoyed by this bug too, I have a lot of compilation albums and soundtracks with lots of differents artists, and my library is super organized in iTunes, with the “Album artist” field empty and the “Part of a compilation” checkbox enabled, and it shows the compilations as a “Various Artists” album.
But when I tried to download through iTunes Match in my iPhone 5C some few songs from those albums today, I found out that the music app has this bug that makes almost all of the compilation albums appear within this “UNKNOWN ARTIST” category under the artists tab.
It is very annoying and I hope Apple fixes this, cuz it is driving me crazy.

How do I move a song that didn't go into the compilation album?

I have gone into the info about the song and changed the info about sorting/grouping but it still won't move into the album. How do I do that?

Hi blossom a,
You have the right idea, great job so far. Sometimes, iTunes may separate songs based on the data stored within the file:
There are three reasons why songs from the same album may not be grouped together
- The album names of the songs may differ slightly
- The songs from the same album may have different artists
- Not all songs in the album have the same "Album Artist" assigned to it
I imagine that there is a peice of the "Get Info" screen that we are missing, maybe the "Part of a compilation" checkbox on the Info tab? The following article may provide a resolution to your issue.:
Why aren't songs with the same album art grouped together?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1468
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I have always ignored 'Part of a Compilation' and now wonder if it can help.
TIA for any advice.
I have mostly classical tracks in iTunes 6 - and on my Nano. For example Bach's Art of Fugue 20 or so tracks from the CD I own.
Since this does mean a lot of scrolling and the chances are I listen track after track in succession on my Nano, if I select them all as 'Part of a Compilation', what do I gain?
Will one item only appear on the Nano?
If not, how?
Does Grouping (all with the same string) achieve the same effect?
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Compliation does not join tracks. When you check the Compilation checkbox, iTunes reorganises all the songs with that tag into an album folder and puts the folder in a Compilations artist folder in your iTunes music folder. This means far fewer artist folders that might only have one or two songs each.
If you want all parts of a given work to appear as one single track, you have to use the "Join Tracks" function when you import from the CD.
Grouping is just a sorting/searching option, basically a user defined keyword field. Again, it will have no effect on the playback of the tracks themselves.
Hope this helps.

Strange sorting with Soundtracks and Compilations

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currently I am cleaning my iTunes library. I am going step by step sorted by artist in the left pane . For Example I am now with Louis Armstrong and found a title from a sondtrack that is a compilation as well.
But there are lot of other albums found under Louis Armstromg that are compilations and / ore soundtracks as well. I have cecked the tags of the other albums, there is now Louis Armstron to find. Even if I try anothe genre as "soundtrack" or uncheck the compilation checkbox these albums are still under Louis Armstrong....
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Hi Emmanuel,
thank you, but unfortunately this did not help
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I just moved my music folder to an external USB drive and I went back into preferences and used the Advanced tab to change the location of the folder. iTunes worked for a while and it produced 263 folders in the Compilations folder full of single song folders.
Now I can attest to the fact that I always checked not part of a compilation checkbox and stated No in the drop down, each and every time I ripped a CD.
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AskTom has a good article about this,
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Hey.
Ok, i've gone through my entire library sorting out all the info and stuff like that to make my iTuning more enjoyable.
One thing is Griping me though. I have many compilations. I have them all check as "part of compilation" and even gone to the extent of naming all the album Artist as "Various Artists" But in the library I do not see the "compilation Grouping.
I get all artists listed alphibetically, which is really annoying. I presume the whole point of having a "group compilations" preference is so that it groups them, so whats going wrong>?
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If you're sorting by Artist, iTunes does exactly that — sorts by Artist, regardless of the Compilation checkbox. You need to sort by Album to get the compilations grouped together. Use "Album by Artist" to sort by Compilation status, then Artist, then Album; or use "Album by Year" to sort by Compilation status, then Artist, then Year, then Album.
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Hey there lollypops21,
It sounds like you are connected to the internet otherwise, but iTunes is giving you this error message when trying to get info from the Gracenote database to retrieve your album info. I had a couple of articles I wanted to recommend you try. First this one named:
iTunes for Windows can't access the Internet if proxy settings are incorrect
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1490
You can always enter in the album information manually with this article if needed:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Edit song and CD information
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12360
Customize song and CD info
You can edit information in the Info window to make it easier to find and sort items in your library. For example, you can:
Group individual movements on a classical CD into one work by indicating the name of the work (for example, “Piano concerto in A Minor, Op. 54”) in the Grouping field.
Group songs that are part of a compilation together in your library by clicking the Info button and selecting the “Part of a compilation” checkbox.
Identify the individual artists on a tribute album in the Artist field, and type “various” in the Album Artist field.
Create your own genre category by clicking Info and typing the category in the Genre field.
Change the order in which tracks on a CD play by changing the numbers in the Track Number fields.
Create a Smart Playlist that includes only songs that are just the right speed for your workout by typing the number of beats per minute in the BPM field. For instructions, see Create a Smart Playlist.
Identify a movie as a music video (click the Options button, and choose Music Video from the Media Kind pop-up menu).
Identify an item that you imported from a CD as an audiobook, so it appears under Audiobooks instead of Music (click the Options button and choose Audiobook from the Media Kind pop-up menu). If you do this, iTunes also remembers your place in the audiobook.
Enter custom sorting criteria for an item. Select the item, choose File > Get Info, click Sorting, and enter the custom text.
iTunes retrieves CD information from the Gracenote media database. For more information, visit the Gracenote website.
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Sterling

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Why aren't songs with the same album art grouped together? - http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1468
Compilation checkbox is under options tab when editing multiple tracks at once.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4559720 - discussion of using compilation vs. album artist to group tracks
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1468
Those directions are for itunes 7 - in iTUnes 8, the compilation checkbox for multiple items is on the Option tab.
And for the song not going to the ipod, try this for just one song - remove it from your itunes library (but NOT your hard drive!) and then re-add it back into itunes. It might go to the iPod then.
Nobody has ever posted back whether this works, but you're not alone on authorized songs not syncing to your iPod. More and more folks are seeing this since itunes 7, esp with older purchased songs. Newer purchases seem to sync just fine.

Order of songs in album retained in iTunes 6? Oldest OS for iTunes 7?

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Combiining music tracks into one album

I recently recorded a few tracks from a CD album into my iPod Touch and each track shows up on my music screen as a separate album (all showing the same album cover art). How do I combine these tracks into one album/ help!

Welcome to AD!
Usually, they all need to have the same exact tags for Album & Album Artist.
Or maybe the "Part of a Compilation" checkbox is giving problems.
This article has some good examples
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1468

Combining songs into one album

I previously imported music from my Music CD Soundtrack: Forrest Gump (has multiple disks) while I was on a Windows platform (not sure if that will matter considering my issue, but wanted to give that info.)
Now, I've imported all my music on to my recently purchased MacBook. I had the same issue on my Windows iTunes, but never resolved it.
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Hey livvie44445,
Thanks for the follow up. The following resource provides information relating to your second question:
iTunes 11 for Mac: Edit song and CD information
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12160
- Group songs that are part of a compilation together in your library by clicking the Info button and selecting the “Part of a compilation” checkbox.
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Thanks,
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When I load a new album into itunes, it will make a new album folder for certain songs, so if you look at album flow view the album will be listed 1, 2 or more times with most songs on first album then maybe song 7 on album 2 and song 12 on album three. How can I get all songs on one album?

Either the "artist" or "album artist" field is different on some of the tracks, or you need to check the compilation checkbox.
Here is an article with examples on that:
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