Importing CDs to iTunes in Mountain Lion: iTunes is giving all Classical Albums the same title???
We have started importing our hundreds of CDs into iTunes. Problem is, iTunes is giving every Classical CD the same title, copying the title of the first Clasical CD we imported. Any suggestions?
Hey there,
Since, the CD is a greatest hits CD, the first thing you may or may not want to do is check to see if it marked as part of a compilation. To do this, highlight each track of the album (or one at a time if you prefer ) and control->click and choose Get Info from the menu.
When the window pops up, head over to the Info tab and make sure there is no check mark next to "part of a compilation." Then hit OK when you are finished, if you have made any changes.
If that is not the case, I would retype the name of the album in for all 14 tracks at once and see if that helps.
Lastly, if still no luck, I would check out this comprehensive post from turingtest2 on grouping albums together. Hope this helps.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8962455#8962455
B-rock
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