Strange iTunes behaviour which no one seems to get, but me! (Track naming)
I have a very annoying issue which no one seems to get, but me!
To give some background info:
- Using latest version of iTunes (this problem has occured in older versions as well)
- Using a 4G Nano (also happened when using a 2G Nano)
- Windows 7 x64 (although also happened when I was running Windows XP)
- All tracks are correctly tagged using: Artists / Track / Album / Track # / Album Artist / CD # fields
- MP3 files are saved in the format of: Artist - Album\track number - Artist - Track.mp3
When I import my albums, the track names appear with the artist names in front of them. However, if i right click on a track and select "get info", then close the window, it then magically corrects itself, and removes the artist name from the track name.
Here's a screenshot to illustrate what I mean:
In the screenhot above, the two highlighed files are files which i've right clicked and chosen "show info" on. As you can see, the track names are now "correct" and don't have the artist name in front of them.
Here is an example of the info on one of the files, to show that they are tagged correctly:
It seems like a minor issue, but it's actually pretty annoying, as if I load up an album on my Nano, the track listing will look something like:
Florence + The Machi...
Florence + The Machi...
Florence + The Machi...
Florence + The Machi...
Florence + The Machi...
Florence + The Machi...
Florence + The Machi...
And seeing as it doesn't scroll those titles... it's pretty useless!
One way i've found to "fix" the issue, is to select my entire library, choose "show info" then change something minor (e.g. volume adjust). Then, once it goes through my library, it fixes all the track names as above. I don't really want to have to do this every time I import new albums into my library though, as this takes ages!
I'd appreciate it if anyone could maybe explain what's going on and if there is a proper fix?
Thanks!
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