Various Artists is not sorted alphabetically

Don't know why but since iTunes 11, the column browser is sorting 'Various Artists' somewhere in the K letter.
Is this a bug?
Thanks in advance!

I don't that's it Steve. The View Options doesn't apply to the column browser, only to the albums.
Thanks for your reply.

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