# Help with tagging

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-tagging/16099>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 3, 2014, 8:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-tagging/16099 "2014-09-03T08:18:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/auldyin)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 8:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-tagging/16099/1 "2014-09-03T08:18:19Z")

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Hi,  
I have several Various Artists album in my collection and would like to Tag Filenames as:  
The Supremes - Title  
The Jungle Band - Title

However, the Artist Tag is set up as:  
Supremes, The  
Jungle Band, The

**Edit**  
I would however, like to keep the Artist Tag as it is with only the Filename being changed.

Also, any solution would have to avoid changing:  
eg.Martha and the Vandellas to The Martha and Vandellas

Many thanks

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**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 8:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-tagging/16099/2 "2014-09-03T08:34:46Z")

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> [@auldyin](#):
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> ... would like to Tag them as:  
> The Supremes - Title ... However, the Artist Tag is set up as: Supremes, The ...

Your request sounds like a question from the FAQ area, but here is a proposal ...

**Filter: ARTIST MATCHES ", \*The$" Filter: "$right(%ARTIST%,4)" IS " The" Filter: "$right(%ARTIST%,5)" IS ", The" Action "Format Value" ... or ... Convert "Tag - Tag" Field: TAGFIELD Formatstring: 'The '$regexp(%ARTIST%,', \*The$',) From: Artist, The From: Artist,The To: The Artist Action "Format Value" ... or ... Convert "Tag - Tag" Field: TAGFIELD Formatstring: 'The '$cutRight(%ARTIST%,5) From: Artist, The To: The Artist TAGFIELD can be any tag-field of your wish, ... can be also pseudo field \_FILENAME ... for example ... Action "Format Value" ... or ... Convert "Tag - Tag" Field: \_FILENAME Formatstring: 'The '$cutRight(%ARTIST%,5)' - '%TITLE%**

DD.20140903.1315.CEST

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**Author:** ![auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/auldyin)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-tagging/16099/3 "2014-09-03T08:40:55Z")

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> [@DetlevD](#):
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> Your request sounds like a question from the FAQ area, but here is a proposal ...
> 
> **Action "Format Value" ... or ... Convert "Tag - Tag" Field: ARTIST Formatstring: 'The '$regexp(%ARTIST%,', \*The$',) From: Artist, The From: Artist,The To: The Artist****Action "Format Value" ... or ... Convert "Tag - Tag" Field: ARTIST Formatstring: 'The '$cutRight(%ARTIST%,4) From: Artist, The To: The Artist**
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> DD.20140903.1238.CEST

Thanks.  
I have edited original post as it did not quite express what I was looking to do.  
Sorry

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**Author:** ![auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/auldyin)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 9:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-tagging/16099/4 "2014-09-03T09:42:28Z")

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> [@auldyin](#):
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> Thanks.  
> I have edited original post as it did not quite express what I was looking to do.  
> Sorry

Just about to "have a go"

Thank You!!

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**Author:** ![auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/auldyin)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 10:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-tagging/16099/5 "2014-09-03T10:47:42Z")

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Works perfectly!

Many thanks

PS  
Being 71 years old, do you think I should bother trying to get my head round this stuff! Haha

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**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-tagging/16099/6 "2014-09-03T14:33:06Z")

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> [@auldyin](#):
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> Works perfectly! Many thanks  
> PS Being 71 years old, do you think I should bother trying to get my head round this stuff! Haha

Respect!  
Regular brain jogging is good for the gray cells.  
So try everything you can.

DD.20140903.1833.CEST

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-tagging/16099/7 "2026-02-09T12:25:14Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC