# \[X\] Problems with compilation CDs
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problems-with-compilation-cds/4729
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [April 11, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problems-with-compilation-cds/4729 "2007-04-11T14:40:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@chowbok](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chowbok)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problems-with-compilation-cds/4729/1 "2007-04-11T14:40:37Z")
MP3tag doesn't seem to be able to handle imports of "various artists" CDs, either from FreeDB or Amazon. FreeDB handles compilation CDs by making the title "Artist / Title" and the artist "Various"; Amazon does it by making the title "Title - Artist" and the artist "Various Artists". In both cases MP3tag just imports this literally rather than moving the artist to the proper tag. I've tested this with the latest development version (2.37i as I write this).
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problems-with-compilation-cds/4729/2 "2007-04-11T17:58:59Z")
Please see Utils \> Compilation... at the freedb dialog and use sth. like %artist% / %title% as format string.
Kind regards,
Florian
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### Author:  [@chowbok](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chowbok)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problems-with-compilation-cds/4729/3 "2007-04-11T18:47:54Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> Please see Utils \> Compilation... at the freedb dialog and use sth. like %artist% / %title% as format string.
Ah, thanks. Although I don't see how to get that with the Amazon import.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problems-with-compilation-cds/4729/4 "2007-04-11T18:55:59Z")
> [@Kim Scarborough](#):
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> Ah, thanks. Although I don't see how to get that with the Amazon import.
You can use an action to split artist and title
_Action type:_ **Guess values**
_Source format:_ **%title%**
_Guessing pattern:_ **%artist% / %title%**
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problems-with-compilation-cds/4729/5 "2018-12-28T14:18:57Z")
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