Open the track list

A compilation brings together several tracks, sometimes by several artists and collaborators. The name at the top of a page may refer to the label or the release as a whole. To find out who made a track, start with its line in the track list and note the full credit.

Keep the track title, credited name and compilation reference together. This short note helps you return to the right version when the same artist appears elsewhere or a track has several recordings.

An example from CRTX23

The official page for Anniversary Double Album Act 1, reference CRTX23, is published under the name CORE-TEX Labs. Its track list nevertheless distinguishes the contributions: Pentagon Oyabun is credited to DeadMan vs Duff, V Kruge Pyatom to Rude Repeen, and Fear Translator to Nopsys. The release credit and each track's credit therefore answer two different questions.

Keep collaborative names exactly as written. A mention of “vs”, “&” or a compound name may be necessary to find the track. Do not replace it with just the first name when organising your notes.

Distinguish performance, selection and production

Release notes may also name the person who compiled the selection, mastered it or designed the cover. These contributions matter to a record's identity, but they do not automatically identify its musical author. Read the role attached to the name before taking your search further.

For CRTX23, the label states that the compilation was compiled by DeadMan. This information supplements the track credits; it does not replace them. If a role or name remains ambiguous, keep the link to the notes and mark the uncertainty in your own notes rather than filling the gap from memory.

Then look for the right copy

Once you have identified the track, look for the artist in other documented releases, then return to the compilation reference if that is the record you want to buy. Check the stated part or act: two neighbouring volumes can have different track lists.

At Teknoboutik, the CORE-TEX Labs. page is an entry point to the copies on offer. Read their product pages and check the format. Credits help you find the music; the offer details specify the object you actually order.

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