It's the small details that can do your head in

[FenceFurniture]

G'day


I've just ripped all my CDs to 'puta, and am now cataloguing them. Reasonably straightforward, but detailed.


However, I have a conundrum to solve. At least some of you will remember an 80s UK band called The The (I guess they got sick of trying to think up something unusual to follow "The").

This particular band is proving problematic to fit into my cataloguing conventions. You see, I have dropped all references to "The" in band names, so instead of having
The Corrs or
Corrs, The

I just have Corrs


So which "The" should I drop for this band? First? Second? Perhaps both of them and just have a blank (which is technically what my convention demands)?


I could make an exception, and file them as
The, The
but which "The" should come first? By going back to that convention, surely it should become
The, The,

shouldn't it?



One wonders if they gave thought to the poor sods who have to do cataloguing!.....I'm starting to think they may have......


Please, I need your help before I lose any more sleep over this.....

[Uncle Al]

Just call them 'The Stutterers', then shorten it to 'Stutterers', job done!

Hope this helps! (or not)

Alan...

[FenceFurniture]

Hope this helps! (or not)

No you don't!

[Picko]

I don't think your system will work well. What about The Who. You'll be left with what? I mean who .... I think.

[fletty]

I'd catalogue The The as Thethe ......... job done!

[FenceFurniture]

I don't think your system will work well. What about The Who. You'll be left with what? I mean who .... I think.

Very fortunately I only have them on vinyl, so it won't be a problem.

[rustynail]

The squared

[FenceFurniture]

The²

Hmmm....definite possibility.

[Simplicity]

What about just the,
Or the bloody I can't catalog the the
Or are we just making this worse at your expense
Or should I go now

[Sawdust Maker]

Just delete their music ...

Thus no need to catalogue

[Bushmiller]

Do as ze french and Fred (aka Bernard Cribbins). 'Ave a cup of the!

Regards
paul

[ian]

I mean Who

is on first base

[ian]

...I have a conundrum to solve. At least some of you will remember an 80s UK band called The The (I guess they got sick of trying to think up something unusual to follow "The").

This particular band is proving problematic to fit into my cataloguing conventions. You see, I have dropped all references to "The" in band names, so instead of having
The Corrs or
Corrs, The

I just have Corrs

So which "The" should I drop for this band? First? Second? Perhaps both of them and just have a blank (which is technically what my convention demands)?

I could make an exception, and file them as
The, The
but which "The" should come first? By going back to that convention, surely it should become
The, The,

shouldn't it?

there's your problem right there.
you need to go back and revise your use (and non-use) of the definite article.

Obviously, the Beatles stay as the Beatles, but The Corrs are really the The Corrs -- because! -- likewise the The The are The The.

Get it?



BUT, what I'm more interested in is how your convention files the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
does it become
Berlin, Orchestra, Philharmonic
Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin
Orchestra, Philharmonic, Berlin
or
von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

[rwbuild]

Theeht

[FenceFurniture]

BUT, what I'm more interested in is how your convention files the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
does it become
Berlin, Orchestra, Philharmonic
Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin
Orchestra, Philharmonic, Berlin
or
von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Funny you should mention that. The ripping pgm adds a yuge amount of unnecessary info to the file name, so for the classical stuff I had to go through and make the titles much shorter. I am far more interested in the piece of music, than who is playing it, conducting it, or soloing (although those details are nice to have they are still available in other tags.

That means I can just file it under
Beethoven, Ludwig van The,

with a sub-folder of
The Symphony No. 5