WOW. Thanks everyone for the responses. Isn't it great to see an active community. Thanks again for making an effort, it means a lot, even when the question is very simple.
Actually i'm a Mac person (whispered!), so putting it here in the Windows section is fine, but i'm ready to duck if the stones start flying overhead!
I was thinking about how i used to arrange my CD's. Past tense, as everything is in storage and has been for 10 years as we have been travelling. The CD's were in Artist / Album order, so yes there is simple logic here. Thanks for the tip re. release year - album name. Again, all solid pointers.
Unfortunately, as we are in New Zealand, a fair chunk of our CD library are non US or UK versions. I'm guessing these are the most heavily populated in databases like MusicBrainz. But, some CD's haven't tagged correctly, as the NZ or Australian version may be slightly different. A nightmare, as I can't access the original CD's easily. I am considering erasing all the tag data on these Albums, and doing a new clean import. I'm hoping this may have better results.
- I was wondering though, does the name of the folder have any baring on the identifying / tagging process if the tracks are simply tracks 1,2,3 etc. Eg "Children of Sanchez" folder with tracks1 - 6 within this folder, and it was added 1 folder at a time to JRiver to simplify the tagging process.