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billinrio:
There are times that I will import an album and a track (typically the first one) doesn't join the others and is listed as a separate "album".  I always suspect that this is a "tag" problem, but invariably, as far as I can tell, the tag of the rebellious track is the same, less the title, as the others of which it is a part.  Does this happen to anyone else, and if so what can be done?  Thanks.

wer:
It's a tag problem.

Ensure you have normalized the Album Artist and Album fields.  There may be a misspelling, a space, or even a hidden character that you're overlooking.  Select those tags from one track, and copy them to all the other tracks.

You should also ensure that the fields (as held in the database) match the tags written in the file.  These can be synchronized by choosing update library from tags, or update tags from library.

billinrio:
Thanks for your response. I have always been very careful to normalize (make uniform) all of the fields, doing just as you say, by copying the same info to every track. Where do I find the commands "update library" and/or "update tags"?  Under "General > update tags when file info changes" the box is checked.

billinrio:
On the errant track, when I look at "Tag Dump" I see listed
ARTIST=NBC Symphony Orchestra, Toscanini
ALBUMARTIST = Beetsymtoscflacs
ALBUM ARTIST = Beetsymtoscflacs

The latter two categories, ALBUMARTIST and ALBUM ARTIST don't appear for any of the other tracks of the album.  So, I suspect that might
be the problem.  The thing is, how do I eliminate those categories for the troublesome track?

JimH:
Select all the files and edit those tags.  Something is different.  Album Artist is important.

https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Album_Artist_and_Album_Artist_(Auto)

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