Option 2 - Build from scratch:Right click on "Audio" in the tree and choose "Add Library View" from the menu
Find the "Empty View" option in the list and click on it once to select it.
Ensure that the location is set to "Audio" and give it a name other than "New Library View", Artist Index works well.
Click OK. The view will be added, and automatically opened for editing....
Starting in the top left, working down....
Use the drop down menu to change "View As:" from Panes to Categories.
Further down, in the "Show categories in this order" area, click on the "Add" button, which will launch the category chooser dialogue.
Select the "Expression" option.
Name it "Artists" and copy/paste the expression below into the expression field...
if(
isequal([album artist (auto)],/(multiple,8),/(various/)\[Album],
if(isequal(mid([album artist (auto)],0,4),the/ ,1),mid([album artist (auto)],4,1)\[album artist (auto)]\[Album],
if(isequal(Mid([album artist (auto)],0,1),1,6),0 - 9,Mid([album artist (auto)],0,1)\[album artist (auto)]\[Album]
)))&datatype=[list]
and press OK.
Under "Settings", I prefer to uncheck the "Support tree browsing" option. This is entirely optional. Leave all other settings at their defaults.
Press OK.
Enjoy.
-marko