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I use iTunes, but I don't like the way it handles metadata. I've tried a few options, but I haven't found anything that "floats my boat".

1. I want accurate information, proper spelling and punctuation.
2. I DO NOT care about "genre". Genre is the most useless bit of information. I just had iTunes/Gracenote label Paul Simon as "punk"!?!?
3. I want good album art. Nice and clean
4. I want "greatest hits" and "compilations" to be organized. I don't want a dozen listening for one album because of the "guest" musicians.

I've learned how to fix this manually by changing the tags, but it's a pain. Any suggestions will be great. Thanks for your help!
ballan

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herman
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You have the same problem we all do. It's not iTunes fault, it's the database it draws from. CDDB is really the only game in town and if it's not to your liking you have to change the tags.

If you don't care about genre don't use it.

WalMart.com has 500x500 covers for a lot of stuff.
Amazon has quite a few.
Google images has some.

This site has a limited selection but they are quite good.

http://www.albumartexchange.com/covers.php?id=30081&q=elo+afterglow

iTunes does edit the file and store the tags within if it is mp3, ALAC, or AIFF but not if you use wav.

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