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Re: "Elvis vs. JXL" vs. VersusStyle
by Elliot Chance
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On 3/4/07, discHead <stolen-from-nabble@...> wrote:
Not sure where you got 'Jackal' from. It is "Junkie XL"
Yes, and this is a guideline, not a law.
That is what I believe. Because the track is always credited to "Elvis vs. JXL", it stands as
artist intent, and therefore becomes its own artist entity.
The style guidelines are more of a comprehensive guideline, they don't encompass every situation
of every artist of all time, and sometimes exceptions have to be made especially if there is artist intent
which supersedes any guideline.
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Here are pertinent facts:
(1) An artist named Jackal XL has a popular remix of Elvis Presley's "A
Little Less Conversation" that is promoted under the name "Elvis vs. JXL".
Not sure where you got 'Jackal' from. It is "Junkie XL"
(2) An artist entry for "Elvis vs. JXL" currently exists and has most if not
all instances of this remix credited to that name.
(3) An official style guideline, VersusStyle, specifies that when an artist
name is a "vs." name and it "means one artist is remixing another, use the
original artist as the ArtistName, and put the remixer into the track title
as you would with other remixes, following the RemixStyle."
Yes, and this is a guideline, not a law.
>From my standpoint, it seems clear that VersusStyle applies here, meaning
that the track should be treated (and entered into the database) as if Elvis
Presley was the artist and Jackal XL the remixer.
But according to other editors, since the original single has "Elvis vs.
JXL" emblazoned on the cover and the remixes are credited to "Elvis vs.
JXL", then that constitutes artist intent, thus warranting leaving Elvis vs.
JXL as a distinct artist entry.
That is what I believe. Because the track is always credited to "Elvis vs. JXL", it stands as
artist intent, and therefore becomes its own artist entity.
This leaves me confused. On the one hand, I recognize the "Elvis vs. JXL"
on the single and in other on-line databases. On the other hand, it seems
to me that those who wrote and agreed on VersusStyle were trying to avoid
having "vs." artists in the database as much as possible, and that this is
exactly the kind of case they had in mind when they agreed on it.
The style guidelines are more of a comprehensive guideline, they don't encompass every situation
of every artist of all time, and sometimes exceptions have to be made especially if there is artist intent
which supersedes any guideline.
So is it better to leave "Elvis vs. JXL" as it is, or not?
If so, is it something that could (or should) be codified on the
ArtistIntent page as an acceptable exception?
--Larry (a.k.a. discHead)
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