More examples of release and RG artists who are not the performers:
- The Look of Love: The Classic Songs of Burt Bacharach- lyricist/composer
- Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus - producer/organizer
- DJ Spooky Presents in Fine Style - compiler
My understanding has always been that Various Artists has generally been considered “the artist of last resort”. That is, if there’s no other plausible release artist then this might be the best you can do.
So, my question is, does it (ever/always/never) make sense to add VA to the artist credit on releases like these?
Example:
- The Anthology ’59–’62 - credited to “Phil Spektor; Various Artists”