Thanks for all the feedback and examples! Here’s the entirety of what I ended up with:
Remixes, mashups, and bootlegs
A recording that is a remix of another recording should typically be credited to the original recording’s artist, not to the remixer. The remixer may be credited instead if the tracklist explicitly credits the song to the remixer rather than to the original artist.
The artist who remixed the song should be linked via a remixer relationship. The remixed song’s title (including any parenthetical information like the remixer’s name) should be preserved.
- Daft Punk Is Playing at My House (Soulwax Shibuya mix) is credited to LCD Soundsystem and contains a remixer relationship linking Soulwax.
- Yeke Yeke (Hardfloor mix) is credited to Mory Kanté and contains a remixer relationship linking Hardfloor.
- Human Behavior (Underworld dub mix) is credited to Björk and contains a remixer relationship linking Underworld.
A release that was created without any participation from the credited artist (e.g. a remix or mashup album that was created without the knowledge of the original artist(s)) should be credited to the artist who created and released it (the remix or mashup artist) instead of to the original artist.
Bootleg releases that just repackage the original artist’s work should be credited to the original artist and given the “bootleg” status.
- The Grey Album, an unsanctioned mashup album of Jay-Z and The Beatles recordings, is credited to the mashup artist, Danger Mouse.
- Secret Chiefs 3: The Kid MarsCat Remixes, an unsanctioned remix album of Secret Chiefs 3 recordings, is credited to the remix artist, Kid MarsCat. This is done even though “Secret Chiefs 3” is credited on the album’s Bandcamp page.
- The Remix, an official remix album released by Lady Gaga, is credited to the original artist, Lady Gaga.
- Golden Eggs, an unlicensed bootleg album of The Yardbirds recordings, is credited to the original artist, The Yardbirds.
I decided to keep everything together in one place on the Artist Credits page. I agree that a dedicated page might make more sense going forward, so please feel free to move this text around or hack it up. 