# How can I check efficiently if the recording artist is correct?

**URL:** <https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-can-i-check-efficiently-if-the-recording-artist-is-correct/428820>\
**Category:** Classical\
**Created:** [May 20, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-can-i-check-efficiently-if-the-recording-artist-is-correct/428820 "2019-05-20T13:56:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![LongRoadToFollow](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@LongRoadToFollow](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/LongRoadToFollow)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-can-i-check-efficiently-if-the-recording-artist-is-correct/428820/1 "2019-05-20T13:56:03Z")

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When editing an existing classical release I try to check if the recording artist is a list of performers, not the composer. There’s a [handy script](https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/20766-musicbrainz-edit-replace-recording-artists-from-a-release-page) to change the recording artists; the script is run from the release page.

On the release page, before I select all tracks whose recording artists should be overwritten, I need to check where a change is necessary. So far the only method I’ve found is clicking on every single track to open the associated recording page; here I see the recording artist. After this check I can decide whether to tick the checkbox for the track so the script will overwrite the recording artist.

When a release has dozens of tracks this is very tedious. Is there a more efficient way to see the recording artists for all tracks from the release page? Any kind of list would do.

An [older thread](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/display-recordings-artists-on-release-page/27054) suggested a script called [INLINE TRACK ARTIST](https://github.com/jesus2099/konami-command/blob/master/mb_INLINE-TRACK-ARTIST.user.js) but it, too, works only on an individual recording’s page.

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**Author:** ![mmirG](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/mmirg/32/1327_2.png) [@mmirG](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/mmirG)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-can-i-check-efficiently-if-the-recording-artist-is-correct/428820/2 "2019-05-20T15:33:47Z")

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Two low tech suggestions here:

1. [Log in - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/release/dd4f4362-4cf3-42e6-b01d-9baaa11f5351/edit)  
Go to “Recordings” tab.

OR

1. Use “Edit relationships” to see Recording details for Release.  
[Log in - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/release/dd4f4362-4cf3-42e6-b01d-9baaa11f5351/edit-relationships)

If this is not what you want, could you write some more about what you are after?

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**Author:** ![LongRoadToFollow](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@LongRoadToFollow](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/LongRoadToFollow)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-can-i-check-efficiently-if-the-recording-artist-is-correct/428820/3 "2019-05-20T15:54:15Z")

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Your first suggestion is exactly what I was looking for: A list with all of a release’s tracks where I can see if the recording artist is correctly set (i.e. the performer) and not identical to the track artist (composer).

Thank you very much, this is a big help.