History:Frogs Tidying Marathon

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A Frogs' Brigade Editing Party

What?

On 2006/09/04, the french MusicBrainz editors decided to take the control back over the french part of the database, by organising a joint tidying effort during the month of September, in order to drastically enhance the quality of all our (beloved :p) french artists.

You can find the original annoucement and details in the mailing list.

During the time of this event, this page helps them maintaining a list of done/ongoing tidying efforts.

It will certainly be moved back to the FrenchArtists page when we'll be done.

Notes

Transversal editing suggestion:

• oeil for œil
• coeur for cœur
• soeur for sœur
• moeurs for mœurs
• There are a lot of duos/trios/grouped artists names that are either incomplete or simply mangled (search the VA albums)
• tracks titles containings "(avec " or "(en duo avec" are indeed "feats"

Abbreviations:

• D = Discogs, W = Wikipedia, M = Myspace, O = Official website, F = Fan site, I = IMDB, MM = MusicMoz

Have been searched exhaustively, up to (including) letter A of the TODO list:

• Discogs & Wikipedia (artist entries)
• Discogs & Wikipedia.fr (release entries), but Air, Adamo and Jacques Brel
• Aliases
• Discids
• Collabs ARs have been set
• Artist dates

Investigate and report:

• Punk group list at wikipedia

Aliases to verify:

• Les Ondes d'Ombres

Dubious discids:

• http://musicbrainz.org/release/f7ebfff6-1339-48a3-8085-0144e8f6ae02.html
• http://musicbrainz.org/release/76176fed-543e-4a49-b057-ec3900eb85b3.html
• http://musicbrainz.org/release/e3dcc1dc-e944-44f0-8bb1-158efbb65325.html
• http://musicbrainz.org/release/78f6dbe7-b40d-4ebe-8503-3506e191fb33.html
• http://musicbrainz.org/release/44c18a26-b052-4b86-a182-30b41eb9e900.html
• http://musicbrainz.org/release/056d0017-4075-40ff-a0e2-f0c2c8307f60.html
• http://musicbrainz.org/release/34f65d5b-3ada-45fe-a0b2-9385703d1263.html
• http://musicbrainz.org/release/b7b7e4fe-2e1d-48bd-bca9-67fd61f43df6.html
• http://musicbrainz.org/release/f2720fc5-b57f-4639-a6e8-a1e50dcfd51b.html
• http://musicbrainz.org/release/7dcecdb0-a790-44a3-a979-79b1d4ce601c.html
• http://musicbrainz.org/release/ae1614d0-cd85-4a5d-9a49-808b60bcf4cd.html

Stuff for which we still miss label/catalog data:

• Channel [V Thailand, Volume 1]
• Comment je vis
• Sound Concierge #501: "Blanket"
• 10 ans de Saravah (disc 2)
• Amour foot
• Noël ensemble
• L'Intégrale 1970-1980, Volume 1
• Bobby Tutti Frutti
• Anthologie de la chanson française enregistrée 1969
• Sans trahir
• Punk Rawk Explosion 13
• The Atomic Café: French Cuts
• The Atomic Café: French Cuts
• Swinging Mademoiselle, Volume 1 (miss track times)
• Ultra Chicks, Volume 5: Chicks à Gogo!
• La Soirée des Enfoirés 96
• Tu es mon autre

Nats to verify:

• Air

Ultimate quality

This is somewhat fictitious... Anyhow, it's the same as good (see below), plus:

• all sort of ARs goodies :)
• artist has a short biographic annotation
• TRM/Pweed are all correct

Good quality

Criteria:

• All releases (including all VA releases):
  • have spelling verified
  • have good capitalization (with or without the debated "exceptions")
  • have language and status verified and set
  • have a release event
  • have been searched on Amazon
  • have been searched on discogs
  • have at least a label name in annotation (means the release is not bogus/dubious), and ideally cat number + EAN
  • no bogus discid

• Artist:
  • artist name and sortname verified
  • no bogus "ghost" for the artist in the db
  • artist aliases have been verified
  • artist birthdate/death date have been researched
  • "collabs artists" has all his collab ARs set
  • discogs and wikipedia pages have been searched/added (favor the fr wikipedia domain)
  • no bogus NAT

• Radiate:
  • all french artists from VA comp where this artist is present are present in this page
  • all french artists having collaborated with this artist are present in this page

• Maintain:
  • you're subscribed to the artist and plan on watching the incoming flow

Note: some of the releases may not match the requested quality criteria. Still, the presence of the artist here means some time has been spent *researching* the information, even if the label/cat information is still missing.

A

• 2 Be 3 (D Wfr) (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• Gérard Ansaloni (O) (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates

• Erik Arnaud (D) (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates

• Ausweis (D M) (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))

B

• Véronique Balmont (O) (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates

• Dominique Barouh (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates

• Pierre Barouh & Anita Vallejo (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• Pierre Barouh & Anita Vallejo & Oscar Castro (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• Pierre Barouh & Daniel Mille (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• Pierre Barouh & Dominique Barouh (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• Pierre Barouh & Ignatus (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• Pierre Barouh & Jacques Datin (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• Pierre Barouh & Roudoudou (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))

C

• Jean-Roger Caussimon (D Wfr) (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Beware! Discogs page name is "bogus"

• Jeanne Cherhal & Jacques Higelin (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• CharlElie Couture & Fred Poulet (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• CharlElie Couture & Tom Novembre (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• CharlElie Couture & Elsa (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))

D

• Delphine (D) (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates
  • There are several different Delphine, and we need to keep an eye on that to prevent messy misattribution

• Céline Dion & Maurane (checked -- dmppanda 14:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC))

F

• Lara Fabian & Maurane (checked -- dmppanda 15:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC))

G

• Gasteropodes Killers (checked -- dmppanda 15:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates
  • Obscure. Is it "Gasteropodes" or "Gastéropodes"? Punk stuff...

• Garage Lopez (checked -- dmppanda 15:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates (obscure punk stuff)

• Eric Guilleton (checked -- dmppanda 15:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates
  • Is it "Eric" or "Éric"?

H

• Jacques Higelin & Izia Higelin (checked -- dmppanda 15:59, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• Jacques Higelin & Areski Belkacem (checked -- dmppanda 15:59, 12 October 2006 (UTC))

J

• J'aurais voulu (checked -- dmppanda 16:10, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates

K

• Karbala 413 (checked -- dmppanda 16:10, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates

• Françoise Kucheida (checked -- dmppanda 16:10, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates

L

• Allain Leprest (Wfr F2) (checked -- dmppanda 16:10, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
• Pierre Louki (Wfr O F) (checked -- dmppanda 16:10, 12 October 2006 (UTC))

M

• Maudits Systèmes (checked -- dmppanda 16:10, 12 October 2006 (UTC))
  • Miss artist dates

• Maurane & Jean-Jacques Goldman & Marc Lavoine & Pierre Palmade

N

• Neurotic Explosion
  • Miss artist dates

Decent

Criteria:

• no spelling errors
• good capitalization (with or without the debated "exceptions")
• all releases have language/script set

(note that some artists actually in this category are actually better than "decent", but we still need to verify that)

B

• Pierre Barouh (D Wfr F I)
• Beausoleil (D Wen F)
• Areski Belkacem & Brigitte Fontaine
• Messieurs Richard de Bordeaux et Daniel Beretta
• Jacques Brel (D Wfr Wen I O F2)

D

• Dominique A (D Wen Wfr O)

F

• Brigitte Fontaine & Jacques Higelin

G

• Danyel Gérard (D Wfr)

H

• Jacques Higelin (D Wen Wfr F)
• Les Hurleurs (D2)
  • Miss artist dates

L

• Ludwig Von 88 (D Wfr O)

M

• Massilia Sound System (D Wfr O)
  • Miss artist dates

• Maurane (D Wfr O F)
• Maurane & Muriel Robin
• David McNeil (Wfr O)
• Métal Urbain (D M Wfr O)
• Daniel Mille
  • Miss artist dates

• Eddy Mitchell (D Wfr F O)

N

• Noir Désir (D Wfr F O)
• Tom Novembre (Wfr)

O

• Oberkampf (Wfr)
  • Miss artist dates

• Les Ondes d'Ombres

P

• Fred Poulet (D)
  • Miss artist dates

• Alfred Panou & Art Ensemble of Chicago
• Pumuckl (DO)
  • Miss artist dates

• Punch Chaos
  • Miss artist dates

• Psy 4 de la Rime (D Wfr F O)

R

• R.A.S.
  • Miss artist dates

• Rome Buyce Night (D Wfr M O F)

S

• Sid & Les Vicieux
  • Miss artist dates

• Les Silvers d'argent
  • Miss artist dates

• Les Sales Majestés (Wfr F2)
• Véronique Sanson (D Wfr F O)
• Aram Sédèfian
  • Miss artist dates

• Stereolab & Brigitte Fontaine
• Les Sheriff (D Wfr O)
  • Miss artist dates

• Alain Souchon & Eddy Mitchell
• Stéréogrammes (M O)

T

• Jack Treese (D)
  • Miss artist dates

• Tamèrantong & Ludwig Von 88
• Trotskids (D)
  • Miss artist dates

V

• Les Vampires
  • Miss artist dates

• Via Roma
  • Miss artist dates

• Vatican (D)
  • Miss artist dates

W

• Warum Joe (D Wfr O)

Z

• Zebda (D Wfr O)
• Zabriskie Point (D Wfr F)
  • Miss artist dates

TODO/TO-CHECK

A

• Adamo (D Wfr F O I)
• Air (D Wfr Wen F O MM)
• Pierre Akendengué (D Wfr)
• Pierre Akendengué & Hugues de Courson
• Alizée (D Wfr F O2 I)
• Graeme Allwright (Wfr) (often misspelled as Allright)
• Keren Ann (D Wfr F O)
• Richard Anthony (D Wfr O)
• Art Mengo (D Wfr F2 O)
• Au Bonheur des Dames (Wfr)
• Hugues Aufray (D Wfr O)
• Isabelle Aubret (D Wfr F O)
• Charles Aznavour (D Wfr I F2 O)

B

• Pierre Bachelet
• Chimène Badi
• Bïa
• Daniel Balavoine
• La Bande à Basile
• Barbara
• Didier Barbelivien
• Brigitte Bardot
• Phil Barney
• Alain Barrière
• Claude Barzotti
• Alain Bashung
• Bill Baxter
• Julos Beaucarne
• Gilbert Bécaud
• Areski Belkacem
• Plastic Bertrand
• Bibie
• Les Bidochons
• Georges Bizet
• Gérard Blanc
• Gérard Blanchard
• Blues Trottoir
• Frida Boccara
• Isabelle Boulay
• Bourvil
• Mike Brant
• Georges Brassens
• Dany Brillant
• Patrick Bruel
• Bulldozer
• Bertrand Burgalat

C

• Francis Cabrel
• Carlos
• Elyane Célis (spelling?)
• Corynne Chabry (not in MB!)
• Robert Charlebois
• CharlElie Couture
• Étienne Charry
• Charts
  • Beware! Need to sort the mess!
  • Charts
  • The Charts
  • Les Charts

• Maurice Chevalier
• Hervé Christiani (not in MB!)
• Christophe (check that)
• Reda Claire
• André Claveau
• Philippe Clay
• Julien Clerc
• Clotaire K
• Richard Cocciante (Ricardo?)
• Annie Cordy
• Corneille
• Nicole Croisille

D

• Daniel Darc
• Dalida
• Joe Dassin
• Dave
• Claude Debussy
• Début de Soirée
• François Deguelt
• Lucienne Delyle
• Bill Deraime
• Desireless
• Marlene Dietrich
• Dingler Cookie (or Cookie Dingler?)
• Céline Dion
• Dionysos
• Sacha Distel
• Dorothée
• Lucie Dubé
• Yves Duteil
• Henri Dutilleux
• Jacques Dutronc

E

• Eiffel (does it relates to Eiffel 65?)
• Jérôme Elisabeth (not in MB?)
• Lény Escudero (not in MB?)

F

• Lara Fabian
• Fabulous Trobadors
• Rock Failair
• Mylène Farmer
• Gabriel Fauré
• François Feldman (verify "Francoise Feldman")
• Fernandel
• Jean Ferrat
• Léo Ferré
• Nino Ferrer
• Thomas Fersen
• Patrick Fiori
• Liane Foly
• Brigitte Fontaine
• Les Forbans
• Maxime Le Forestier
• France d'Amour
• Claude François
• Jean-Pierre François
• Élodie Frégé & Michal
• Les Frères Jacques
• Michel Fugain

G

• Serge Gainsbourg
• France Gall
• Gold (verify that stuff)
• Jean-Jacques Goldman
• Richard Gotainer
• Félix Gray (Felix? Félix?)
• Juliette Gréco
• Georges Guétary (check collabs with mispelled "Guetary")
• Daniel Guichard

H

• Johnny Hallyday
• Françoise Hardy
• Thierry Hazard
• Hélène (not in MB?)

I

• Iglesias
• Enrique Iglesias (verify both the father/son for mixed stuff in VA comp)
• Il était une fois
• Images
• Indochine

J

• Jean-Pascal
• Jenifer (verify Jennifer)
• C. Jerome
• Jojo le Grand (check that! Is it Le Grand Jojo?)
• René Joly (not in MB?)
• Michel Jonasz
• Jorane
• Patrick Juvet

K

• Patricia Kaas
• Pascal Kanza Lokua
  • Beware!
  • Lokua Kanza
  • Loukua Kanza

• Katerine
• Claire Keim
• Khaled
• Angélique Kidjo

L

• Lââm
• Jean-Jacques Lafon
• Marie Laforêt
• Jean-Luc Lahaye
• Francis Lalanne
• Serge Lama
• Simone Langlois
• Jacques Lantier (not in MB?)
• Carole Laure
• Larusso (verify other Larusso?)
• Philippe Lavil
• Bernard Lavilliers
• Daniel Lavoie
• Marc Lavoine
• Rose Laurens
• Renée Lebas
• Félix Leclerc (check collabs with "Felix")
• Françis Lemarque (Francis? Françis?)
• Gérard Lenorman
• Herbert Leonard (not in MB?)
• Fréderic Lermer (not in MB?)
• Nolwen Leroy (is it Nolwen?)
• Leslie
• Levi
• Lilicub
• Lio
• Lorie
• Louise Attaque

M

• Enrico Macias
• Manau
• Mardel
• Margy
• Mariano
• Jeanne Mas
• Mireille Mathieu
• Olivier Messiaen
• Jean-François Michael
• Mick Micheyl
• Mickey 3D
• Bernard Minet
• Miossec
• Gilbert Montagné
• Yves Montand
• Jeanne Moreau
• Dario Moréno (not in MB?)
• Morpion'z Circus
• Mouloudji
• Nana Mouskouri (check the collabs)
• Georges Moustaki
• Les Musclés (who has the guts to check that stuff? :D)
• Marie Myriam

N

• Niagara (check the other Niagara)
• Nicoletta (related to Nicoletta Strambelli?)
• Yannick Noah
• Franck Noël
• Magali Noël
• Noir Silence
• Notre Dame De Paris
• Claude Nougaro

O

• Pascal Obispo

P

• Pacifique
• Florant Pagny
• Gérard Palaprat
• Parker Luna (or Luna Parker?)
• Partenaire Particulier
• Thierry Pastor
• Sabine Paturel
• Paul Personne
• Nicolas Peyrac
• Edith Piaf
• Peter & Sloane
• Julie Piétri
• Georgette Plana
• Michel Polnareff
• Pow Wow (Pow woW?)
• Priscilla

R

• Raft
• Maurice Ravel
• Axelle Red
• Serge Reggiani
• Régine
• Renaud
• Line Renaud
• Nicole Rieu
• Tino Rossi
• Kate Ryan

S

• Jean Sablon
• Saïan Supa Crew
• Erik Satie
• Catherine Sauvage
• Natasha St-Pier
• Camille Saint-Saëns
• Henri Salvador
• Sapho
• Vivien Savage (not in MB!)
• Claude M. Schönberg
• Hélène Ségara
• Hélène Ségara & Laura Pausini
• Séverine
• Sheila
• William Sheller
• Mort Shuman
• Yves Simon
• Soldat Louis
• Alain Souchon
• Alain Souchon & Laurent Voulzy
• Alain Souchon & Eddy Mitchell
• Alain Souchon & Dick Annegarn
• Star Academy
  • Beware!
  • Star Academy 3
  • Star Academy 4

• Didier Super
• Didier Sutrac (not in MB!)

T

• Téléphone
• Diane Tell
• Têtes Raides
• Fabienne Thibeault
• Fabienne Thibeault & Jean-Pierre Débarrat
• Charles Trenet
• Tue Loup

V

• François Valéry
• Laroche Valmont
• Sylvie Vartan
• Ray Ventura
• Ray Ventura et ses collégiens
• Boris Vian
• Hervé Vilard
• Pablo Villafranca (Not in MB!)
• Roch Voisine

W

• Steve Waring
• Ophélie Winter
• Barney Wilen

Z

• Rika Zaraï

Are not french artists

... though they ended up in this list for some reason we might need to guess before removing them definitely

• Tina Arena