Talk:Style/Artist/With multiple names

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Same artists with different names

Groups changing name

There still is some discussion on how to handle band names changes, as of early 2008 both in the style mailing list and in edit notes on artist "Panic at the Disco".

So to assess the extent and nature of what we need to handle, below follows a list of such artist name changes, to which category they belong, how these cases were handled and how that fit with our current guidelines.

Bands going by different names at the same time, to cover very different projects

  • N*E*R*D / The Neptunes
  • Effectively the same people, but the Neptunes is them as producers and N*E*R*D is them (plus one) as musicians. Not related at all on MB, other than the member AR's

Bands going by different names at the same time, using the names in an interchangeable manner to cover essentially the same stuff

  • Brainstorm (formerly (possibly concurrently) Prāta vētra)
  • International releases as Brainstorm Resolution: currently split and with performs as AR
  • Fleshquartet (aka Fläskkvartetten)
  • Although most of their releases actually say Fläskkvartetten on the cover, their entire discography here is under Fleshquartet, as their international name
  • The Angels (aka Angel City)
  • Name change in the US only, several albums were released with one name in the US and the other the rest of the world. Resolution: All currently under 'The Angels'
  • Yaz / Yazoo
  • One name in the US, another rest of the world (this is a reeeally common case,there's probably hundreds of these, just as there are for actual people who use one name at home, and another internationally) Resolution: All currently under Yazoo
  • Chick Webb's Orchestra, Chick Webb and his Orchestra, Chick Webb's Band, Chick Webb and his Band, Chick Webb Savoy's Orchestra
  • The Comsat Angels (known otherwise as both CS Angels and Dream Command)
  • Renamed themselves in the US to CS Angels try to appease pressure from Communications Satellite Corporation, and then Dream Command in a further attempt for the US only release of one album. Gave up and changed their name back to C.S. Angels in the US after the whole Dream Command thing was epic failure. Resolution: Dream Command and The Comsat Angels are linked with a 'performs as' AR, CS Angels is merged into The Comsat Angels.

Bands changing their names at some point in time, for legal reasons

  • The Kovenant (formerly Covenant)
  • Currently merged to The Kovenant. Name changed due to legal reasons

Bands changing their names at some point in time, for other reasons

  • Resolution currently is: in line with SameArtistWithDifferentNames - artist entry was renamed (just one entry), alias and annotation were added to describe the name change
  • Merge is ongoing, but will certainly pass at the current trend. Resolution hence will be in line with both the current styleguide (don't create different entries for insignificant name variations...) and ArtistIntent
  • Teddybears (formerly Teddybears STHLM)
  • Name changed after they signed to an international label deal. Resolution: Currently split, with performs as AR connecting them.
  • Martha & The Vandellas (Later Martha Reeves & The Vandellas)
  • Name changed in 1967 due to label policy to pump the lead artist of their roster of bands (back in the day when labels 'owned' the bands much more than they do now) Resolution: All merged into Martha & The Vandellas
  • Seether (formerly Saron Gas)
  • Name changed at request of label because of the negative connotations of the original, but they'd already released a couple of albums on indies by then, with some success and distribution at home. Resolution: Two entirely separate entries, with ending date for Saron Gas and starting date for Seether the same
  • Caesars (formerly Caesar's Palace and occasionally as Twelve Caesars, at the same time in different places)
  • Resolution: One entry each for Caesars and Caesar's Palace, with an annotation on each and a link to the other.
  • Oingo Boingo (aka just 'Boingo' for a year or so)
  • I don't know if they were already releasing music widely but there's also the original name "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo" Resolution: All merged into Oingo Boingo.
  • The Dead Leaves (formerly matt pond PA)
  • The PA was to distinguish Matt Pond's solo work from the band, apparently a fairly futile effort, so the band has been renamed. Resolution: This only happened about a week ago, so currently everything is under matt pond PA.
  • dios (malos) (formerly dios)
  • Forced to change name after a c & d by Ronny James Dio. Resolution: All merged to dios (malos) with an annotation noting the name change.
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