grip messing up id3 tags

[Shelagh Manton]

On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:08:07 +0200, Ben Edwards wrote:

> On 02/10/06, janne.jokitalo at dnainternet.net
> <janne.jokitalo at dnainternet.net> wrote:
>> On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:39:17 +0200
>>   "Ben Edwards" <funkytwig at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Have been using grip to rip CDs but it is creating the wrong id3 tags
>> > for mp3s.  It is putting the album name against the Artist Tag and is
>> > leaving the Album Tag blank.  It is also always putting -1 against the
>> > Track Tag.
>>
>> Hi there Ben,
>>
>> what's the environment, Edgy? Cause it works perfectly for me:
> 
> Its running on Dapper.  Maybe gzip is not the answer.  I need artist,
> track name, track number and album to work to use the mp3s in mp Creative
> Zen Sleek Photo.
> 
> Anyone recomend an alternative ot gzip?
> 
> Ben
> 
>> jaska at jjod600n:~$ lsb_release --all
>> No LSB modules are available.
>> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
>> Description:    Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS
>> Release:        6.06
>> Codename:       dapper
>> jaska at jjod600n:~$ grip --version
>> Gnome grip 3.3.1
>>
>> > Any idea what is going on.
>>
>> Bug, is what's going on. :) Though I only assume, since it works for me.
>>
>> Well, did check up further, and .ogg encoded files don't get track
>> number in the headers, but otherwise they're fine as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jaska
>>
If you're happy to edit the tags afterwards, the Audio tag tool 

apt-get install tagtool (from the universe repository can fix up tags
easily and in batches) May be that will be of help.

Shelagh