Talk:Willy DeVille discography

Double entries - keep or remove?

I have noticed that a couple of titles are repeated in the Mink DeVille/compilations section: Spanish Stroll 1977-1987 (two times) and Spanish Stroll (three times). Per WP:DISCOG, re-releases are not included in discographies. So my question is, shouldn't the repetitions be removed and only the first release kept, or are these really different albums with different content (but same title)? – IbLeo (talk) 04:56, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Anthologie

The Willy DeVille album Anthologie [1] was released in 1994 by Club Dial, which is a French mail order record club. This means that it has never been available through normal distribution channels. So it is probably not notable enough to deserve a place the discography. – IbLeo (talk) 19:48, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

New version with singles, EPs and sourced chart positions

This thread started out on IbLeo's talk page and was subsequently continued here as it is in general interest of the article.

It was quite a detective work to dig up all the chart positions but I think I got reliable sources for all of them. Where I am a bit unsure is on the singles; especially on the sequence from those that came off the same album. I might also have missed some that didn't chart anywhere. Feel free to complete if you come up with something else. – IbLeo (talk) 21:14, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

You must have put a lot of work into it. Here's a source you may be interested in: The Great Indie Discography, by Martin Charles Strong. It lists some singles that aren't in the Wikipedia DeVille discography: "Cadillac Walk" (December 1977), "Guardian Angel" (June 1978), "This Must Be the Night" (April 1980), "Lipstick Traces" (June 1980), "Heat of the Moment/Pullin' My String" (September 1980), "Pick Up the Pieces" (April 1984), and "In the Heart of the City" (June 1985). I have also seen a single of "Storybook Love" (1987). And this Website also lists some singles that aren't in the discography: "Demasiado Corazon / Spanish Stroll (Live)" (1993) and "Storybook Love." DeVille put out so many different records in so many different countries, it's hard to keep track of it all. Once again, thanks for working on the discography. It really looks good. SpanishStroll (talk) 21:41, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

How could I forget Academy Award nominated "Storybook Love"?? Shame on me. I have added it to the singles discography - and thanks for pointing me to the Dutch chart position. Also thanks for letting me know about that book. I take it you have a copy; can it also assist in sorting out the chronology of those missing singles you list, i.e. where exactly should they be inserted, compared to the other singles already listed from the same albums? Last, I believe that I already have "Demasiado Corazon / Spanish Stroll (Live)" (1993), but simply listed as the former. Do you think it was a double A-side? – IbLeo (talk) 11:39, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I gave it my best shot from the informations above. All the singles listed are now in the discography. Feel free to correct the chronology in case I got it wrong. – IbLeo (talk) 21:03, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

I don't have a copy of The Great Indie Discography, but you can click the link above to see it at Google books. I'm afraid Wiki tables are too much for me. I can't figure them out. If I see any DeVille singles that aren't on the list, I'll list them here, and maybe try to work them into the tables if I can find the time and figure out how Wiki tables work. SpanishStroll (talk) 22:17, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Good to have you back! As far as I can see, Google Books does not allow you to peek inside the book - unfortunately :-). Yeah, it took me a while wrestling with wikitables to get the upper hand on them, but once you are there they are really not that complex. But don't worry, if you don't want to spend time on this I will happily do whatever updates needed, just post your findings here. Cheers. – IbLeo (talk) 06:03, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Try this, and if it doesn't work, I'll list the titles from The Great Indie Discography. Go to this Web site at Google Books, type Mink DeVille in the Search box, and click the Go button. Then click the page 90 link to open that page. SpanishStroll (talk) 17:38, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Hm. I am still at loss with this. On the page you indicate, I have no Search box and no Go button. I use Firefox but I tried with IE and to does not make any difference. So it does not seem to be related to my browser. Any ideas? – IbLeo (talk) 18:35, 27 October 2009 (UTC)