>> And I want to link the band to the album, but, if the album is a
>> compilation it'll be linked to multiple band.ids, so i can't just add
>> a column like:
For a compilation, you should link a band to a track, not an album. This
opens another can of worms...
I would use the following tables :
CREATE TABLE albums (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY... other data
);
CREATE TABLE tracks (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEYalbum_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES albums( id )... other data
):
CREATE TABLE artists (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY... other data
);
-- A role is : composer, performer, singer, DJ, compilation maker, lead
violonist, etc.
CREATE TABLE roles (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY... other data
);
CREATE TABLE track_artists (track_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES tracks( id )role_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES roles(
id)artist_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES artists( id )
);
And you may also with to specify main artists for an album :
CREATE TABLE track_artists (album_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES albums( id )role_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES roles(
id)artist_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES artists( id )
);
You will then need a few LEFT JOINs and to get the artists for a track. It
is interesting to know if the artist comes from the album or from the
track. For instance the composer of the whole album might invite a guest
singer on some tracks.