My frequently used templates & style-guide for album articles.
Step one: the cover
Snag from
AMGUpload the cover with the {{Album cover fur}} image copyright tag.
{{Non-free use rationale album cover
| Article =
| Use = <!-- Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Artist / other (specify Purpose) -->
<!-- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
| Name =
| Artist =
| Label =
| Graphic Artist =
| Item =
| Type =
| Website =
| Owner =
| Commentary =
<!--OVERRIDE FIELDS -->
| Description =
| Source =
| Portion =
| Low resolution =
| Purpose = <!-- Must be specified if Use is not Infobox / Header / Section / Artist -->
| Replaceability =
| Other information =
}}
Step two: establishing the page
{{inuse}}
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| name =
| type =
| artist =
| cover =
| alt =
| released = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = <!-- {{Duration|m=MM|s=SS}} -->
| label =
| producer =
| last album =
| this album =
| next album =
}}
In 2003, ''[[Rolling Stone Magazine]]'' listed the album at #? in its list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]".<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/? Title] [[Rolling Stone Magazine]] online. ([[November 1]] [[2003]]). Accessed [[Month Day]] [[2007]].</ref>
[[Music recording sales certification|certified gold]] by the [[RIAA certification|RIAA]] on date.<ref>[http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH RIAA searchable database].</ref>
Commonly used wikilinks
Albums chart, "Black Albums": "[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Black Albums]]"
Albums chart, "Pop Albums": "[[Billboard 200|Pop Albums]]"
Bebop: The Best... <ref name="Bebop">{{cite book | last = Yanow | first = Scott | title = Bebop: The Best Musicians and Recordings | publisher = Backbeat Books | date = 2000 | pages = ? | isbn = 0879306084}}</ref>
Blackwell Guide to Jazz: <ref name="Blackwell">{{cite book | last = Kernfeld | first = Barry Dean | title = The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz | publisher = Blackwell Publishing | date = 1995 | pages = ? | isbn = 0631195521}}</ref>
Guinness British Hit Singles: <ref name="g">{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=Guinness World Records British Hit Singles |edition= 15th ed. |year=2002 |publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd. |location=London |isbn=0-85112-187-X}}, p.?</ref>
Jazz: A Critic's Guide. <ref name="Ratliff">{{cite book | last = Ratliff | first = Ben | title = Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings | series=New York Times Essential Library | publisher = MacMillan | date = 2000 | pages = ? | isbn = 0805070680}}</ref>
*New Rolling Stone Album Guide: <nowiki><ref name="rsag">{{cite book |last=Brackett |first=Nathan |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |edition= 4th ed. |year=2004 |publisher=Fireside |location=New York |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 | page = ?}}</ref>
Rough Guide to Jazz: .<ref name="rough">{{cite book | last = Carr | first = Ian | coauthors=Brian Fairweather and Charles Alexander Priestley | title = The Rough Guide to Jazz | publisher = Rough Guides | date = 2004| pages = ? | isbn = 1843532565}}</ref>
Blank citebook: {{cite book | last = | first = | title = | publisher = | date = | pages = | isbn = }}
Other situations
This band article included album covers in its discography. These have had to be removed. Please see #1 under [[Wikipedia:Non-free_content#Unacceptable_images|"unaccepable images"]] and [[WP:Albums#Discography]]. --~~~~
Extra covers, add to infobox:| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2
| Upper caption = caption
| Type = [[Album]]
| Cover = image link
| Lower caption = caption}} Close box as usual.
New Categories: {{catmore1|[[artist]]}}[[Category:Albums by artist]][[Category:American albums]]
My frequently used templates & style-guide for album articles.
Step one: the cover
Snag from
AMGUpload the cover with the {{Album cover fur}} image copyright tag.
{{Non-free use rationale album cover
| Article =
| Use = <!-- Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Artist / other (specify Purpose) -->
<!-- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
| Name =
| Artist =
| Label =
| Graphic Artist =
| Item =
| Type =
| Website =
| Owner =
| Commentary =
<!--OVERRIDE FIELDS -->
| Description =
| Source =
| Portion =
| Low resolution =
| Purpose = <!-- Must be specified if Use is not Infobox / Header / Section / Artist -->
| Replaceability =
| Other information =
}}
Step two: establishing the page
{{inuse}}
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| name =
| type =
| artist =
| cover =
| alt =
| released = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = <!-- {{Duration|m=MM|s=SS}} -->
| label =
| producer =
| last album =
| this album =
| next album =
}}
In 2003, ''[[Rolling Stone Magazine]]'' listed the album at #? in its list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]".<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/? Title] [[Rolling Stone Magazine]] online. ([[November 1]] [[2003]]). Accessed [[Month Day]] [[2007]].</ref>
[[Music recording sales certification|certified gold]] by the [[RIAA certification|RIAA]] on date.<ref>[http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH RIAA searchable database].</ref>
Commonly used wikilinks
Albums chart, "Black Albums": "[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Black Albums]]"
Albums chart, "Pop Albums": "[[Billboard 200|Pop Albums]]"
Bebop: The Best... <ref name="Bebop">{{cite book | last = Yanow | first = Scott | title = Bebop: The Best Musicians and Recordings | publisher = Backbeat Books | date = 2000 | pages = ? | isbn = 0879306084}}</ref>
Blackwell Guide to Jazz: <ref name="Blackwell">{{cite book | last = Kernfeld | first = Barry Dean | title = The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz | publisher = Blackwell Publishing | date = 1995 | pages = ? | isbn = 0631195521}}</ref>
Guinness British Hit Singles: <ref name="g">{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=Guinness World Records British Hit Singles |edition= 15th ed. |year=2002 |publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd. |location=London |isbn=0-85112-187-X}}, p.?</ref>
Jazz: A Critic's Guide. <ref name="Ratliff">{{cite book | last = Ratliff | first = Ben | title = Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings | series=New York Times Essential Library | publisher = MacMillan | date = 2000 | pages = ? | isbn = 0805070680}}</ref>
*New Rolling Stone Album Guide: <nowiki><ref name="rsag">{{cite book |last=Brackett |first=Nathan |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |edition= 4th ed. |year=2004 |publisher=Fireside |location=New York |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 | page = ?}}</ref>
Rough Guide to Jazz: .<ref name="rough">{{cite book | last = Carr | first = Ian | coauthors=Brian Fairweather and Charles Alexander Priestley | title = The Rough Guide to Jazz | publisher = Rough Guides | date = 2004| pages = ? | isbn = 1843532565}}</ref>
Blank citebook: {{cite book | last = | first = | title = | publisher = | date = | pages = | isbn = }}
Other situations
This band article included album covers in its discography. These have had to be removed. Please see #1 under [[Wikipedia:Non-free_content#Unacceptable_images|"unaccepable images"]] and [[WP:Albums#Discography]]. --~~~~
Extra covers, add to infobox:| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2
| Upper caption = caption
| Type = [[Album]]
| Cover = image link
| Lower caption = caption}} Close box as usual.
New Categories: {{catmore1|[[artist]]}}[[Category:Albums by artist]][[Category:American albums]]