Type the group's name or the individual artist's last name followed by a comma and his or her first name. For example, if you cite an album by The Beatles, you would use "The Beatles," but if you cite an album by Paul McCartney, you would use "McCartney, Paul." Place a period after the group's or artist's name. If listing the album by composer or performer, place a comma after the artist's name, followed by the appropriate abbreviation, or "comp." or "perf."
Type and italicize the album title followed by a period.
Type the name(s) of the artist, group, composer(s) and/or performer(s), if distinct from the first-listed person or group, followed by a period. If listing the album by artist and he is also the composer and performer, you may skip this part of the citation. If the first-listed person is distinct from the artist, group, composer(s) or performer(s), type and capitalize the appropriate abbreviation, such as "Perf." or "Comp.," followed by the group's name or the person's first and last name. For example, when citing "Magical Mystery Tour" by The Beatles, you would use "Comp. John Lennon and Paul McCartney," as these two members composed all but one song on the album.
Type the name of the recording manufacturer followed by a comma, the year of issue and a period. For example, the Beatles's "Magical Mystery Tour" was recorded by EMI Records Ltd. in 1967, so you would type "EMI, 1967." If the year of issue is unknown, use "n.d." in place of the year.
Type the medium of your source, such as audiotape, audiocassette, CD or LP, followed by a period. Do not italicize or put in quotation marks.
Align the first line of your citation to the left and indent any additional lines. Using The Beatles's "Magical Mystery Tour" album as an example, your album citation should look similar to the following, with the album name italicized: The Beatles. Magical Mystery Tour. Comp. John Lennon and Paul McCartney. EMI, 1967. CD.