diff --git a/src/awk/recordings.awk b/src/awk/recordings.awk
index b3c7bea..22d850f 100644
--- a/src/awk/recordings.awk
+++ b/src/awk/recordings.awk
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ BEGIN {
   }
 }
 {
-  gsub("&", "\\\\&")
   parentid = $1
   id = $2
   med = $3
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@ BEGIN {
   title = $6
   artist = $7
   deco = local_recordings[id] ? $8 : ""
+  gsub("&", "\\\\&", title)
+  gsub("&", "\\\\&", artist)
   # Parse duration
   if (dur) {
     dur = int(dur / 1000)