Warning about Pocket Songs

[Lonman]

I was in KMart the other day just browsing their karaoke discs & came accross a Taylor Swift karaoke disc. Was thinking yeah I need a couple songs on the disc for requests & then noticed, the disc looked very much like the original cd. Went & got the original cd off the shelf & sure enough, it is a karaoke version made by the record company - complete album in cdg format. Too bad more record companies wouldn't follow suit, then they wouldn't have to worry about charging a second or third party, just do it themselves.

Side note - I just made VIP status with this post.....

[billyo]

Originally Posted by Lonman

I was in KMart the other day just browsing their karaoke discs & came accross a Taylor Swift karaoke disc. Was thinking yeah I need a couple songs on the disc for requests & then noticed, the disc looked very much like the original cd. Went & got the original cd off the shelf & sure enough, it is a karaoke version made by the record company - complete album in cdg format. Too bad more record companies wouldn't follow suit, then they wouldn't have to worry about charging a second or third party, just do it themselves.

Side note - I just made VIP status with this post.....

they'll probably will once they realized how much money they're going to gain by doing it..

[Roy Dennis]

• I copied this from their site:
• EachJT album contains background tracks only: JT albums do not contain graphics
  
• Each Pocket Songs PSCDalbum contains a complete performance with a professional vocalist as well as the karaoke tracks of each song, for the at-home performer. PSCDalbums do not contain graphics

• I notice This one does contain Graphics but it says for the at home performer.
  
• Each Pocket Songs PSCDG album contains a complete performance with a professional vocalist as well as the karaoke tracks of each song, for the at-home performer. PSCDG albums do contain graphics
• 
  
• Each JTG album contains only karaoke tracks. JTG albums do contain graphics

Looking at their site I wondered if they are trying to cater more for performers who just want backing tracks.

This is a section from their licensing page:

You can license any song in our catalogue to make a personal compact disc recording featuring your own voice for the following fees:

1-9 songs: $125 per song
10+ songs: $110 per song
Social Networking Sites such as MySpace, YouTube, FaceBook & others
carry a $150.00 per web site surcharge.

Perhaps they think thats where the money is.


Roy.

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by Lonman

Side note - I just made VIP status with this post.....

1,000 post is the magic number. Welcome to the VIP club!

Jim

[CerealKiller]

Yeah i bought that Disk At Walmart it says "original album tracks"
Yeah the smart thing to do is for the record companies to make their own Karaoke versions They have The masters and it would be easy to take out the vocals. That Would cut out one middle man and they would sell more cds or cg+g's

[capnvic]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

Yeah i bought that Disk At Walmart it says "original album tracks"
Yeah the smart thing to do is for the record companies to make their own Karaoke versions They have The masters and it would be easy to take out the vocals. That Would cut out one middle man and they would sell more cds or cg+g's

When Singing Machine came out with the Motown line, I found that some people did not like the original backing tracks. Funny thing isn't it?