K even though you had planned on it - it wasn't 'legally' available to kj's (or anyone else) at that time. Which is all I said.
I never considered anything as 'filler' because someone eventually will sing it - even if it's just once (which is no different than a kj today buying a song on the fly that may only get used that one time). I had some PHM sitting on my shelves for YEARS before the songs on the discs began to be sung. I always laugh at the 'killer' vs 'filler' argument.

Open your Karma database in Access
Click on Create new query
In the view dropdown at top left select SQL View

copy and paste the following into the SQL window

SELECT Distinct(Right([MediaPath],Len([MediaPath])-InStrRev([MediaPath],"\"))) AS song
FROM SingerHistory
WHERE (((Right([MediaPath],Len([MediaPath])-InStrRev([MediaPath],"\"))) Like ("SC*")))
ORDER BY Right([MediaPath],Len([MediaPath])-InStrRev([MediaPath],"\"));


Click on Run near the top left to run the query.

IMHO I believe that if Kurt really wanted to re-enter the karaoke market it wouldn't be all that difficult for him to do so. He already knows how all the pieces fit, and he's no dummy so he would definitely embrace the current business model and it wouldn't take him long to figure it out if he hasn't already. I suspect that a lot of this is a feeling out process for him and as they say "timing is everything", so if the stars line up and the gods are smiling on him, I wouldn't be too surprised if he re-enters the fray.

This only works if you format your tracks as Disc-Tr-Artist Title

I ran that query and got this

Scaggs, Boz - Breakdown Dead Ahead - SC 9012-02.mp3
Scaggs, Boz - Fly Like A Bird - SC 8246-11.mp3
Scaggs, Boz - Lido Shuffle - SC 8667-02.MP3
Scaggs, Boz - Look What You've Done To Me - SC 8641-08.MP3
Scaggs, Boz - We're All Alone - LG243-11.mp3
Scandal - Goodbye To You - SC 8300-14.mp3
Scandal - Warrior - MM6092-07.mp3
Scandal - Warrior - NU 2060-01.MP3
School Of Fish - 3 Strange Days - SC 8749-07.MP3
Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane - SC 8252-15.mp3
Scorpions - Still Loving You - SC 8516-14.MP3
Scorpions - Wind Of Change - AH8007-09.mp3
Scott, Jill - Way - PH 2108-07.MP3
Scott, Linda - I've Told Every Little Star - SC 8190-08.mp3
Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You - SC 8749-02.MP3
Script - Breakeven - SF 274-08.mp3
Script - Man Who Can't Be Moved - PHMP 905-05.mp3

Now having said that, I'm obviously looking at it from my perspective, and putting the licensing issue in my back pocket for a moment, The competition for producing high quality sound-a-like audio tracks is more intense than it was just five years ago. In fact so much so that I don't think it would be financially efficient to record everything in-house anymore (or even anything for that matter). I understand that Blank Productions is supplying either some if not all of the sound-a-like tracks to Karaoke Version. The quality of Bob's tracks as compared to his tracks back in the 90s is like night and day.

And I think this is key - other manus have stepped up their game in all respects - especially in music and lyric accuracy since SC stopped. They are going to have to put out stuff that NO ONE else has even thought of that kj's are still clamoring for (for years) in order to be wanted again - at least to get back into the game, once they do that then they can get back into the todays hits along with requests.

Especially with the strings they like to attach to it.

Strings? More like boat anchor chains.

Here is one that works for your format

SELECT DISTINCT Trim(Right([MediaPath],Len([MediaPath])-InStrRev([MediaPath],"- "))) AS Song
FROM SingerHistory
Where Trim(Right([MediaPath],Len([MediaPath])-InStrRev([MediaPath],"- "))) like("SC*")
ORDER BY Trim(Right([MediaPath],Len([MediaPath])-InStrRev([MediaPath],"- ")));

He and Harrington have done so much to destroy any/all customer loyalty and trust that I don't believe it's recoverable at all. It would simply be a waste of time. It's the perfect example of how they've destroyed their own brand in the eyes of their own customers.

You would have a far better chance of making a go of it, even if you outsourced to Blank.

You may be entirely right. They may have poisoned their own well, but regardless as to how many people say they won't purchase a SC track due to their demeanor and policies, ultimately that will not be the determining factor. All things conform to the laws of scarcity so in the end it's the markets that will decide whether or not he'd have any success regardless as to whether or not people despise him or his company.

As far as my having a better chance of making a go of it .... there's little doubt in my mind that I could re-enter the market if I really wanted to bad enough, but the problem is that I don't want to bad enough. There are too many other ways of marketing audio recordings that are far more profitable and require a lot less aggravation than making karaoke tracks. The other advantage I have is that I still have my entire catalog intact. I have also acquired the Panorama catalog, but the problem with that catalog is that none of the compositions were ever licensed and all of the sound recordings were outsourced, many of them were not done as "work for hires" so I'd have to sift through the entire catalog to find out what was owned by Panorama and what wasn't. The other problems with both of these catalogs is that they were current release products which are no longer current. Aside from a handful of recurrent titles, the majority of these tracks have very little market appeal.

Actually, I don't believe that other manufacturers have had to "step up their game." Instead, I believe that the game has changed and that sound choice has always been unable to change. If you notice, sound choice doesn't want to play by the game that's evolved based on the needs of the marketplace, but instead would prefer to create the game and have everyone play by their own rules.

Actually, I don't believe that other manufacturers have had to "step up their game." Instead, I believe that the game has changed and that sound choice has always been unable to change. If you notice, sound choice doesn't want to play by the game that's evolved based on the needs of the marketplace, but instead would prefer to create the game and have everyone play by their own rules.

Guess what I received in email the other day.

https://www.facebook.com/events/199116827392156/

I do wholeheartedly agree with Mr Staley on everything he said earlier about Sound Choice. I replied with pretty much the same thing a couple days back but it never got published on this thread I do not know why.

Check out the link. Looks like another sssshot in the dark to me.

One guy responded that he had to go to a funeral (rather than go to SC sponsored karaoke)

The person that responded did so on June16th...The show is June 30th...That dead person gotta be pretty ripe by then!