Okie here's David's 3rd karaoke vcd, many thanks *muak* *muak* *muak* to mercuria. Btw sis couldn't find the dvd, does it haf David on the cover? She bought me Faye Wong's cantonese karaoke vcd instead *roll eyes*
Really great value cos think it haf most David's mvs cept Bastard, original Close to you, Let's fall in love, Shanghaied & Brilliant Alive. So missred u should really try to get this vcd. Oso it haf I Believe, 1997's I Love You live version as well My Anata, Melody & Season of Loneliness which were nvr released b4.
Okie there's sum concerns if this vcd is legit. Well, I checked carefully b4 posting, can assured u & pretty sure its original. All the mvs haf ecentury logo & the packaging haf both ecentury & EMI logos. Oso if not, then the music retail industry in Singapore will be in big trouble since one of the biggest retail outlet is openly selling pirated vcds.
Thank so much to fei who send me New Paper article on this phenomenon of parallel imports of cd/vcd/dvd from mainland China. However while it is competing fiercely with the local music retailers its not illegal to sell or buy them. My take on this is solely the irresponsibility of the record cos who in order to boost sales volume, flood mainland China wif thousands of cds which r now coming back to haunt them. As for the Ultrasound karaoke vcd, I do think it is an original release in mainland China & that both EMI & ecentury are aware of its release. Prolly it is meant to raise David's profile in China for his upcoming concert tour as all old material dun cost too much to produce (haf been told recently that it actually cost as low as fifty cents to produce a cd/vcd). Anyway I will leave ppl to their discretion whether or not to buy it. Remember local version not available. But if u feel guilty then sing sum David's songs @ ktv lounge. As David is composer, singer, producer, all copyrights go back to him.
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zhaodi, i believe this is a "un-licensed/official" copy judging by the cover . when i was in China a few mths ago, I also saw a similar (karaoke/mv) vcd with Dave's face on it, but it had songs i didn't even know were sung by DT!
~ tzwlh (fei)
Yeah, fei, like u thought it was unlicensed but its official with EMI & ecentury logo on the packaging & every mv haf ecentury logo. Oso dun think carrefour will dare sell pirated vcds.
i am not sure how to explain better to you, or perhaps i am wrong myself but i am pretty sure David's parent company in Taiwan did not release a compilation karaoke VCD.. basically that was what i was trying to say, and not that you supported pirated stuff or anything..
you are right abt Carrefour and many other music stores in SG that sells such cds. i have sent you an email on a New Paper article which talks abt this phenomenon.
pardon my side-tracking, most of these parallel imported CDs from China cost around S$10 in Singapore but in China, you can buy them for around/less than RMB10 (i.e. around S$3) which is quite incredible PLUS there is almost ALWAYS room for price bargaining when shopping in China :)
~ tzwlh (fei)
ps: is there any way blogger.com can reflect the date of comments? haha
ps2: i have also sent you a photo i took at DT's Ultrautograph session in SG last year and you'd understand why i found that photo on your blog SO familiar. hahaha
thankee so much fei for highlighting parallel import thingy, haf made it clear in the post now altho still think its original released in mainland China. Oso haf post pix credit, wish I can remember where I dl it tho.
I bought this in Beijing a couple of weeks ago, forgot the price - cd/vcd range from 10 - 35 yuan max, unless imported from Taiwan or else (max 80 yuan ?).
It plays well, and I really treasure it - been looking for DT's complete MV, now it's on my hand !!!.
*beach gurl*
Thanx 4 yr comment, beach gurl, could u tell if its official & original release in China plse?
zhaodi, guess you've not read my email... i didn't send my photo to PROVE i am the photographer, but rather to show you how incredibly similar your photo looks like mine but they are NOT identical so there isn't any need to credit me ah..
~ fei, 01 Nov night
Zhaodi, I think my Chinese CD is the legit version. It has ecentury and EMI logo, and the discs itself is printed with Ultrasound cover design. The semi legit/ pirated version usually have generic pics or designs so different to the original album cover.
Thx so much beach gurl, at least now we r sure it is legit.
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