# mp3 player not correctly reading tags
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-player-not-correctly-reading-tags/6978
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 27, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-player-not-correctly-reading-tags/6978 "2008-06-27T00:38:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Count\_Chocula\_011](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Count_Chocula_011)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-player-not-correctly-reading-tags/6978/1 "2008-06-27T00:38:27Z")
Despite following the advice located at [/t/2785/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2785/1) to the letter, I find that my cell phone mp3 player still incorrectly reads the tags generated by this otherwise nice program.
Here are the details:
My cell phone mp3 player recognizes the followng tags: genre, album, and artist.
When the mp3s get synched to the cell phone, the mp3s with a given value for a given tag get divided between the tag and and a permutation of the tag with a $ sign in front.
So for example, if I have 10 mp3s that belong to album "Violator," then when I synch to the mp3 player, 7 of the mp3s will be located under album "Violator" and 3 of the mp3s will be located under "$Violator"
I have no idea why this is happening but it is extremely annoying. I like to select songs by artist or album and can't completely do that.
Assuming it matters:
mp3 player: Samsung SCH-u740
synch program: windows media payer, VCAST music manager
pc: HP Pavilion zd8000
I would appreciate any help that can be offered.
thanks
CC
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-player-not-correctly-reading-tags/6978/2 "2026-02-09T12:21:01Z")