There was a change made in Amarok 1.4.5 for Kubuntu packages that may relate to this problem (bug 81768). Could you please try updating to 1.4.5 and test again, Adrian? Thanks.
http://kubuntu.org/announcements/amarok-1.4.5.php -- Problem with libtag https://launchpad.net/bugs/58613 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs