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Jovian · 08-13-2002, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Sambo-Chris

It was always this way, even 30 years ago when my father worked at Polygram. You for sure will still find Promos because there are always people who know someone from the record company, a radio station, a music magazine or whatever who get advanced CDs.

There's nothing to worry about, as long as albums and singles are played on the radio and music magazines are asked to write reviews there will be promo-CDs.

LOL @ Sambo-Chris, guess I better repeat my BSWJBJ answer here too...

You didn't copy yours word for word but I'm a lazy git and can't be ar$ed to write a new reply. :P So here it goes.

Actually now that I think of it, I wouldn't be so sure about that... Cause I remember that before the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album came out, the record company -- or at least the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Finnish record company -- refused to give out advance copies for advance listening BEFORE the album was out. They actually made the DJs to go and listen to the album at the record company premises... Just like the "Bounce listening parties" we've read about that have taken place so far. There is probably only one radio station in Finland, RadioMafia (http://www.yle.fi/radiomafia), that does these advance listenings regularly for all kinds of bands, and as far as I know that was the first time they were not given advance copies at all. The new RHCP album was not sold in stores until its official Monday release date -- even though most new albums are usually on the shelves on Fridays already, despite their "official release dates" that usually take place on Mondays -- and it was only previewed track by track from that very Monday on, not a single day before.

So who knows, maybe the Bon Jovi Camp are tightening their grip as well? Time will tell, I guess...