Back in the day, radio was the only way to get out the word about a new album. Of course, it helped that disc jockeys actually played songs from a new album – but record labels wanted to rack up sales right out of the box. And movies too – what better way to get the word out to the “kids” than through that boss, groovy local radio station?
So they worked up little spots to play on the hip-cool radio station in your town. Nowadays, with traditional terrestrial radio pretty much dead, these old radio spots are fodder for CD re-releases. Let’s queue up a bunch and spin ’em!
MP3: The Monkees Present radio promo (The Monkees)
MP3: Live Dead radio promo (The Grateful Dead)
MP3: Help movie promo (The Beatles)
MP3: Cahoots radio promo (The Band)
MP3: Sweetheart of the Rodeo radio promo (The Byrds)
MP3: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere radio promo (Neil Young)
MP3: I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama! radio promo (Janis Joplin)
MP3: Head movie promos (The Monkees)
MP3: Electric Warrior radio promo (T. Rex)
MP3: Aqualung radio promo (Jethro Tull)
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