Hitmakers & Network 40 (Album Network)

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   You can find copies of "The Album Network" magazines on eBay. It was a weekly publication but I'd normally see 

it around Album Rock stations. But they did have a Top 40 chart I believe, probably the "Network 40" and they'd 

send you those CDs, but I don't even think you needed to subscribe to get them. There was a fine line between 

some of the magazines and Independent Record promoters. (or no line at all) 

I forget which magazine it was but they'd organize a call with groups of PDs to discuss new music as a 

"service", but I believe it was really to sell what PDs were thinking about adding back to the labels. And the 

organizer might subtly suggest songs. 

I remember the calls as one of the PDs would have to put us on hold every now and then. One of the PD's noted, 

"Hey that's the fourth time I've heard "I Love Rock and Roll" on the call, you might want to look at your day to 

day song rotations", and the PD says, that's my THEME song, I start every show with it and my GM keeps giving 

me a hard time about it". Then somebody on the call said, "Your GM is right!"

Edited by Bill Cahill