Last Friday, the 17th, WNEW-FM in New York were the first in the United States, probably the whole world, to broadcast parts of Tracks. More specifically, they played a three-song promotion sampler which includes "I Wanna Be With You", "Where the Bands Are" and "Growin' Up". But according to the SonicNet web site, the radio station had gotten hold of the sampler too early and that Columbia tried to stop them. Speaking of WNEW, they have announced this upcoming weekend "Springsteen weekend". People can call and request any Springsteen songs, and caller number 20 will win a personal invitation for two to a listening party at Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. Since WNEW sneak-premiered the sampler, it has now officially been sent out to more radio stations in the States, and the three songs can now be heard regularly from coast to coast. People who heard them say they sound astonishing. Much, much better than the bootleg versions. No signs yet that European radio stations have started to play the songs, but this will no doubt happen very soon.

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