Fast Tracks

December, 1989

Pay-Per-Hear Department: Here's an idea whose time has come: Music Systems, Inc., has launched Music Line, a national service that allows you, the record buyer, to sample new recordings by calling 1-900-45-Music and then punching in a four-digit code to hear a specific song. The caller can get ten to 15 seconds of each song for 89 cents per minute. This means that before you pop for the price of an album or a CD, you can get an idea of what you'll be buying. It beats spending $12 only to discove...