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A scribbled phrase. A wooden crate. A shy kid from Jersey and a sax man with a fedora. In two hours and just 600 photographs, they created one of the most recognizable images in rock history—Bruce leaning into Clarence, the sound and soul of Born to Run frozen in time. It’s the story of a chance meeting, a hustling photographer, and a shot that defined the American dream. Grab a copy and listen along with us. Questions, comments, recommendations? We’d love to hear from you at Albumartthecoverstories@gmail.com or check our Spotify Song List with a song from each album we’ve covered: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NrDU39yE9CJcHU6YJT8jj?si=Y1JAE4LWTDmKEDE9QGlB2A

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It’s part cathedral, part nightmare—a human face trapped in alien machinery, born from the mind of the man who would create Alien. Emerson, Lake & Palmer wanted shock value; H.R. Giger gave them something eternal. What began as a joke about a sexual euphemism turned into a biomechanical love letter—and a curse. Their artist’s muse would die by her own hand, his paintings would vanish into myth, and what’s left is a gatefold to the underworld of 1970s prog rock.
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The Scorpions’ Virgin Killer didn’t just cross the line—it set it on fire. A ten-year-old model, a cracked-glass cover, and a title that dared you to look away. The band said it was “about time as the killer of innocence.” Critics called it exploitation. The label called it good publicity. The fallout spanned decades—from banned pressings and FBI inquiries to a Wikipedia blackout. What happens when “art” becomes evidence in a cultural trial? Grab a copy and listen along with us.

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