Album Art
The album cover photo was shot near the entrance of a rock 'n' roll club called The Central, located at 8852 Sunset Boulevard, in West Hollywood. Today it's the site of The Viper Room, where actor River Phoenix died from a drug overdose on October 31, 1993.
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