http://sonicyouth.com/sonicnews/?p=5025
surprised to see WFMU's Brian Turner liner notes for this.
oh, so this is the story behind the picture of the band on the sleeve.
"coal producing town that had to relocate all its residents due to a decades-long, inextinguishable underground fire. The Sonics passed through this haunted-looking locale on their next tour after the sessions, and are pictured on the sleeve standing amidst smoldering embers."