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Old 07.05.2007, 06:39 AM   #1
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Old 07.05.2007, 07:07 AM   #2
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i think its new york. he said ... unimaginatively.
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Old 07.05.2007, 07:08 AM   #3
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really? it could be new york, it's just not a recognizable place from the buildings.
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Old 07.05.2007, 07:32 AM   #4
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I thought it was a bit of open ground just by the bowery. but i could well be wrong.
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Old 07.05.2007, 07:41 AM   #5
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If I'm not mistaken, you can see the Chrysler building and Empire State building on the left side of the scarecrow in the distance.
The two pointed ones.
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Old 07.05.2007, 08:15 AM   #6
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I always assumed it was Hoboken, it looks that grim.. but Tokolosh is right, there's the Empire State and Chrysler buildings.
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Old 07.05.2007, 08:18 AM   #7
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Wherever it is, its still one of the most perfect pictures ever taken
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Old 07.05.2007, 08:53 AM   #8
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oh yeah, i see them!

ad yes its a fantastic photograph. sonic youth's best album cover.
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Old 07.05.2007, 09:18 AM   #9
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well its my second favourite album cover after Daydream Nation. That Richter painting is one of my favourite paintings. I would like to see SY return to making iconic, haunting album covers again.
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Old 07.05.2007, 12:07 PM   #10
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its brooklyn.
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Old 07.05.2007, 12:08 PM   #11
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is it? are you sure? are those buildings in the background the chrysler and empire state buildings?
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Old 07.05.2007, 12:13 PM   #12
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its brooklyn for sure, not manhatten.

 
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Old 07.05.2007, 12:14 PM   #13
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i wonder if someone could find a picture of those three main buildings to the right of the cover

 


there's got to be some NYC boardies who will recognize those buildings.
Doe's anyone know the story behind the cover?
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Old 07.05.2007, 01:07 PM   #14
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Old 07.05.2007, 01:19 PM   #15
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i dont see it in that picture but i definitely believe you
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Old 07.05.2007, 01:23 PM   #16
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no.
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Old 07.05.2007, 01:32 PM   #17
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did i mention that this was a really good question? something ive always wondered but completely neglected to ask. and yeah this is probably their greatest cover. no offence richard
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Old 07.05.2007, 05:00 PM   #18
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no, i don't see them in that picture either.

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you're a new yorker, do you know where that shot was taken?
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Old 07.05.2007, 05:14 PM   #19
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i don't know where the shot was taken. but do i look out the window at the empire state building every day, and it ain't in that picture.
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Old 07.05.2007, 07:21 PM   #20
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my buddy is working as a photo assistant to the photographer who took that shot. i forget the dude's name at the moment. he's in LA now, UCLA photo dept. head i think. our other friend studied photo w/ barbara ess from Y Pants too. so in the kevin bacon game, i am three degrees seperated from SY i guess...
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