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The Grave of Ted Gärdestad
Silverdals griftegård is a cemetary in the commune of Sollentuna, a suburb of the city of Stockholm in Sweden.Swedish musician Ted Arnbjörn G&a…
↳ Silverdals Griftegård
Jim Morrison‘s grave
Père Lachaise Cemetery (French: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise) is a larges and famous cemetery in the city of Paris,, although there are…
↳ Père Lachaise cemetery
Album Cover - Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
The album's original title was supposed to be The Who Looks Back, and the front cover was meant to illustrate this. The Who can be seen looking at …
↳ The Railway Hotel, Wealdstone
Single Cover - This Is Music
Hyde Park is an inner-city area of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the University of Leeds and Headingley. This Is Music was t…
↳ Hyde Park, Leeds
Cover - Best of UB40/Video - Red Red Wine
The Eagle & Tun is a pub in the Digbeth district of Birmingham, the pub is a well-known UB40 pilgrimages because of it's strong links with the …
↳ Eagle & Tun Pub
Cover - If The Kids Are United: The Best of Sham 69
All Souls Place is a street in central London, it takes it's name from the neighbouring church All Souls Church. The street was used for the Sleeve pictur…
↳ All Souls Place
Cover - Poor Mans Heaven
Tintagel Castle is a castle currently in ruins found on Tintagel Head, located near the village of Tintagel in Cornwall, England, UK. The site was origina…
↳ Coast near Tintagel, Cornwall
Cover - Kitty Jay
Wistman's Wood on Dartmoor is one of the few remaining ancient sessile oak forest remnants left in England. The wood was used for the album cover of Seth …
↳ Wistman´s Wood
Cover - Surfer Rosa
The East Hill is a pub in the area of Wandsworth in south west of London. Surfer Rosa's cover features a photograph of a topless flamenco dancer, pitched …
↳ The East Hill pub, Wandsworth, London
Cover - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
The cover shows 700 hospital beds placed on Saunton Sands, Devon. This effect was not achieved with trick photography; a team actually hauled the wrought …
↳ Saunton Sands, Devon
Cover - Wish You Were Here
The Disney studios is located in Burbank California, in the United States. The cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson, the burning man was wearing an asbe…
↳ Burbank Studios, CA
Cover - Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd
Manor Farm is a common name of a farm attached to a manor in the United Kingdom, at one such farm in Sussex the cover photo of Echoes: The Best of Pink Fl…
↳ Manor Farm, Singleton, Sussex
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