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The Strokes, ‘Is This It’. The butt you see here belongs to the then-girlfriend of sleeve designer Colin Lane. Only true indie nerds, however, will know that the <i>back</i> cover of the  album depicts the West 39th overpass over Dyer Avenue in New York, as the band emerge from the Lincoln Tunnel.

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The Strokes, ‘Is This It’. The butt you see here belongs to the then-girlfriend of sleeve designer Colin Lane. Only true indie nerds, however, will know that the back cover of the album depicts the West 39th overpass over Dyer Avenue in New York, as the band emerge from the Lincoln Tunnel.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2010

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