Pitchfork: Did you talk to Bruce about the mood of the music on Darkness or what he was going for before the shoot? But the idea of this color photograph that could have been a snapshot in somebody's drawer worked for the album. But we were trying to get something to look like an old Kodacolor snapshot. GI's had left the Island by the mid 70's, several big companies moved into Taiwan, pressing tiny quantity records , under licence orig Master ( mostly Japan/ USA ) incl. FS: Absolutely not. Gallery; Change Layout. All rights reserved. With Take Cover, we aim to track down the most striking new album covers taking up web space and vinyl bins and get the story behind them. FS: Well, I kind of liked it, but there were so many images that I didn't know what he was going to do. They can define artists. I knew what his past music sounded like but I had no idea what intention he had for Darkness on the Edge of Town. FS: The house has been sold. Pitchfork: I assume you don't live in that same house where you took the shot now. FS: The house has been sold. and features the same shirt Bruce is wearing on the cover of his book “Born To Run,” where he’s leaning on the hood of a Corvette. 8 12 36. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Darkness on the Edge of Town LP JC 35318 - Tested VG+ *A5. All time Best Album in THE World Great Stuff. But the idea of this color photograph that could have been a snapshot in somebody's drawer worked for the album. This Bruce Springsteen tee features the classic and iconic ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’ album cover artwork. We worked all day and night. Bruce kept everyone from getting bored by telling these wild stories. So the original shoot was just done with my perception of how I thought he wanted to look or how I wanted him to look. They can be funny, gross, shocking, stunning, or just plain wrong. The Darkness shot is from their first-ever session at Stefanko's Haddonfield, New Jersey home, where the two New Jerseyans hit it off instantly. FS: From what I understand, when he looked at the photograph he said, "That's the person that I'm writing about. He threw himself into the graphic aspect of the album. Make Offer - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Darkness on the Edge of Town … Somebody said that wallpaper on the cover is probably the most famous wallpaper in the world. FS: From what I understand, when he looked at the photograph he said, "That's the person that I'm writing about. © 2018 Condé Nast. Pitchfork: After shooting him in a bunch of different situations, would you ever have guessed that he would've picked that particular photo for the cover? Notable album covers catch the eye, dribble it around a little, and then snap it back into place, forever skewed. We went back to that neighborhood a few years ago for the Darkness documentary The Promise, and we asked the owners if the wallpaper was still up and they said no. CN Entertainment. Pitchfork: On the cover of his previous album, Born to Run, he's grinning really intensely, but this one is a lot more serious. They sound like contemporary recordings and they're super inexpensive. The idea was that these people transcended time or space. The idea was that these people transcended time or space. Apparently, my photographs helped him find the characters he was writing about in the songs. Whatever I asked him to do, he did. Make Offer - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Darkness on the Edge of Town 33 Vinyl Album Record LP 12" 1978. So the original shoot was just done with my perception of how I thought he wanted to look or how I wanted him to look. Pitchfork: I assume you don't live in that same house where you took the shot now. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20). From my collecting experience around Taiwan,and info obtained, only a handfull PROMO's were released thru companies at that time. FS: Absolutely not. Some of the guys even set up a craps table on my dining room table between shots, just to pass the time. Covers per page? There were a lot of black and white photographs taken in those sessions too which were very striking in their own right. We worked all day and night. FS: Absolutely, especially when the E Street Band was in the house.