File:State-First-Issue-R.E.M.-Cover.jpg

Image of magazine cover originally located here.

1. Low resolution image
2. Depicts a small sample of the subject of the article, i.e. the cover of the first issue referred to in the article
3. No profit or loss is incurred by the copyright owner through the use of this image

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