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KISS’s now-famous cover shot for their third studio ... once the band had officially signed their record deal with Interscope. The 2000 album Quality Control marked the band’s first release ...

Photoshop tutorial showing how to design and create a vintage, jazz record album cover made famous by record companies such as Blue Note, Impulse, Prestige and Capitol Records. Judge says ...