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Artist: Molly Hatchet
Release: Molly Hatchet
Label: Sony
Designer: Frank Frazetta
Release Date: 1978

I remember one of my sisters had this release and other by Molly Hatchet, on vinyl. Whenever I listened to Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning” I would look at this cover and I believe Flirtin’ With Disaster; that is, I when I wasn’t jumping up and down on her bed in time with the rockin’ adult contempo beat. I never actually heard MH, but I thought they were metal because of these paintings. I was wrong.

This painting is actually called “Death Dealer”. Fitting.