The iconic Ramones photo cost a pittance

The cover of the first album by the punk rock band Ramones was purchased for only 125 dollars by the label Sire Records. This iconic black and white image, taken by photographer Roberta Bayley, showed the members leaning against a brick wall in New York. This visual style was then widely copied by other major bands like The Clash, The Jam, and The Saints from the following year.