File:Loudness 1985.jpg

Photograph of Loudness (1986).

http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/loudness/photography/promo-print/ZZZ007440.html?utm_source=Linkshare&utm_medium=Commerce&utm_campaign=Art, Copyright : Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and Canada, 1986.

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The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original image. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.

Identification and critical commentary in the Loudness article, a subject of public interest. The image shows the band at the beginning of their international recognition in 1985.

No free alternative could be created or found to illustrate the topic in question. The image illustrates the band with its core members in their 80s’ outfits. Drummer Higuchi died in 2008 and it’s impossible to obtain a new image with the same content.A free contemporary image would not convey the same information.

Use of the promotional photograph in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. The image meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopaedic.
The "Loudness" and "ATCO" logos are visible framing the photo, supporting the claim that it was originally used to promote the band.