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Mike Ratledge - Promo Image from BBC Soft Machine sessions http://www.noisette.nl/discs/bbc1.htm

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[edit] Fair use rationale in Mike Ratledge

Fair use rationale:

The image in question is used in the context of the article to illustrate the artist Mike Ratledge as he appeared in the beginning of his musical career.

No free equivalent image is known to exist, and as the image is over 30 years old, none is likely to be found.
The image in question was most likely published by the copyright holder as promotional material for a record, and its use here does not replace any market role for the original copyrighted media.
It is used to illustrate a musical article on Wikipedia: Mike Ratledge.
The image has been published.
The image meets general Wikipedia content requirements (encyclopedic).
The image meets the media-specific policy requirements (format).
The image is used in at least one article.
The image contributes significantly to the article in question.
The image is only used in the article namespace.
The image contains proper attribution of the source of the material, a fair use tag, and a fair use rationale (this one).

The image was proposed for deletion as a replaceable fair use image. The result of the debate was to Keep the image as no adequate free-licensed image image exists or can be created.

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