Desolation Boulevard is the third album by Sweet, and their second released in 1974. It contains the original variant of one of the band's best known songs, "Fox on the Run". The American version, released in November 1975, also includes the 1973 smash "The Ballroom Blitz".) The album cover photo was shot near the entrance of a rock 'n' roll club called The Central, located at 8852 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Today it is the site of The Viper Room, where actor River Phoenix died from a drug overdose on 31 October 1993. The back cover photo is a shot of the Las Vegas Boulevard "The Strip", Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early 1970s. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.