10 Best Rock Music Album Covers Of The 1990s
2. Suede - Suede
Fusing contemporary guitar-pop sounds with the whimsical lyrical content of The Smiths and David Bowie, Suede became a big deal in their native UK.
Their self-titled release won the 1993 Mercury Prize and became the fast-selling debut album for the best part of a decade.
That last statistic is particularly shocking, as the album's cover was designed to be intentionally provocative.
The image on the front of the record is of two androgynous figures kissing. Their skin is glowing with an orange hue, as if they are on some plain of existence separate to our own.
Originally, the picture was from a book called Stolen Glances: Lesbians Take Photographs. It was taken by photographer Tee Corinne and the full photo shows both women fully naked whilst locked in their embrace.
Lead singer Brett Anderson chose the image because he found it beautiful, but, sadly, some people at the time took issue with the fact that a best-selling record displayed an act of homosexuality.
Imagine how upset they would have been had they seen the full image.
Ultimately, those people's opinions were outdated then and are certainly outdated now, which just leaves this bold, daring, and artistic work for us to all enjoy.