I read on Wikipedia years ago that American music execs didn't want a cover with a man in a dress. But I thought the U.S. alternative cover was a Photo of Bowie in spiky hair kicking the air.
Personally I think it should be the original cover on BEA. In the dress.
Also loads of AC/DC covers are the wrong ones.
I'm sure others have noticed
The rule on BEA is that the original covers are used. Unlike some other sites, we only have one version of each album...and that version is the original. I know that it sometimes appears wrong, but a lot is done to make sure that the covers are original. Sometimes those originals are far from the popular covers...but if it's original, then on BEA, it's correct.
If you see covers that you believe are wrong, you can question it...you can use the suggestions forum, or you can add a note to the album moderation for someone to look at it.
In the case of this album, it was released in 1970 in the US with the cover shown above. That's the original. The dress cover (the more known one) came out in 1971. The one above is the correct cover because it's the original.
Well well
I just read something slightly different to your interpretation Romanelli.
You are right that the 1970 release with the the cowboy in front of the asylum was the first version to be released and in the U.S. No quibbles there.
Bowie approved of the album cover at the time. His friend designed it. At first he was keen on it.
However what you fail to mention is that Bowie soon changed his mind about the cover and shot the one wearing his man's 'Fish' dress named after British designer Michael Fish. Bowie changed his mind.
In the U.S. Mercury rejected the man dress photo, and released the cowboy cover. But this was against Bowie's wishes at the time. In 1972 he described Weller's cowboy photo as 'horrible'. Although later in 1999 he re-appraised his opinion about it, saying he thought it was 'really cool' which it kinda is, imo.
But Bowie wore the Fish dress to promote the album in the U.S. in 1972, even though Americans didn't know why.
I can see your point when the cowboy cover is the cover you know. But here in the UK the dress cover has always been the one we know. And it was the one Bowie preferred himself. He is the artist after all.
I Love the controversy surrounding this topic!
Definitely understand the motive to feature original artwork from country of origin… but this case is definitely perplexing. Dig it! ❤️
Who would have thought that one post would create such an interesting conversation. This is why i continue to be a part of BEA. I’d also like to point out that everyone who posted here was respectful of other peoples views which is not the case on all websites.
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