Cover Art
Shot by Eric Boman, the cover features two scantily-clad models, Constanze Karoli (reportedly either the sister or the female first cousin of Can's Michael Karoli) and Eveline Grunwald. Bryan Ferry met them in Portugal and persuaded them to do the photo shoot as well as to help him with the words to the song "Bitter-Sweet". Although not credited for their photos they are credited on the lyric sheet for their German translation work.
The cover image was considered controversial in some countries such as the United States, Spain, and the Netherlands, where it was censored for release. As a result, a later American LP release of Country Life (available during the years 1975-80) featured a different cover shot. Instead of Karoli and Grunwald posed in front of some trees, the reissue used a photo from the album's back cover that featured only the trees. Author Michael Ochs has described the result as the "most complete cover-up in rock history".
The cover art has been mimicked by:
- Electro girl band Robots in Disguise with the cover for their 2002 singles "Boys" featuring comedian Noel Fielding and musician Chris Corner.
- Indie rock band Sweet Apple for the cover of their 2010 album Love & Desperation.
- American baseball/music-themed magazine ChinMusic!, featuring Parisian singer Cecilia Meneau (No-Talents, Operation S, Cécilia et Ses Ennuis).
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