John Square, the guitarist in the band, designed the cover. Squires' was largely influenced by Jackson Pollock's action paintings. That particular piece was inspired by the May 1969 riots in Paris. The cover even shows the French flag, through the red, white and blue messy brush strokes. The flag is the wrong way around and has a faded patchy look to it, this could represent the disruption that was brought to France and France's economy from the riots. It was the first nationwide strike attempted in France and the largest general strike.
The lemons have been used because of a Frenchman the band had met, who had been a part of the 1969 Paris student uprisings. He told they about how to overcome to effects of tear gas, the protesters bite down on lemons.
The background is a form of action painting; which is a spontaneous and free way to paint. Lacking order, planning and structure it gives off a feeling of chaos. Chaos is what would have been happening in Paris 1969 during the riots, the paint expresses the freedom and a lack of control.
Green symbolises nature, growth, a sense of balance and harmony. Green is also used a lot in association with safety. Green represents endurance and stability From the riots the people of France were able to restore balance in their country, but through the protests France was able to grow away from their past mistakes into a new peaceful future. Green is used to show this fresh start and growth after the chaos.
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