Whoa! That’s some pretty direct, up-front sexuality.
Not too surprisingly, this one managed to get censored, in some prudish places … like, say, the good old U.S. of A. This is what we got in its place:
Hmm, I don’t know. It’s just not the same. Something seems to be missing
I’m guessing the title is also a little off color as well. And, by that, I mean something along the lines of Hamlet’s saying, “Did you think I meant country matters?” to poor Ophelia. Know what I mean, know what I mean? Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink. Say no more, say no more.
The cameraman was one Eric Boman, a fashion photographer, originally from Sweden.
Eric and friend
He’s got 13 album credits to his name, several of them for Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry. Here’s a sampling of his work:
The models were two girls Ferry met at a bar while hiding out in Portugal, Constanze Karoli and Eveline Grunwald (in order). He talked them into the shoot and out of their clothes, as well as helping him out with some of the lyrics on the album.
It was really just a brush with fame, though, as Constanze is a psychotherapist and Eveline is now an art teacher. Interestingly, though, Eveline would design a couple of album covers herself:
The album itself is a great one, one of their best. “The Thrill of It All,” “All I Want Is You,” “Prairie Rose,” “Casanova” - lots of top tunes.
Here’s the band, then and now:
Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Paul Thompson, Brian Eno
Hard to believe, but they’re still touring (though sans Eno).
No shortage of homages and parodies here ...
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