Saturday 5 February 2011

What's so cute about Suede?


So let's take a look at the covers the band got around the release of all of their albums. The first three will get a full rendition in May next.

This is the cover from Tower records magazine Top, the now gone music chain that had a store at Piccadilly Circus, amongst others. It followed the release of debut album 'Suede' on March 29. The editors doubted to put Suede or Depeche Mode on the cover, but gave it to Suede in the end as "their debut album is already shaping up to be one of the most significant releases by a new UK band this year." Depeche Mode were releasing their equally successful album Songs of Faith and Devotion as well that month.

Suede were heading for worldwide success as well. In fact they never really wanted to be an obscure indie band. "We've never tried to ghettoise ourselves, we've never wanted to be obscure about anything. Our songs are meant to be very accessible - that's the power of a good song."

By the way, the same picture is used as in the Italian magazine Rumore a bit lower.