' s ▁album ▁From ▁the ▁H ip . ▁ ▁The ▁cover ▁is ▁a ▁reprodu ction ▁of ▁the ▁painting ▁" A ▁B asket ▁of ▁Ros es " ▁by ▁French ▁artist ▁Henri ▁F antin - Lat our , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ' s ▁permanent ▁collection ▁in ▁London . ▁Sav ille ▁had ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁Renaissance ▁portrait ▁of ▁a ▁dark ▁prince ▁to ▁tie ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁Mach ia vel li an ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁title , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁a ▁suitable ▁portrait . ▁At ▁the ▁gallery ▁Sav ille ▁picked ▁up ▁a ▁post card ▁with ▁F antin - Lat our ' s ▁painting , ▁and ▁his ▁girl friend ▁mock ingly ▁asked ▁him ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁cover . ▁Sav ille ▁then ▁real ised ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁idea . ▁Sav ille ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁flowers ▁" s ugg ested ▁the ▁means ▁by ▁which ▁power , ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁lies ▁in fil tr ate ▁our ▁lives . ▁They ' re ▁sed uct ive ." ▁The ▁cover ▁was ▁also ▁intended ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁collision ▁between ▁the ▁over ly ▁rom antic ▁and ▁classic ▁image ▁that ▁made ▁a ▁stark ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁typ ography ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁mod ular , ▁colour - coded ▁alphabet . ▁Sav ille ▁and ▁Tony ▁Wilson , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁label , ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁painting ▁( The ▁National ▁Heritage ▁Trust ) ▁first ▁refused ▁Factory ▁Records ▁access ▁to ▁it . ▁Wilson ▁then ▁called ▁up ▁the ▁gallery ▁director ▁to ▁ask ▁who