You know, I was thinking about all the scandal for this album cover at that time.
I thought it was because he was almost NUDE!!!

WRONG

Did you ever notice the flower there next to prince????
ok
so, what is there in the centre of the flower?? (I guess you know what I mean, right?)

now, where is Prince sitting??

ON THE OTHER FLOWER!!

so maybe Prince is not gay, BUT HE SURE HAD DREAMS ABOUT IT!!!

a very aroused stamen.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Yeah, windblown.

Hi. Welcome to the world. This news is as old as the album itself.

I don't get the gay interpretation, but hey... whatever floats your boat.

LovesexyIsThe1 said:

oh god, I'm such an innocent person...
some many years in the dark....

OMG.... what a twisted mind....!!!

I remember when the album came out, and you saw the big vinyl cover, we were wondering if the flower tip was prince's penis' head cut out and put on the end of the flower...

i don't understand the point of the thread, what is it that is trying to be said?

Some interesting background info 4 u on the creation of that iconic Lovesexy album cover.
(Information taken from: '100 best album covers' by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell
ISBN: 0-7513-0706-8

SPECIFICATION:
Artiste Prince
Title Lovesexy
Photography Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Typography Margo Chase
Record Co. Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 1988

THE COMMISION:
When Mondino was staying at Prince's Paisley Park Studios in Minneapolis while working on a video project* for him, Prince asked him if he was still taking photographs and would he be interested in doing the cover.
*(this would suggest that all the singles that got released had their videos filmed prior 2 heading out on a world tour ~ nana.)

PRINCE: LOVESEXY.
When Jean-Baptiste Mondino began the Lovesexy photo-session he must have thought that he was dealing with a case of 'The Emperor's New Clothes'. Circumstance had not permitted him and his client to discuss how intimate the pictures were going to be.

When Prince arrived there was some confusion over whether he was to pose nude for the portrait because the studio contained a wardrobe full of costumes for him to wear. The question was finally resolved, and the result is a very daring and sensuous portrait. The pose is feminine, yet the flower stamen suggests ideas of ambiguous sexuality. Was it all a case of bare-faced cheek?

TANTRIC SEX
Lovesexy was already the name of the album when Prince comissioned Mondino to photograph the cover. Mondino felt the title reflected Prince's sprituality, as well as his lyrics about love and sex. Lovesexy also feels like a Tantric word, and Mondino wanted the stamen of one of the flowers to represent a small phallus.

KIT OFF OR ON?
Prince wanted the photographs taken in Los Angeles and told Jean-Baptiste Mondino that they could discuss ideas on the flight. Unfortunately, Mondino was unable to get a seat next to Prince, so they were unable to discuss anything. The next morning (the day of the photo-shoot) Mondino suggested to Prince that he would like to shoot him naked.

PHOTOGRAPHY
Mondino shot one roll of Kodak Ektachrome film using a Hasselblad camera. Later that day he met Prince at his hotel and showed him the contact sheets. Prince chose one shot for the album cover, and the rest were destroyed.

THE QUANTEL PAINT BOX (UR GONNA LOVE THIS PART!)
At the time of this album, digital paint boxes were still a thing of the future. None existed in the US, so Mondino flew to Paris where his friend Kiki had a demonstration model. Mondino played around with a photograph for a couple of days and when he was satisfied he called Prince, who flew over to Paris with his bodyguard. They all sat squashed into Kiki's tiny kitchen, with Kiki's kids playing around them, and examined the cover. Prince's initial response was that he didn't like it. For two hours they played around with it some more until Prince concluded that he preferred what he had seen at the beginning.

STRANGE SPELLING
Before he gave up his original name and became simply , Prince's love of unconventional spelling was evident on Lovesexy, with titles such as 'When 2 R In Love', ' Wish U Heaven', and ' Know'

JEAN-BAPTISTE MONDINO
The French fashion photographer and video director Jean-Baptiste Mondino is best-known for his graphically composed, colour-saturated images. His photographs are renowned for their subversive and sexual imagery.

He has directed videos for artistes such as Madonna, neneh Cherry, and Bjork.

Apologies if there are any spelling mistakes - I had 2 type this up kinda quick!
[This message was edited Tue May 11 12:38:27 2004 by bananacologne]

thanks for the info! I read it in a bookstore once... but loved reading it again. thanks! we need more hardcore info on htis site.

bananacologne said:

I agree too.

There should be a section with stuff like this in. Its very interesting.

LovesexyIsThe1 said:

You may not get that connotation, but others (mostly non fans did). I was made fun of at one point for liking Prince during the LS era. I remember 2 boys making mention of the cover and how I felt about it.

I still think it's one of his best. Very stunning.

ufoclub said:

LOL

I remember hearing such a rumor about that back then, and examing that cover VERRRY closely.

thank u nana 4 the info

I actually didn't buy the record,because of the cover.Just turned me off.Plus the first single didn't get me hard.