Blind Faith - Blind Faith - 1969
The release of the album provoked controversy because the cover featured a topless pubescent girl holding in her hands a silver space ship. Some perceived the ship as a phallic symbol.
Rumours about the girl's relationship to the band fuelled the controversy; among them were that she was Ginger Baker's illegitimate daughter, and that she was a groupie kept as a slave by the band members. Actually, the young girl was a London suburbanite, who posed upon consent by her parents and for a fee.
Though initially banned in some countries, the original artwork was quite
popular and collectible. It became available again later in the 1970s.
The release of the album provoked controversy because the cover featured a topless pubescent girl holding in her hands a silver space ship. Some perceived the ship as a phallic symbol.
Rumours about the girl's relationship to the band fuelled the controversy; among them were that she was Ginger Baker's illegitimate daughter, and that she was a groupie kept as a slave by the band members. Actually, the young girl was a London suburbanite, who posed upon consent by her parents and for a fee.
Though initially banned in some countries, the original artwork was quite
popular and collectible. It became available again later in the 1970s.