The original album art, which depicted two severed, partially decomposed heads kissing (in fact, it is one head which had been sawed in half by Joel-Peter Witkin), had to be changed for the Australian release. The cover art can also be seen as a parody of a famous picture with Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker kissing at the celebrations of the 30th birthday of the former German Democratic Republic in 1979.
The original album cover, depicting two severed heads embracing (in fact, one head split in half by Joel-Peter Witkin), necessitated a change for the Australian release. The artwork can also be seen as a playful mockery of a famous image featuring Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker sharing a kiss at an East German celebration in 1979.