I really like the story behind Dry's cover. It's funny picturing Maria and PJ walking into a store asking if they could photocopy her mouth, and then getting denied.
Rid Of Me's cover is quite powerful too. I love the random plant in Maria's bathroom.
TBYML is my personal favorite - I find it quite dreamy.
I tried to remember which attracted me most before I knew what they contained.
I voted for Polly's lips on the copy machine. Rid of Me is a close second.
The back of 4-Track Demos should have been the front!
THIS IS ONE OF THE IMAGES PROJECTED ONTO THE WALLS OF THE TURBINE HALL IN THE TATE MODERN WHEN PJHARVEY 3 PIECE PLAYED THERE (SEPT 1ST 2003).IT WAS TAKEN IN POLLY'S FRONT ROOM IN DORSET IN SUMMER 2000.WHEN WE WERE DOING PHOTOS FOR THE 'STORIES...'ALBUM ,ITS A SLIGHT LONG EXPOSURE USING AMBIENT LIGHT. FOR A WHILE THIS WAS OUR PROPOSED COVER FOR THE 'STORIES...'ALBUM BUT POLLYS MANAGEMENT WERENT OVERJOYED & WE GOT PERSUADED TO DO ANOTHER SHOOT THIS TIME IN NEW YORK,A MUCH BIGGER AFFAIR -WE ENDED UP CHOOSING A PHOTO FROM THE NEW YORK SESSION AS THE COVER FOR THAT ALBUM,BUT BOTH OF US QUITE QUICKLY REGRETTED IT - WHEN I LOOK AT THE 'STORIES...'COVER NOW ITS A BIT AS ONE FRIEND PUT IT "A BIT POSH SPICE OUT SHOPPING SOMEWHERE".
The whole world seems to be steered towards economic gains being the only goal of worth ~ Polly Jean Harvey
Blackie wrote:Rid of Me, hands down. Most of them are great but that one is iconic. I remember seeing it as a child/teenager long before I heard a note of her music and being scared away !
it scared me too
I vote for 4-Track Demos, I love her face and brave pose and the colors
not listed but i adore A Woman A Man Walked By cover and inside cover
Best Polly Album Cover
