morrisey

[stevie-p]

Firstly..who is the woman on the album cover of the smiths singles...also who was on the background picture of the concert at NIA Birmingham...thanks all..merry xmas

[james412]

Diana Dors

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Dors

[Leo1972]

Many different female and male photographs were used.

The album and single covers featured colourful images of film and pop stars, usually in duotone, designed by Morrissey and Rough Trade art coordinator Jo Slee. Single covers rarely featured any text other than the band name, and the band themselves did not appear on the outer cover of any UK release. (Morrissey did, however, appear on an alternative cover for "What Difference Does It Make?", mimicking the pose of the original subject Terence Stamp, after the latter objected to his image being used.) The "cover stars" were an indication of Morrissey's personal interests--obscure or cult film stars (Stamp, Jean Marais, Joe Dallesandro, James Dean), figures from 1960s British culture (Viv Nicholson, Pat Phoenix, Yootha Joyce, Shelagh Delaney), or pictures of unknown models taken from old film or magazine photos