Indeed it was conceivable that dowdy MHS covers were in reaction to the psychedelic covers that Nonesuch (another budget label) was using, or to the otherwise "hip" (not to be confused with HIP) covers that graced other labels - or it had had something co do with money.
The dowdy MHS covers might have been a reaction to the psychedelic covers that Nonesuch (another budget label) was using, or a reaction to the otherwise "hip" (not to be confused with HIP) covers that graced other labels, or it simply might have had something to do with money.