the album cover features a picture of model/actress lung leg, a still taken from "submit to me". leg had previously appeared in the "death valley '69" music video. the back cover shows a black-and-white picture of the band in a heart-shaped frame. the album's 10 songs are listed in a different order than the actual track listing. the members' names are listed on the back cover as well, although no instruments are assigned for them. it reads "guitars, vocals, drums", with "bass" hidden beneath the photograph of the band. the insert features the lyrics to the songs and the a-side depicts thurston moore, with eyes drawn on his hands, holding them up to his face. this photograph was later used for the cover of the "starpower" single. the other side contains pictures from horror movies "friday the 13th part 2" and "children of the corn", with a blacked-out image of two ladies in the upper right corner.