So Steve Averill’s son is talking with his dad about his work with U2 on a podcast called U2 Y.
I’ve listened to the first 5 shows and found them enjoyable although not earth shattering.
That said, I didn’t know about TUF cover controversy. According to Steve, the band got a few offers for cover designs from the record company. They called him because they didn’t like any. It was late in the process, like august of 1984 or something.
Steve called a photographer called Simon Marsden who used infra red for black and white pictures. Je published a book called « In Ruins » and this is the cover picture. Ring a bell ?
Marsden said he wasn’t interested in the gig but allowed Averill to use the infra red technique which is what Anton Corbijn did… with the results we know.
By the way I had always found that picture weird but couldn’t say why. I’m happy to know it’s because of the infra red.
Anyway, Averill’s story is that they were so late in the project that he forgot to add Marsden in the credits which lead Marsden to sue U2 and Corbijn. Apparently they reached an agreement.