Far from being a bubblegum record, the album's themes are dark, based on Alan Moore's "Leopard Man at C & A'", which is described by Collins as "a fabulous take on urban paranoia".
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The cover illustration and lettering were done by Gary Panter.
Surrounded by Silence | A small specimen of ''Mopalia mucosa'' covered in and surrounded by encrusting ''Lithothamnion |