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Beady Eye to censor new album cover in supermarkets due to nudity

Beady Eye have been forced to censor the cover for their forthcoming new album.

The UK indie group are releasing their second record 'BE' on Monday (June 10), but its cover - which sees a woman baring a nipple - has been deemed too 'nude' for supermarkets.

The woman in question is the wife of photographer Harry Peccinotti, who created the artwork.

A publicist for the band's label Sony said:

"We had to cover the nipple up for sale in supermarkets. They wouldn't stock it as it was. That goes for our advertising as well. We have had complaints online requesting our digital ads be pulled as they have been flagged for adult content."

A spokesperson meanwhile for the British Retail Consortium commented: "Supermarkets take their responsibilities to customers very seriously. They have long been committed to following joint industry guidelines and have also taken their own independent voluntary action to ensure that any publications or other items which may cause offence or be seen by children are displayed discreetly."

 

 

 

 

Watch Beady Eye perform on Jools' Holland's TV show below: