The artwork for the new James album has been banned from being used in promotional images by the Advertising Standards Authority because it features a picture of a baby with a gun. The band aren't going to change it, though, as they feel the point they're making with the image is an important one.
The band's Larry Gott told Xfm: "We talked at length about hitting a problem with the Advertising Standards Authority, but it's such a strong image we decided it go with it anyway. The scale of the reaction has been a surprise, but we kind of expected there'd be some ripples. We were looking at lots of ideas with the designers and they came up with an image of a baby and a gun that related to a story in America of a ten month old child that had been issued a firearms certificate. Firearms are dangerous, they're not to be taken lightly, and we as a society are becoming over familiarised with the image of gun and gun culture".