FIRIN' MAH LAZARS!!!!! Mike ought to have used THAT as the album cover, not that Mr Game and Watch lookalike.
I prefer the Special Edition (which is the one I am getting, YES!) because it feels to me like it has something more than the other one. Light in the darkest tunnel.....
The original one is more beautiful to me. But I voted for the SE because it makes more sense looking like a dove of peace in the darkest times (of war).
Between the two I would pick the second one but they are both complete and utter shite. Maybe if there was some sort of art expert here to tell us what kind of deep meaning there is inside the cover then I may be able to change my opinion. The cover is supposed to be something that attracts people to pick up the album from a store shelf and the current cover doesn't seem like something that will attract people.