The coloured strip is not random - it spells out the Catalog#, band name and both song titles.
The back cover of "Power, Corruption and Lies" has the same colour coding, done with the alphabet (a decoder ring).
Roses: Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) Canvas, 0.489 x 0.603. Reproduced by the courtesy of The Trustees, The National Gallery, London.
Run-out:
Side A: FAC 73 A3 GG 4 Pounda Ta1pe. Where's Murder?
Side B: FAC 73 B3 I Said Where's Murder? GG