British rockers Coldplay's highly-anticipated third album is to be packaged with a front cover featuring colour-coded blocks which combine to reveal a secret code.
Bosses at record company Parlophone hope the intrigue surrounding the X&Y disc's artwork will pique the interest of fans the world over as they try to find the hidden meaning concealed the eye-catching design.
The global marketing campaign will begin later this month in anticipation of the album's release on June 6 - Parlophone executives anticipate X&Y will sell more copies than the 10 million units A Rush of Blood to the Head sold worldwide.