 The "Davis" in the album's title is a reference to American entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr., while the "socket" alludes to the socket of his left eye, which he lost in an automobile accident in 1954.The album's original cover concept called for an image depicting cream corn spewing from Davis' eye socket.The commissioned piece did not match the band's expectations though, and they decided to use a different cover image while keeping the concept's name.