Nevermind Album

 

Nirvana - Nevermind

 

 

 

It is clear to see that there is a water theme present through the album that further extends in relation to the music of Come As You Are.  The inlay additionally consists of three photos of the band themselves to establish their identity. Additionally included is a lyric compilation of the songs featured on the album and additional songs not featured, this was the band's choice and again correlates with the water theme due to the font being presented with a 'wavy' effect. The band and the album's 'personality' is reflected through it's front and back cover art. The front cover features a three-month-old infant named Spencer Elden, the son of the photographer's friend, alone underwater with a US dollar bill on a fishhook just out of his reach. However, there was some concern because Elden's circumcised penis was visible in the image. Geffen records prepared an alternate cover without the penis, as they were afraid that it would offend people, but relented when Cobain made it clear that the only compromise he would accept was a sticker covering the penis that would say, "If you're offended by this, you must be a closet pedophile." The back cover of the album features a photograph of a rubber monkey in front of a collage created by Cobain. The collage features photos of raw beef from a supermarket advertisement, images from Dante's Inferno, and pictures of diseased vaginas from Cobain's collection of medical photos. The back cover also includes another musical intertexual reference, Cobain noted, "If you look real close, there is a picture of KISS in the back standing on a slab of beef." These images display the 'rebellious' image that the media label Nirvana, pushing the limit to create one of the most successful and iconic albums of all time.