L’histoire de la pochette iconique de l’album Nevermind de Nirvana

VILLE – 16 Mai 2024 –

Le 23 mai 1991, la photographie destinée à la pochette de l’album Nevermind de Nirvana a été immortalisée. Elle allait devenir une icône des années 90. ce second opus a projeté le groupe, et notamment Kurt Cobain, vers une renommée internationale. L’idée originale fut développée par Cobain lui-même en regardant un documentaire.

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The Story Behind Nirvana’s Iconic ‘nevermind’ Album Cover

On May 23, 1991, a photoshoot took place that would result in one of the moast recognizable and critically acclaimed album covers of the 1990s: Nirvana’s Nevermind. This second album propelled the band, and particularly Kurt Cobain, to international fame, becoming the defining sound of the grunge movement.

Nevermind went on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time. A 2021 survey even ranked its cover as more iconic than Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon.

Kurt Cobain’s Vision for the Cover

While photographer Michael Lavine captured images of Nirvana at Aaron Studios in los Angeles on may 23rd, it was Kirk weddle who ultimately shot the iconic cover. The concept originated wiht Kurt Cobain himself. While watching a documentary on underwater births, Cobain envisioned a baby swimming underwater, chasing a dollar bill.He initially wanted a photo of an actual childbirth for the cover.

cobain presented this idea to geffen Records. Robert Fisher,a recent graduate just starting at the label,volunteered to take on the project. He later told The Guardian, “I asked them if I could work on the project. No one in the company could imagine that the group was going to give such a ball,but the album impressed me as soon as I heard a test copy.”

Fisher researched underwater birth photos in a library,but found them unsuitable for an album cover,deeming some too graphic. Thru discussions with the band, the idea of the baby chasing a dollar bill emerged.