Famous Album Covers

Nirvana- Nevermind
Kirk Weddle is renowned for the most iconic image in rock music, Nirvana's 'Nevermind' album cover of a four month year old baby swimming towards a dollar note. On the day of the photo shoot, Weddle was working on an idea that was influenced by the bands lead singer Kurt Cobain. However, it is said that "...Cobain had the original concept of wanting to show a mother giving birth under water...but he compromised to have a baby swimming under water instead..." This image has become one of the most iconic images in rock history as it caused so much controversy, and was even banned from being sold in super markets. Nevertheless, due to such high demands Nirvana compromised to place a sticker over the baby's privates.


Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
A number of Pink Floyd albums and single covers were designed by Hipgnosis and George Hardie, however they never lacked criticism and controversy. For the 'Dark Side of the Moon' Pink Floyd's record company wanted to create an album cover that was '...smarter, neater and more classy...' Hence the simple but bold prism image, which was influenced by photgraphs that a member had seen while mind mapping ideas. This design was "...perfect for the band..." as it represented three aspects, the band's stage lighting, the album lyrics and the request for the cover art to be simple yet bold.


The Rolling Stones- Let it Bleed
The 'Let it Bleed' cover reveals a surreal sculpture of a phonograph playing a Rolling Stone's vinyl, and the spindle holding several items on a plate. This items include a tape canister, a clack face, a pizza, a tyre and a cake with figurines of each band member. This sculpture by Robert Brownjohn was influenced by a Rolling Stones' single 'Automatic Changer'.