As I am going through these different digipaks I have noticed a common convention of rock/alternative rock albums is that an image of the band does not feature on the cover of the album. It is more common for it to be an abstract, political or controversial image to reflect the rebellious or unique stereotype.
The cover image for 'Nevermind' by Nirvana is of a baby trying to grab a dollar in the water. This could show the lack of innocent or the baby represents life and seeing as he is trying to get money means that life revolves around getting money. The fact the dollar is attached to a fishing line it also shows that money reels people in. Therefore the bands view of money is obviously negative and their resentment to money and power.
The bands logo is on the front and in fairly large writing. As it is black it also stands off from the blue background. The title of the album 'Nevermind' is writing in a wave style font in keeping with the water theme of the cover.
The back cover interlinks with the front as the water theme is continued. The water could be used to represent freedom and this would coincide with Nirvana's non conformist attitude. The image on the back features a photograph of a rubber monkey in front of a collage created by Kurt Cobain (frontman). 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.
Nirvana are no strangers to abstract images on their album and also some that would offend people. This is because they were adamant to alienate any form of popular chart music of the time and were a grunge band - noted for their unkempt appearances and rejection of theatrics.
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