Twenty years after kicking in the door of rock music and going on to sell more than 30 million copies, Nirvana’s Nevermind is still causing trouble. Facebook reportedly removed images of the so-not-controversial controversial album cover that depicts a naked baby boy (and his boyhood) swimming towards a dollar bill. “Facebook took down the product shots, they sent us a form message,” a source close to the band said in an email. “I’m guessing it’s probably due to the baby penis… still making waves 20 years later.”
The matter seems to have been resolved, as the Nevermind cover now appears on the band’s Facebook page. (Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.) Commemorative Nevermind reissues will be released on Sept. 27, including a limited, numbered 4-CD, 1-DVD Special Deluxe Edition that includes dozens of previously unreleased recordings, obscure B-sides, alternate mixes, radio sessions, studio rarities and live recordings, including a 1991 Halloween concert at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre.
That album art never had a more truthful meaning with this news being announced…
Old news, someone else covered this on EW last month.
How interesting. This article’s content completely changed – in a matter of minutes, it went from being about the release of the 20th anniversary special edition to being about facebook controversy with the naked baby.
For the anniversary edition they should find that baby and recreate the picture with the now 21 year old adult
The shot was recreated when the boy was 17, he’s just wearing shorts (it’s on MTV.com).
who the hell goes to mtv.com for music related items
Why is this an issue 20 years later? GET A LIFE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!
it boarderlines child porn, good call
How does this border on child porn? There is nothing sexual about it. Why is it that there is a certain contingent of society (who is usually overly vocal about it) that is so afraid of the human body?
No doubt. Nudity doesn’t equal sexuality. Babies are naked quite a bit, how is that in any way sexual? Idiots.
I thought the orginal album cover was Hugh Hefner…as he is today.
What a completely pointless article. “Someone is upset about something.” “But now they’re not.” Someone filling an article quota?