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Nirvana: Nevermind (1991)

American Photo picks the coolest, sexiest, and most iconic photo album covers ever.

By American Photo Staff and Contributors Posted October 14, 2008

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Nirvana: Nevermind (1991) As an obscure indie band prepared its major-label debut, singer Kurt Cobain imagined a cover photo of an underwater birth, which was deemed impractical. How about a baby in a pool? Chasing...a dollar bill? With an underwater housing, photographer Kirk Weddle shot little Spencer Elden on his first swim -- Elden's dad held him but was removed from the image, and the dollar and fishhook were added.

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