NBCLA's Jonathan Lloyd contributed to this report. The album, a cornerstone of the grunge era, eventually sold over 30 million copies, is often noted for helping bring punk to the mainstream. Geffen Records originally shipped 46,521 copies of 'Nevermind'' to retailers in hopes of eventually selling 200,000 copies. It is among the best-known album covers in rock. The cover of 'Nevermind'' - released in 1991 by the Geffen/UMG label - depicts a naked baby swimming underwater, seemingly towards a fish hook with a dollar bill attached. tattooed across his chest he has appeared on a talk show wearing a self-parodying, nude-colored onesie he has autographed copies of the album cover for sale on eBay and he has used the connection to try to pick up women,'' according to the defense motion to dismiss filed in Los Angeles federal court.Įlden had sought a jury trial and $150,000 from each of the 17 defendants or unspecified damages to be determined at trial. Spencer Elden, the man whose baby picture was used on the album cover for Nirvana ’s Nevermind, has refiled a lawsuit alleging the cover image was taken and used without his consent and the.

“He has re-enacted the photograph in exchange for a fee, many times he has had the album title.

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