Nirvana’s second studio album, 1992’s Nevermind, is probably the most important record released in the ’90s. It brought alternative rock to the mainstream audience, paved the way for other grunge bands and most importantly, it was an album that summed up the voice of an entire generation. Nevermind ended up selling 30 million copies worldwide, topping the charts and cementing its place among the most significant music albums of all time.
Despite its popularity, there are still lots of things about the album that most people don’t know. Well, you’ll be able to learn them now as we reveal 10 things you probably didn’t know about Nirvana’s Nevermind.
1. The now iconic cover of the album almost ended up looking differently since photographer Kirk Weddle liked a photo with a baby girl more. But the label ended up deciding for a baby boy.
2. The album’s back cover contains a collage of photographs showing an image of Dante’s Inferno, Chim Chim the monkey, and an obscure supermarket ad among others. But, if you look really closely, or maybe use a magnifier, you can see a photo of Kiss figurines.
3. Kurt Cobain considered several other titles for the album and almost named it “Sheep.”
4. After the release of Nevermind, lots of other bands saw Nirvana’s potential and wanted them as opening acts. Kurt Cobain refused that, including the offers from Metallica and Guns’ N Roses.
5. There are around 50,000 copies of the album out there that don’t have the hidden track “Endless Nameless” due to an error at the pressing plant.
6. Nirvana was kicked out of a Nevermind release party hosted in one of the Seattle bars. The members of the band arrived drunk and then started making chaos forcing the hosts to kick them out.
7. Rolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars upon its release. The magazine then named it the greatest album of the ’90s and one of the greatest all time.
8. Nirvana’s label, Geffen Records, didn’t expect the album to have huge sales and initially printed only 250,000 copies. We know how that ended.
9. Nevermind was made on a budget of $65,000, considered extremely low figures when compared to other artists.
10. On Nevermind’s 20th anniversary, a five-disc version of the album was released. It contains an original record, early recordings, rehearsals, sessions, alternate mixes and live audio and DVD footage.
