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What are the 20 most controversial album covers of all time?

Don’t judge an album by its cover... Easier said than done for some. Following the controversy surrounding the album image for Sabrina Carpenter’s new album, we look at the most controversial album artworks which landed the artists in hot water with the censors. And, in some cases, the taste police.

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79 Weird Photos Shared By “Images That Could Be Album Covers” (New Pics)

From candid shots, to creative, bizarre, messy, intriguing or downright daring, here's an amazing array of visual art that hasn't (yet) made it onto the cover of a music album, but totally could. The post 79 Weird Photos Shared By “Images That Could Be Album Covers” (New Pics) first appeared…

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"Every viewing of child pornography is a repetition of the victim’s abuse": US court reinstates right of 'Nevermind baby' Spencer Elden to sue Nirvana over iconic album sleeve

The man who tried to sue Nirvana over the iconic image on the cover of Nevermind wins the right to continue his lawsuit

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Federal court revives lawsuit against Nirvana over 1991 'Nevermind' naked baby album cover

A federal appeals court has revived a child sexual exploitation lawsuit filed by the man who appeared naked in a pool as a 4-month-old on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind.”

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Nirvana Nevermind Cover Baby's Child Pornography Lawsuit Isn't Barred by Statute of Limitations,

the Ninth Circuit rules, though expressly noting that "The question whether the Nevermind album cover meets the definition of child pornography is not at issue in this appeal."

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Nirvana 'Nevermind' Lawsuit Revived in Appeal Over Cover Art

Legal tides ripple as a court breathes life into a controversial lawsuit over Nirvana's iconic 'Nevermind' cover, reigniting a storm of debate and scrutiny.

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50 Images That Are So Dope, You Could Slap Them On The Cover Of Music Albums

These possible album cover pictures with capture your attention and tell a story. The post 50 Images That Are So Dope, You Could Slap Them On The Cover Of Music Albums first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Musical mysteries: the unlikely album cover stars who became modern pop enigmas

As the old man on Led Zeppelin’s fourth album artwork is identified, we take a look at albums that are as famous for the faces on their sleeves as their music

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A lawsuit over Nirvana's 'Nevermind' naked baby album cover is dismissed (again)

Spencer Elden accuses the band of profiting from "the lascivious nature of his image" in the photo taken when he was a baby. Now 31, he is appealing the judge's dismissal.

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Nirvana win lawsuit over Nevermind baby album cover

A US judge has dismissed Spencer Elden’s claim that an image of him as a naked baby on the 1991 album constituted child sexual abuse

The Guardian - UK

Nirvana win lawsuit over 1991 Nevermind album cover

Nirvana have won a lawsuit against a man pictured on the cover of album Nevermind as a naked baby.

Evening Standard

Nirvana album cover baby child abuse imagery case thrown out by judge

Spencer Elden, now 31, was photographed for the rock band's famous cover at the age of four months but claimed the picture constitutes "child pornography"

Daily Mirror

Nirvana wins lawsuit over Nevermind album

An American judge has dismissed a man's attempts to sue for 'child abuse' over the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album that featured a naked baby.

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Nirvana album cover lawsuit dismissed

LOS ANGELES: Nirvana has won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a man who claimed his depiction as a naked four-month-old baby on the cover of the band’s groundbreaking 1991 album Nevermind was child pornography.

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Nirvana say new lawsuit over ‘Nevermind’ baby cover is ‘strike three’

Lawyers acting on behalf of Spencer Elden accused Nirvana of ‘[leveraging] the lascivious nature of his image’

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Nirvana say new lawsuit over ‘Nevermind’ baby cover is ‘strike three’

Lawyers acting on behalf of Spencer Elden accused Nirvana of ‘[leveraging] the lascivious nature of his image’

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