2 album covers in our archive
Red Hot Chili Peppers is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 2 album covers from the 1990s. Released across Warner Bros, the artwork sits in the alternative, rock tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering photography, surreal, iconic, pool, controversial, band photo. Below you'll find the full story behind each Red Hot Chili Peppers cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
A surreal dream vision of a swimming pool where water becomes sky, creating one of alternative rock's most memorable album covers through a groundbreaking digital collage.
Dutch tattoo artist Henk Schiffmacher designed the tribal artwork while filmmaker Gus Van Sant shot the band portraits for this iconic alternative rock cover. The stylized tongues reaching toward a single rose merged body art culture with grunge aesthetics.
