Behind the Covers

Weezer

1 album cover in our archive

Weezer is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1990s. Released on DGC / Geffen, the artwork sits in the rock, alternative tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering photography, anti glamour, nerdy, blue, power pop. Below you'll find the full story behind each Weezer cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.

Weezer by Weezer — album cover art

Weezer (1994)

Four ordinary-looking guys standing against a flat blue background with no rock star posturing — the anti-cool, anti-glamour presentation was radical in early-1990s alternative rock and became a template for nerd identity in music.

Label
DGC / Geffen
Photographer
Karl Koch
Genre
Rock, Alternative
Decade
1990s
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