Behind the Covers

pool

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "pool" design theme, all from the 1990s. The cover sits within the alternative, rock tradition and features work by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers — album cover art

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999)

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.

Label
Warner Bros. Records
Designer
Lawrence Azerrad
Photographer
Sonya Koskoff
Genre
Alternative, Rock
Decade
1990s
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