The cover for Nirvana’s landmark 1991 album Nevermind is probably one of the most recognisable pieces of packaging in history. Featuring a naked baby swimming towards a dollar bill on a fishhook, the image has caused a fair bit of controversy over the years. The band’s record label had planned to edit the penis out of the image, but Cobain made it plain that the only compromise he was willing to accept would be placing a sticker over the penis that reads “If you’re offended by this, you must be a closet paedophile.” The suits relented.

On Tuesday, however, it emerged that the image had been removed from Nirvana’s official Facebook fan page. The 20th anniversary of the album’s release takes place this autumn, and it is due to be re-issued on 27th September; images promoting the reissue were uploaded to the fan page, but then deleted by Facebook.

The admins on the page received the following message: “Facebook does not allow photos that attack an individual or group, or that contain nudity, drug use, violence or other violations of the Terms of Use.” Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, a perceptive source ventured “it’s probably due to the baby penis.”

We’re pleased to report that the image has now been reinstated. Whether this was due to pressure from fans, a simple administrative error, or the ghost of Kurt Cobain haunting Mark Zuckerberg’s nightmares, is unclear.

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