Best
Art Vinyl 2009
Winners & Nominees
Artist
Muse
Title
The Resistance
Label
Warner Bros.
Design
Design by Scott Bendall at La Boca
Artist
Manic Street Preachers
Title
Journal For Plague Lovers
Label
Columbia
Design
Original Painting By Jenny Saville
Artist
Fever Ray
Title
Fever Ray
Label
Mute
Design
Design And Illustration by Martin Ander
Artist
Massive Attack
Title
Splitting The Atom EP
Label
The Vinyl Factory
Design
Design by Tom Hingston Studio. Artwork by Robert Del Naja, Aka 3D
Artist
Green Day
Title
21st Century Breakdown
Label
Reprise
Design
Design and Photography by Chris Bilheimer
Artist
Pet Shop Boys
Title
Yes
Label
Parlophone
Design
Design by Farrow Design
Artist
White Lies
Title
To Lose My Life
Label
Fiction
Design
Art Direction And Design by Mat Maitland And Gerard Saint at Big Active. Photography by Simon Mills
Artist
Editors
Title
In This Light And On This Evening
Label
Kitchenware
Design
Cover Art by Liliane Lijn. Design and Art Direction by Tom Hingston Studio
Artist
La Roux
Title
La Roux
Label
Polydor
Design
Design by Alexander Brown and Traffic
Artist
Depeche Mode
Title
Sounds Of The Universe
Label
Mute
Design
Art Direction and Design by Anton Corbijn
Artist
Animal Collective
Title
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Label
Domino
Design
Design by Rob Carmichael At Seen. Image Courtesy of Akiyoshi Kitaoka
Artist
Bat For Lashes
Title
Two Suns
Label
Parlophone
Design
Art Direction and Concept by Natasha Khan. Design by Andrew Murabito. Cover Photography by David Benjamin Sherry. Set Design by Tony Hornecker
Artist
The xx
Title
xx
Label
XL
Design
Design by Phil Lee and The xx
Artist
Weezer
Title
Raditude
Label
Interscope
Design
Photography by Jason Neely
Artist
Thee Vicars
Title
Back On The Streets
Label
Dirty Water
Design
Art and Design by Niels Ejnar Rust
Artist
Florence & The Machine
Title
Lungs
Label
Island
Design
Art Direction by Tabitha Denholm. Layout Design by Hugh Frost. Photography by Tom Beard. Illustrations by Orlando Weeks
Artist
Yo La Tengo
Title
Popular Songs
Label
Matador
Design
Art by Dario Robleto
Artist
Kelpe
Title
Microscope Contents
Label
D.C.
Design
Design by La Boca
Artist
Jarvis Cocker
Title
Further Complications
Label
Rough Trade
Design
Photography by Rankin. Design by Ian Anderson at Designers Republic and Jarvis Cocker
Artist
The Hours
Title
See The Light
Label
Is Good
Design
Artwork by Damien Hirst
Artist
Jaime T
Title
Chaka Demus EP
Label
Virgin
Design
Design and Art Direction by Andrew Murabito at We Art You.
Artist
F**K Buttons
Title
Tarot Sport
Label
ATP
Design
Design by Benjamin John Power
Artist
Wallpaper
Title
Doodoo Face
Label
Eenie Meenie
Design
Photography by Sterling Andrews. Art and Design by Eric Frederic
Artist
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Title
It’s Blitz
Label
Polydor
Design
Art Direction by Seb Marling. Photography by David Belisl
Artist
Flaming Lips
Title
Embryonic
Label
Warner Bros
Design
Design by George Salisbury
Artist
Mastodon
Title
Crack The Skye
Label
Reprise
Design
Artwork by Paul Romano
Artist
Loko*
Title
In Love
Label
Buzzin' Fly
Design
Design by John Gilsenan at Iwant
Artist
Grizzly Bear
Title
Veckatimest
Label
Warp
Design
Design by Ben Wilkerson Tousley. Drawings by William J. O'Brien. Text by Amelia Bauer
Artist
Mars Volta
Title
Octahedron
Label
Rodriguez Lopez Productions
Design
Design by Sonny Kay
Artist
Wild Beasts
Title
Two Dancers
Label
Domino
Design
Design by Matthew Cooper. Artwork by Fiona Morley
Artist
The Horrors
Title
Primary Colours
Label
XL
Design
Artwork by Ciarán O'Shea
Artist
Skunk Anansie
Title
Smashes & Trashes
Label
One Little Indian
Design
Design and Illustration by Shotopop. Photography by Derrick Santini
Artist
Jay-Z
Title
The Blueprint III
Label
RocNation
Design
Tbc
Artist
Dirty Projectors
Title
Bitte Orca
Label
Domino
Design
Design by Rob Carmichael at Seen. Photography by Jason Frank
Artist
Art Brut
Title
Art Brut Vs Satan
Label
Cargo Records
Design
Design by Jeff Lemire
Artist
Volcano Choir
Title
Unmap
Label
Jagjaguwar
Design
Design and Layout by Thomas Wincek. Photography by Adrienne Deboer. Illustration by Dave Godowsky
Artist
Headless Heroes
Title
Headless Heroes EP
Label
Names
Design
Illustration by Irana Douer
Artist
Duke Garwood
Title
The Sand That Falls
Label
Fire Records
Design
Photography by Steve Gullick
Artist
The Prodigy
Title
Invaders Must Die
Label
Take Me To The Hospital
Design
Design by Luke Insect
Artist
The Rakes
Title
Klang
Label
V2
Design
Design by Rob Crane
Artist
Atlas Sound
Title
Logos
Label
4AD
Design
Art Direction and Design by Brian Cox. Photography by Edith Cox
Artist
Bill Callahan
Title
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Label
Drag City
Design
Photography by Chris Taylor. Typography and illustration by B.C
Artist
The Nextmen
Title
Join The Dots
Label
Universal
Design
Design by Joe Pilbeam For Filthy Media
Artist
Clark
Title
Growl’s Garden
Label
Warp
Design
Design and Illustration by Matt Burden
Artist
Basement Jaxx
Title
Scars
Label
XL
Design
Tbc
Artist
The Maccabees
Title
Wall Of Arms
Label
Fiction
Artist
Peter Doherty
Title
Grace Wastelands
Label
Parlophone
Design
Tbc
Artist
U2
Title
No Line On The Horizon
Label
Mercury
Design
Photography by Hiroshi Sugimoto
Artist
Sonic Youth
Title
The Eternal
Label
Matador
Design
Tbc
Artist
Piano Magic
Title
Ovations
Label
Darla
Design
Tbc
