Best
Art Vinyl 2008
Winners & Nominees
Artist
Fleet Foxes
Title
Fleet Foxes
Label
Bella Union
Design
Design by Dusty Summers, Sasha Barr and Robin Pecknold. Original Painting by Pieter Breugel the Elder
Artist
Roots Manuva
Title
Slime & Reason
Label
Big Dada
Design
Design by Oscar Bauer and Ewan Robertson at Oscar & Ewen. Photography by Pelle Crepin
Artist
Coldplay
Title
Viva La Vida
Label
Parlophone
Design
Art Direction and Design by Tappin Gofton. Original Painting by Eugene Delacroix
Artist
Goldfrapp
Title
Seventh Tree
Label
Mute
Design
Art Direction by Alison Goldfrapp and Mat Maitland. Photography by Serge Leblon
Artist
Elbow
Title
The Seldom Seen Kid
Label
Polydor
Design
Design by Red Design. Illustration by Oliver East
Artist
Metallica
Title
Death Magnetic
Label
Mercury
Design
Design by Turner Duckworth
Artist
Bloc Party
Title
Intimacy
Label
Wichita
Design
Photography by Perry Curtis. Art Direction and Design by Rob Crane
Artist
Low Motion Disco
Title
Keep it Slow
Label
Eskimo
Design
Design by Chris Bolton. Original Image by Pascal Mira Tschäni and Michael Husmann Tschäni
Artist
Santogold
Title
Santogold
Label
Downtown
Design
Design by Isabelle Lumpkin
Artist
Zombie Zombie
Title
Dog Walker
Label
Versatile
Design
Design by Sylvestre Hovart
Artist
The Last Shadow Puppets
Title
The Age of the Understatement
Label
Domino
Design
Design by Matthew Cooper. Photography by Sam Haskins
Artist
Alter Ego
Title
Jolly Joker Remixes
Label
Klang Electronic
Design
Collage by Andreas Diefenbach. Design by Nina Tobien
Artist
Black Devil Disco Club
Title
Eight O Eight
Label
Lo Recordings
Design
Design by Non Format
Artist
Underground Railroad
Title
Sticks and Stones
Label
One Little Indian
Design
Tbc
Artist
London Elektricity
Title
Syncopated City
Label
Hospital Records
Design
Design by Chris Goss and Ricky Trickartt. Illustration by Stephen Walter
Artist
Flying Lotus
Title
Los Angeles EP 2/3
Label
Warp
Design
Design by AD Build. Photography by Timothy Saccenti. Sculpture by Commonwealth
Artist
Bon Iver
Title
For Emma Forever Ago
Label
4AD
Design
Photography Gilbert Vernon, Design Daniel Murphy
Artist
Nancy Elizabeth
Title
Battle & Victory
Label
Leaf
Design
Design by Daniel Halsall
Artist
Foals
Title
Antidotes
Label
Sub Pop
Design
Tbc
Artist
Liquid Liquid
Title
Slip in & Out of the Phenomenon
Label
Domino
Design
Design by Richard Mcguire
Artist
The Notwist
Title
The Devil, You + Me
Label
City Slang
Design
Design by Yokoland
Artist
GAS
Title
GAS
Label
Kompakt
Design
Design and Photography by Wolfgang Voigt and Veronika Unland
Artist
Vampire Weekend
Title
Vampire Weekend
Label
XL
Design
Photography by Annie Reeds. Design by Asher Sarlin and Phil Lee
Artist
Hauschka
Title
Ferndorf
Label
Fat Cat
Design
Original Engraving by Iker Spozio. Design by Dave Thomas
Artist
F**k Buttons
Title
Colours Move
Label
ATP
Design
Design by Benjamin John Power
Artist
Douglas Armour
Title
The Light of a Golden Day, The Arms of The Night
Label
The Social Registry
Design
Art Direction and Layout by Douglas Armour and Rich Zerbo
Artist
Siriusmo
Title
All the Girls
Label
Exploited
Design
Design by Marek Polewski at Floor 5
Artist
High Places
Title
High Places
Label
Thrill Jockey
Design
Design by Rob Barber and Mary Pearson
Artist
Yult Koldmane
Title
Opposite Influence
Label
Artist release
Design
Design by Yult Koldmane
Artist
Cat Power
Title
Jukebox
Label
Matador
Design
Photography by Mark Segal
Artist
Born Ruffians
Title
Red Yellow and Blue
Label
Warp
Design
Design by Rob Carmichael at Seen Studios. Photography by Thomas Allen
Artist
Micah P. Hinson
Title
And the Red Empire Orchestra
Label
Full Time Hobby
Design
Design by Micah P. Hinson
Artist
Bomb the Bass
Title
Future Chaos
Label
!K7
Design
Design by Sesper
Artist
No Age
Title
Nouns
Label
Sub Pop
Design
Design by Brian Roettinger at Hand Held Heart
Artist
White Denim
Title
Workout Holiday
Label
Full Time Hobby
Design
Design by Michael Hammett
Artist
Primal Scream
Title
Beautiful Future
Label
B-Unique
Design
Art Direction by Julian House
Artist
Stereolab
Title
Chemical Chords
Label
4AD
Design
Tbc
Artist
The Whip
Title
X Marks Destination
Label
Southern Fried
Design
Tbc
Artist
Death Set
Title
Worldwide
Label
Counter
Design
Artwork by Nolen Strals
Artist
Hercules & Love Affair
Title
Blind
Label
Dfa
Design
Art Direction by Scott Williams. Drawings by Ben Guttin
Artist
Grovesnor
Title
Drive Your Car
Label
Greco Roman
Design
Design by Lorenzo Fruzza
Artist
Figurines
Title
Hey Girl
Label
Strange Feeling
Design
Design by John Gilsenan at IWANT
Artist
Laurent Garnier
Title
Back to my Roots EP
Label
Innervisions
Design
Design by Ta-Trung
Artist
Tame Impala
Title
Tame Impala
Label
Hot in the Sky
Design
Tbc
Artist
The Courteeners
Title
St Jude
Label
Polydor
Design
Design by Liam Fray
Artist
Death Cab for Cutie
Title
Narrow Stairs
Label
Barsuk
Design
Tbc
Artist
Glasvegas
Title
Glasvegas
Label
Columbia
Design
Tbc
Artist
The Accidental
Title
There were Wolves
Label
Full Time Hobby
Design
Design by Rob Lowe at Supermundane
Artist
Ladyhawk
Title
Shots
Label
Jagjaguwar
Design
Design by Daniel Murphy. Photography by Jason Nocito
Artist
Kings of Leon
Title
Only by the Night
Label
RCA
Design
Tbc
