Best
Art Vinyl 2013
Winners & Nominees
Artist
White Lies
Title
Big TV
Label
Fiction
Design
Art Direction by Gerard Saint and Markus Karlsson at Big Active. Painting by Michael Kagan.
Artist
Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
Title
Repent Replenish Repeat
Label
Sunday Best Recordings
Design
Design by Paul Jackson.
Artist
Bonobo
Title
The North Borders
Label
Ninja Tune
Design
Design by Leif Podhajsky.
Artist
Washed Out
Title
Paracosm
Label
Domino
Design
Artwork by Sara Cwynar. Art direction by Ernest Greene. Photography by Shae DeTar. Design by Sasha Bar and Jeff Kleinsmith.
Artist
Braids
Title
Flourish/Perish
Label
Full Time Hobby
Design
Marc Rimmer.
Artist
Atoms For Peace
Title
Judge Jury and Executioner
Label
XL
Design
Stanley Donwood.
Artist
!!!
Title
THR!!!ER
Label
Warp
Design
Photography by Chase Jarvis. Design by !!! and James Burton
Artist
Queens of the Stone Age
Title
Like Clockwork
Label
Matador
Design
Design by Boneface.
Artist
Babyshambles
Title
Sequel to the Prequel
Label
Parlophone
Design
Artwork by Damien Hirst. Photography by Pennie Smith. Design by Paul Kennedy.
Artist
Daft Punk
Title
Get Lucky
Label
Daft Life/Columbia
Design
Concept and art direction: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Cedric Hervet, Paul Hahn and Warren Fu
Artist
Boards of Canada
Title
Tomorrow’s Harvest
Label
Warp
Design
Design by Boards of Canada.
Artist
Paul McCartney
Title
New
Label
Mercury
Design
Logo and cover concept by Rebecca and Mike. Consultancy and design by YES. Cover image by Ben Ib.
Artist
Mount Kimbie
Title
Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
Label
Warp
Design
Design by Leif Podhajsky.
Artist
Tindersticks
Title
Across Six Leap Years
Label
Lucky Dog/City Slang
Design
Design by Rob Duke.
Artist
The Handsome Family
Title
Wilderness
Label
Loose Music
Design
Artwork by Rennie Sparks. Layout and design Rennie Sparks and Sheila Sachs.
Artist
Forest Swords
Title
Engravings
Label
Tri Angle Records
Design
Design by Matthew Barne.
Artist
Zomby
Title
With Love
Label
4AD
Design
Design by Philip Laslett. Photography by Davy Evans.
Artist
Elton John
Title
Diving Board
Label
Mercury
Design
Art direction and design by Mat Maitland at Big Active. Creative director for Elton John - Tony King. Photography by Tim Barber.
Artist
Wild Combination
Title
Pulses
Label
Sweet Release
Design
Artwork and design by Poppy Rae Beckwith.
Artist
Flaming Lips
Title
The Terror
Label
Bella Union
Design
Design and layout by George Salisbury Who Is Particle?
Artist
Claude Vonstroke
Title
Urban Animal
Label
Dirty Bird Records
Design
Illustration by Matt Goldman with MFG. Layout by Maz Pfiester.
Artist
Van Dyke Parks
Title
Songs Cycled
Label
Bella Union
Design
Illustration by Kenton Nelson.
Artist
Ras G
Title
Back on the Planet
Label
Ninja Tune/Brainfeeder
Design
Artwork by Ras Terms. Design and layout by Stephen Serrato. Photography by Theo Jemison.
Artist
Bo Ningen
Title
Line The Wall
Label
Stolen Recordings
Design
Design by Kohhei Matsuda.
Artist
FYRNASK
Title
Eldir Nott
Label
Temple Of Torturous
Design
Design by Benjamin A Vierling, David D'Andrea and Christopher Duis.
Artist
Yo La Tengo
Title
Fade
Label
Matador
Design
Design by Mark Ohe. Photography by Carlie Armstrong. Drawing Roscoe Finkel.
Artist
Drenge
Title
Drenge
Label
Infectious
Design
Photography by John Parnell. Layout by Matthew Cooper.
Artist
Dutch Uncles
Title
Out of Touch in the Wild
Label
Memphis Industries
Design
Design by DR.ME
Artist
Out Cold
Title
Invasion of Love
Label
Heavenly
Design
Design by Thomas Caslin.
Artist
Bibio
Title
Silver Wilkinson
Label
Warp
Design
Photography and design by Stephen Wilkinson.
Artist
Tunng
Title
Turbines
Label
Full Time Hobby
Design
Design by Vanessa Da Silva.
Artist
The Leisure Society
Title
Alone Aboard the Ark
Label
Full Time Hobby
Design
Design by Owen Davey.
Artist
Zachary Cale
Title
Blue Rider
Label
All Hands Electric
Design
Design and original sculpture by Ryan Johnson.
Artist
Bailterspace
Title
Trinine
Label
Fire Records
Design
Design by John Foster at Bad People Good Things. Photography by Alister Parker and John Foster.
Artist
ADULT.
Title
The Way Things Fall
Label
Ghostly International
Design
Design by Adam Lee Miller and Nicola Kuperus.
Artist
Gold Panda
Title
Trust
Label
Ghostly International
Design
Design by Andy Gilmore. Layout by Michael Cina.
Artist
Balance and Composure
Title
The Things We Think We’re Missing
Label
Hassle
Design
Photograph by Dave Summers and Balance and Composure. Design by Nick Steinhardt
Artist
Iron and Wine
Title
Ghost on Ghost
Label
4AD
Design
Photography by Barbara Crane. Frame photographs by Jason Varney. Interior Photograph by Craig Kief. Art Direction and Design by The Head of State & Sam Beam.
Artist
These New Puritans
Title
Field of Reeds
Label
Infectious
Design
Design by George Barnett and Matthew Cooper, assisted by Paul Street. Drawings by Jack Barnett. Band photography Willy Vanderperre.
Artist
Pissed Jeans
Title
Honeys
Label
Sub Pop
Design
Illustrations by Edward Kinsella III. Layout by Dusty Summers
Artist
Gabrielle Aplin
Title
English Rain
Label
Parlophone
Design
Photography by Sophie Ebrard. Art direction and design by Alex Cowper and Andrew Bannister. Art direction and Commissioning by Naomi Gurdol.
Artist
Kitchens of Distinctions
Title
Folly
Label
3 Loop Music
Design
Design by Karl Harris.
Artist
Edwyn Collins
Title
Understated
Label
AED
Design
Illustrations, linocut and title typeface by Edwyn Collins. Back cover photograph by Hedi Slimane. Design by Rob Crane.
Artist
Editors
Title
The Weight of Your Love
Label
Play it Again Sam
Design
Artwork by Charles Emerson
Artist
Goldfrapp
Title
Tales of Us
Label
Mute
Design
Art Direction by Alison Goldfrapp & Mat Maitland at Big Active. Photography by Annemarieke Van Drimmelen.
Artist
Sweet Baboo
Title
Ships
Label
Moshi Moshi
Design
Design by Casey Raymond.
Artist
Phil France
Title
The Swimmer
Label
26-2 Recordings
Design
Design by Philip Kay
Artist
Moondoggies
Title
Adios I’m a Ghost
Label
Hardly Art
Design
Illustrations by Drew Christie. Photography by Kent Colony and Hilary Harris. Layout by Ryan Middleton and Sarah Moody.
Artist
Houndmouth
Title
From The Hills Below The City
Label
Rough Trade
Design
Design by Alison Fielding.
Artist
Fainting by Numbers
Title
Watching the Wheels/A Stone In The Ground
Label
Moshi Moshi
Design
Design by Justus Kohncke.
