Best
Art Vinyl 2018
Winners & Nominees
Artist
Editors
Title
Violence
Label
Pias Recordings
Design
Artwork, Concept, Design and Photography Rahi Rezvari
Artist
Young Fathers
Title
Cocoa Sugar
Label
Ninja Tune
Design
Design & Art Direction: Hingston Studio
Photography: Julia Noni
Artist
Aphex Twin
Title
Collapse EP
Label
Warp
Design
Art and craft process - Weirdcore & The Designers Republic ™
Artist
Arctic Monkeys
Title
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
Label
Domino
Design
Artwork - Alex Turner
Design - Matthew Cooper
Photography - Zackery Michael
Artist
U.S Girls
Title
A Poem Unlimited
Label
4AD
Design
Cover Photo Colin Medley
Design & Layout Robert Beatty
Artist
Two Medicine
Title
Astropsychosis
Label
Bella Union
Design
Artwork Jodi Dallas
Artist
Tracey Thorn
Title
Record
Label
Unmade Road - Caroline International
Design
Artwork John Gilsenan Photography Edward Bishop
Artist
Baxter Dury, Delilah Holliday, and Étienne de Crécy
Title
B.E.D
Label
Heavenly
Design
Artwork Etienne De Crécy
Artist
Thom Yorke
Title
Susperia
Label
XL
Design
Design Giulia Piersanti
Artist
The Shins
Title
The Worms Heart
Label
Columbia
Design
Jacob Escobedo
Artist
The Pineapple Thief
Title
Dissolution
Label
Kscope
Design
Design/art direction - Stylorouge
Photography - Rob O’Connor
Glitching - James Usill
Artist
The Lemon Twigs
Title
Go To School
Label
4AD
Design
Art Direction Evan Laffer
Photography Olivia Bee
Artist
The Breeders
Title
All Nerve
Label
4AD
Design
Photography Martin Anderson
Artist
Lowtide
Title
Southern Mind (Remixed)
Label
Opposite Number
Design
tbc
Artist
Snail Mail
Title
Lush
Label
Matador
Design
Photography Michael Lavine
Design Mike Zimmerman
Artist
Simple Minds
Title
Walk Between Worlds
Label
BMG
Design
Photography Dean Chalkley
Graphics Anthony Dry
Art Direction Stuart Crouch
Artist
Peggy Gou
Title
Once
Label
Ninja Tune
Design
Artwork by Jee-ook Choi
Artist
Anne Briggs, Adrian Utley and Will Gregory.
Title
Arcadia (OST)
Label
Pias Recordings
Design
Stanley Donwood
Artist
Oneohtrix Point Never
Title
Age Of
Label
Warp
Design
Album art and design by David Rudnick & Oneohtrix Point Never
Cover image - Jim Shaw
The Great Whatsit, 2017
Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York
Artist
Oh Sees
Title
Smote Reverser
Label
Castle Face
Design
Cover Art Matt Stawicki
Artist
Idles
Title
Joy as an Act of Resistance
Label
Partisan Records
Design
tbc
Artist
No Age
Title
Snares Like a Haircut
Label
Drag City
Design
Artwork Daphne Fitzpatrick
Design & Typography Brian Roettinger
Artist
Mr Fingers
Title
Cerebral Hemispheres
Label
Alleviated Records
Design
Artwork Jeremy Nealis
Graphics Cristina Hernández Capetillo
Artist
Mark Pritchard
Title
The Four Worlds
Label
Warp
Design
Design Jonathan Zawada
Artist
Marabou State
Title
Kingdoms in Colour
Label
Counter Records
Design
Artwork Alexander Brown
Artist
Manic Street Preachers
Title
Resistance is Futile
Label
Columbia
Design
Artwork Concept Nicky Wire
Design Black Finch Design
Artist
Low
Title
Double Negative
Label
Sub Pop
Design
Artwork & Photography Peter Liversidge
Design and Editing David Kramer
Artist
Let's Eat Grandma
Title
I’m all ears
Label
Transgressive/Pias
Design
Artwork Yanjun Cheng
Artist
Judas Priest
Title
Firepower
Label
Columbia
Design
Claudio Bergamin
Artist
JP Harris
Title
Sometimes Dogs Bark at Nothing
Label
Trade Root Music Group
Design
Artwork Jaxon Northon
Photography Giles Clement
Artist
Jon Hopkins
Title
Singularity
Label
Domino
Design
Design Tim Exile
Artwork Stephen McNally
Artist
John Grant
Title
Love is Magic
Label
Bella Union
Design
Art Direction and Design Scott King
Design Rhys Atkinson
Photography Jonathan de Villiers
Artist
Jellies
Title
77:78
Label
Heavenly
Design
Sleeve Design H.Y.T. Studio
Artist
Janelle Monáe
Title
Dirty Computer
Label
Atlantic
Design
Art Direction Jenna Marsh
Design Free Marseilies
Photography Juco
Artist
James
Title
Living In Extraordinary Times
Label
Infectious Records
Design
Considered Designers
Artist
Jake Shears
Title
Jake Shears
Label
Freida Jean Records
Design
Photography Raphael Chatelain
Artist
Half Man Half Biscuit
Title
No-One Cares About Your Creative Hub…
Label
Probe Plus
Design
Photography Martha Tydfil
Artist
Gruff Rhys
Title
Babelsberg
Label
Rough Trade
Design
Illustrations Uno Moralez
Artist
Georgia Anne Muldrow
Title
Overload
Label
Brainfeeder
Design
Artwork by Martin Norwood (Nice Dreams Studio).
Layout by Adam Stover.
Artist
Gazelle Twin
Title
Pastoral
Label
Anti Ghost/Moon Ray Records
Design
Artwork by Gazelle Twin and Jonathan Barnbrook
Typography by Barnbrook
Artist
Gaika
Title
Basic Volume
Label
Warp
Design
Design by Hassan Rahim, GAIKA
Photography by Joshua Gordon
Artist
Fever Ray
Title
Plunge
Label
Rabid
Design
Creative direction & design - Martin Falck,
Make - Up - Ignacio Alonso,
Photography - Louise Enhörning,
Stylist - Christopher Insulander
Artist
Dengue Dengue Dengue
Title
Semillero
Label
On the corner records
Design
Artwork Victoria Topping
Artist
Dead can Dance
Title
Dionysus
Label
Pias
Design
Cover Photo Design Brendan Perry
Artist
Cypress Hill
Title
Elephants On Acid
Label
BMG
Design
Artwork Darren Vargas, Felipe Romero, Ramon Cho
Artist
Chvrches
Title
Love Is Dead
Label
Vertigo-Capital-Universal
Design
Creative Director Warren Fu
Sleeve Photo Lindsey Byrnes
Design Layout Liz Hirsch
Artist
Christine & The Queens
Title
Chris
Label
BecaMusic
Design
Artwork Tracy Ma Photography Jamie Morgan
Artist
Brandi Carlile
Title
By The Way I Forgive You
Label
Atlantic
Design
Cover Painting Scott Avett Art Direction Matt Meiners
Artist
Beach House
Title
7
Label
Bella Union
Design
Artwork Post Typography
Artist
Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner
Title
Bagpuss
Label
Earth Recordings
Design
Illustrations Hannah Alice. Linocuts Peter Firmin
Design and Art Direction Alex Hornsby / Hoof Mountains
