Best Art Vinyl
Best Art Vinyl Award
Best Art Vinyl is an annual award that began in 2005. It celebrates artists and designers of vinyl record cover art .[1] The nomination process begins in November and the winners are announced in January,[2] and are exhibited at venues across the United Kingdom and Europe.[3] The favourites are voted for by the public from a selection of nominations by judges within the world of art and music and are displayed using Art Vinyl 's unique Play & Display Flip Frame.[4] [5] [6] [7]
2023 Winners
Rank
Musical artist
Album
Artist
1
PJ Harvey
I Inside the Old Year Dying
Art Director, Design and front cover photography by Michelle Henning . Additional design and typesetting by Rob Crane
2
Gabriels
Angels and Queens Part 2
Photography by Melodie McDaniel .
3
Sub Focus
Evolve
Art Direction by Mat Maitland from Big Active Design & Nicolaas Douwma
Artificial Intelligence by Claudia Rafael
Design by Mat Maitland - Big Active Design
4
Roisin Murphy
Hit Parade
Creative Direction by Róisín Murphy
Art by Beth Frey
Design by Bráulio Amado
Photography by Connor Egan
Production by Object & Animal
5
Alison Goldfrapp
The Love Invention
Photography and Design by Mat Maitland - Big Active Design
6
Skrillex
Quest For Fire
Artwork by Alfred Pietroni
7
Orbital
Optical Delusion
Artwork by John Greenwood
8
Young Fathers
Heavy Heavy
Design by Hingston Studio
9
Lonely The Brave
What We Do To Feel
Artwork by True Spilt Milk Design
10
Oneohtrix Point Never
Again
Designed by @eccopn & @onlineceramics
Sculpture by @ringlund_instat
2022 Winners
2021 Winners
2020 Winners
2019 Winners
2018 Winners
2017 Winners
2016 Winners
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2015 Winners
Some of the information in this table was obtained from the following referenced article:[14]
2014 Winners
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2013 Winners
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2012 Winners
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2011 Winners
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2010 Winners
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2009 Winners
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2008 Winners
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2007 Winners
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2006 Winners
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2005 Winners
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References
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^ Fritz (2009-11-18). "Art vinyl launches 5th annual album art competition " . Blog.albumartexchange.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2010-09-06 .
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^ "Best art vinyl 2007 - The Winners , wichita-recordings.com news article" . Wichita-recordings.com. 2008-01-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-09-06 .
^ "today article" . BBC News. 2010-01-05. Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2010-09-06 .
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^ "news article" . Digitalartsonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-06 .
^ "The best record cover artwork of 2021 has been revealed" . designweek.co.uk . 2022-01-27.
^ "2021's best vinyl artwork revealed with London exhibition" . londonlive.co.uk . 28 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-22 .
^ Bennett, Neil (January 16, 2020). "These are the best album covers of 2019" . Digital Arts Online . Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
^ "2019 Archives" . Art Vinyl . Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
^ Lee, Giacomo (January 8, 2019). "Editors' intimate album artwork for Violence wins Best Art Vinyl Awards 2018" . Digital Arts Online . Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
^ Some of the information in this table was obtained from Best album cover art 2016: see the Best Art Vinyl 2016 awards DigitalArtsOnline.co.uk.
^ "Best album art 2015: see the winners of the Best Art Vinyl awards" . DigitalArtsOnline.co.uk . January 7, 2016. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016 .
^ Some of the information in this table was obtained from "Best album cover art: See the winners of the Best Art Vinyl 2014 awards" . DigitalArtsOnline.co.uk . 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-09-23 .
^ Some of the information in this table was obtained from "Best Art Vinyl 2013 Winners and Nominees" . London. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07 .
^ Some of the information in this table was obtained from "Best Art Vinyl 2012 Winners and Nominees" . London. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-21 .
^ Some of the information in this table was obtained from "Best Art Vinyl Winners - 2011" . London. 2011-01-11. Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-01-11 .
^ Some of the information in this table was obtained from "Best Art Vinyl Winners - 2010" . London. 2010-01-04. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-05 .
^ "Rockers Muse win 2009 record cover prize , BBC News, 5 January 2010" . BBC News. 2010-01-05. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-06 .
^ "Best Art Vinyl 2009 Winners" . Art Vinyl . January 5, 2010. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2010 .
^ "Fleet Foxes win best art work award , the-fly.co.uk news article" . The-fly.co.uk. 2009-01-05. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2010-09-06 .
^ "Best Art Vinyl 2008 Winners" . Art Vinyl . January 5, 2010. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2010 .
^ Byrne, Ciar (January 14, 2008). "Vinyl countdown: 2007 was a vintage year for album cover art" . The Independent . London . Retrieved September 8, 2010 .
^ "Best Art Vinyl 2006" . Foro U2 East Link . January 5, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010 .
^ Byrne, Ciar (December 29, 2005). "Creative covers: Hard-Fi's stark image wins place in album art top 10" . The Independent . London . Retrieved September 7, 2010 .
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