Bright Eyes - The Peoples Key

Best Art Vinyl 2011 - Nominations

Here are this years Best Art Vinyl nominations.

You can vote for any three vinyl sleeves from 2011 whether they are among our nominations or not. To vote, you can use the voting form and give yourself a chance of winning a Play & Display Triple Pack.

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Artist

About Group

Title

Start and Complete

Record Label

Domino

Design

Design: "Tango Stripe" by Collier Campbell 1982. Label Design by Nick Relph. Layout by Will Bankhead.

Artist

The Antlers

Title

Burst Apart

Record Label

Transgressive

Design

Cover Design by Zan Goodman. Cover Photography by Justin Hollar. Additional Design by Zan Goodman and Darby Cicci.

Artist

Apparat

Title

Song of Los

Record Label

Mute

Design

Illustration by Hanna Zeckau. Design by Carsten Aermes.

Artist

Battles

Title

Gloss Drop

Record Label

Warp

Design

Art Direction and Design by Dave Konopka. Photography by Lesley Unruh.

Artist

Bibio

Title

Mind Bokeh

Record Label

Warp

Design

Design and Photography by Stephen James Wilkinson. Silhouette Mirror Hand Cut by Holly Fuller. Additional Laser Cutting by Richard Roberts.

Artist

Bill Callahan

Title

Apocalypse

Record Label

Drag City

Design

Painting by Paul Ryan. Design by Dan Osborn, Art Director, Drag City, Inc.

Artist

Blondie

Title

Panic of Girls

Record Label

EMI

Design

Design by Chris Berens.

Artist

Bon Iver

Title

Bon Iver

Record Label

4AD

Design

Design by Gregory Euclide.

Artist

Braids

Title

Native Speaker

Record Label

Kanine

Design

Design by Marc Rimmer.

Artist

Brian Eno

Title

Drums Between the Bells

Record Label

Warp

Design

Artwork by Brian Eno. Design by Nick Robertson.

Artist

Bright Eyes

Title

The People's Key

Record Label

Saddle Creek

Design

Design by Zack Nipper.

Artist

Buke and Gass

Title

Riposte

Record Label

Southern/Brassland Records

Design

Artwork by Buke and Gass.

Artist

Cerebral Ballzy

Title

Cerebral Ballzy

Record Label

Cooking Vinyl

Design

Design by Duke Aber.

Artist

Cold Cave

Title

Cherish the Light Years

Record Label

Matador

Design

Art work by Wesley Eisold and Dominick Fernow.

Artist

Coldplay

Title

Mylo Xyloto

Record Label

Capitol

Design

Design by Tappin Gofton.

Artist

Cults

Title

Cults

Record Label

Columbia/In the Name of

Design

Art Direction and Design by Dave Bett and Jeannette Kaczorowski at Sony Music Entertainment.

Artist

Cut Copy

Title

Zonoscope

Record Label

Modular

Design

Design by ALTER.

Artist

Das Pop

Title

The Game

Record Label

Universal Belgium

Design

Art direction, Design and Illustration by Mat Maitland at Big Active.

Artist

Fleet Foxes

Title

Helplessness Blues

Record Label

Bella Union

Design

Illustration by Toby Liebowitz. Photography by Sean Pecknold. Design by Dusty Summers.

Artist

Friendly Fires

Title

Pala

Record Label

XL

Design

Design by Phil Lee.

Artist

Gable

Title

Cute Horse Cut

Record Label

Loaf

Design

Design by Charlie Lenoir.

Artist

Gang Gang Dance

Title

Eye Contact

Record Label

4AD

Design

Design by Chris Bigg/V23.

Artist

Gnod

Title

Drop Out with White Hills Re-Issue

Record Label

Rocket

Design

Design by John O' Carroll and Chris (Gnod).

Artist

Gregory and the Hawk

Title

Leche

Record Label

FatCat Records

Design

Design by dlt.

Artist

Grinderman

Title

Palaces of Montezuma

Record Label

Mute

Design

Art Direction by Nick Cave and Tom Hingston Studio. Illustration by Illinca Hoepfner.

Artist

The Horrors

Title

Skying

Record Label

XL

Design

Design by The Horrors and Alison Fielding. Photography by Neil Krug.

Artist

Hot Tuna

Title

Steady As She Goes

Record Label

Red House Records

Design

Design by Kevin Morgan.

Artist

I Break Horses

Title

Hearts 12 inch

Record Label

Bella Union

Design

Art Direction: Vaughan Oliver. Design: Vaughan Oliver and Tom Skipp. Illustrations: Vaughan Oliver, Tom Skipp and Terry Dowling.

Artist

Iron and Wine

Title

Kiss Each other Clean

Record Label

4AD

Design

Design by Sam Beam.

Artist

Jay-Z and Kanye West

Title

Watch the Throne

Record Label

Def Jam (Universal)

Design

Design by Riccardo Tisci.

Artist

Kasabian

Title

Velociraptor!

Record Label

Columbia

Design

Design by Aitor Throup at A.T. Studio.

Artist

Liam Finn

Title

FOMO

Record Label

Transgressive

Design

Illustration by Sarah Larnach Design by Anna Taylor.

Artist

Little Dragon

Title

Ritual Union

Record Label

Peacefrog

Design

Design by Yukimi and Yusuke Nagano.

Artist

Low

Title

C'Mon

Record Label

Sub Pop

Design

Design by Jeff Kleinsmith.

Artist

Matthewdavid

Title

Outmind

Record Label

Ninjatune

Design

Design by Jesse Moretti (Jesselisa). Layout and Typography by Miko Revereze.

Artist

Metronomy

Title

The bay 12 inch

Record Label

Because

Design

Image by John Gorham at the English Riviera Tourist Board. Direction and Layout by Aaron Larney & Joseph Mount.

Artist

NERO

Title

Welcome Reality

Record Label

MTA Records / Mercury

Design

Art Direction & Design by Markus Karlsson & Mat Maitland at Big Active. Imagery by Markus Karlsson at Big Active.

Artist

Noah and the Whale

Title

Last Night on Earth

Record Label

Mercury

Design

Art Direction and Design by Markus Karlsson & Mat Maitland at Big Active. Montage by Markus Karlsson. Band Photography by Autumn DeWilde.

Artist

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart

Title

Belong

Record Label

PIAS/Slumberland

Design

Design by Winston Chmielinski.

Artist

Pantha Du Prince

Title

V versions of Black Noise

Record Label

Rough Trade

Design

Design by Christian Flamm.

Artist

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Title

I'm With You

Record Label

Warner Bros

Design

Design by Damien Hirst.

Artist

Rustie

Title

Glass Swords

Record Label

Warp

Design

Design and Illustration by Jonathan Zawada.

Artist

S.C.U.M

Title

Amber Hands 12"

Record Label

Mute

Design

Art Direction and Photography by Matthew Stone.

Artist

The Skull Defekts

Title

Peer Amid

Record Label

Thrill Jockey

Design

Design by Fredrik Soderberg .

Artist

Sneaky Sound System

Title

From Here to Anywhere

Record Label

Modular

Design

Art Direction, Design and Illustration by Mat Maitland at Big Active

Artist

Spectrals

Title

Bad Penny

Record Label

Wichita

Design

Design by Stephen Duffy.

Artist

The Strokes

Title

Angles

Record Label

Rough Trade

Design

Artwork by Guy Pouppez.

Artist

Vetiver

Title

The Errant Charm

Record Label

Bella Union

Design

Artwork by Nathaniel Russell.

Artist

Washed Out

Title

Within and Without

Record Label

Domino

Design

Art Direction by Ernest Greene and Jeff Kleinsmith. Design by Jeff Kleinsmith. Photos by Martien Mulder except Peach Tree (c) Topic Photo Agency In/Age Fotostock.

Artist

Wild Beasts

Title

Smother

Record Label

Domino

Design

Photography & Art Direction by Jason Evans. Design by Matt Cooper & Jason Evans.


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