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.
Looking for the press release? Please see About Best Art Vinyl
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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. |
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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. |
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Artist Apparat Title Song of Los Record Label Mute Design Illustration by Hanna Zeckau. Design by Carsten Aermes. |
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Artist Battles Title Gloss Drop Record Label Warp Design Art Direction and Design by Dave Konopka. Photography by Lesley Unruh. |
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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. |
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Artist Bill Callahan Title Apocalypse Record Label Drag City Design Painting by Paul Ryan. Design by Dan Osborn, Art Director, Drag City, Inc. |
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Artist Blondie Title Panic of Girls Record Label EMI Design Design by Chris Berens. |
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Artist Bon Iver Title Bon Iver Record Label 4AD Design Design by Gregory Euclide. |
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Artist Braids Title Native Speaker Record Label Kanine Design Design by Marc Rimmer. |
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Artist Brian Eno Title Drums Between the Bells Record Label Warp Design Artwork by Brian Eno. Design by Nick Robertson. |
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Artist Bright Eyes Title The People's Key Record Label Saddle Creek Design Design by Zack Nipper. |
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Artist Buke and Gass Title Riposte Record Label Southern/Brassland Records Design Artwork by Buke and Gass. |
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Artist Cerebral Ballzy Title Cerebral Ballzy Record Label Cooking Vinyl Design Design by Duke Aber. |
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Artist Cold Cave Title Cherish the Light Years Record Label Matador Design Art work by Wesley Eisold and Dominick Fernow. |
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Artist Coldplay Title Mylo Xyloto Record Label Capitol Design Design by Tappin Gofton. |
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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. |
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Artist Cut Copy Title Zonoscope Record Label Modular Design Design by ALTER. |
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Artist Das Pop Title The Game Record Label Universal Belgium Design Art direction, Design and Illustration by Mat Maitland at Big Active. |
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Artist Fleet Foxes Title Helplessness Blues Record Label Bella Union Design Illustration by Toby Liebowitz. Photography by Sean Pecknold. Design by Dusty Summers. |
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Artist Friendly Fires Title Pala Record Label XL Design Design by Phil Lee. |
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Artist Gable Title Cute Horse Cut Record Label Loaf Design Design by Charlie Lenoir. |
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Artist Gang Gang Dance Title Eye Contact Record Label 4AD Design Design by Chris Bigg/V23. |
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Artist Gnod Title Drop Out with White Hills Re-Issue Record Label Rocket Design Design by John O' Carroll and Chris (Gnod). |
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Artist Gregory and the Hawk Title Leche Record Label FatCat Records Design Design by dlt. |
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Artist Grinderman Title Palaces of Montezuma Record Label Mute Design Art Direction by Nick Cave and Tom Hingston Studio. Illustration by Illinca Hoepfner. |
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Artist The Horrors Title Skying Record Label XL Design Design by The Horrors and Alison Fielding. Photography by Neil Krug. |
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Artist Hot Tuna Title Steady As She Goes Record Label Red House Records Design Design by Kevin Morgan. |
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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. |
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Artist Iron and Wine Title Kiss Each other Clean Record Label 4AD Design Design by Sam Beam. |
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Artist Jay-Z and Kanye West Title Watch the Throne Record Label Def Jam (Universal) Design Design by Riccardo Tisci. |
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Artist Kasabian Title Velociraptor! Record Label Columbia Design Design by Aitor Throup at A.T. Studio. |
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Artist Liam Finn Title FOMO Record Label Transgressive Design Illustration by Sarah Larnach Design by Anna Taylor. |
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Artist Little Dragon Title Ritual Union Record Label Peacefrog Design Design by Yukimi and Yusuke Nagano. |
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Artist Low Title C'Mon Record Label Sub Pop Design Design by Jeff Kleinsmith. |
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Artist Matthewdavid Title Outmind Record Label Ninjatune Design Design by Jesse Moretti (Jesselisa). Layout and Typography by Miko Revereze. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Artist The Pains of Being Pure At Heart Title Belong Record Label PIAS/Slumberland Design Design by Winston Chmielinski. |
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Artist Pantha Du Prince Title V versions of Black Noise Record Label Rough Trade Design Design by Christian Flamm. |
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Artist Red Hot Chili Peppers Title I'm With You Record Label Warner Bros Design Design by Damien Hirst. |
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Artist Rustie Title Glass Swords Record Label Warp Design Design and Illustration by Jonathan Zawada. |
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Artist S.C.U.M Title Amber Hands 12" Record Label Mute Design Art Direction and Photography by Matthew Stone. |
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Artist The Skull Defekts Title Peer Amid Record Label Thrill Jockey Design Design by Fredrik Soderberg . |
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Artist Sneaky Sound System Title From Here to Anywhere Record Label Modular Design Art Direction, Design and Illustration by Mat Maitland at Big Active |
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Artist Spectrals Title Bad Penny Record Label Wichita Design Design by Stephen Duffy. |
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Artist The Strokes Title Angles Record Label Rough Trade Design Artwork by Guy Pouppez. |
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Artist Vetiver Title The Errant Charm Record Label Bella Union Design Artwork by Nathaniel Russell. |
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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. |
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Artist Wild Beasts Title Smother Record Label Domino Design Photography & Art Direction by Jason Evans. Design by Matt Cooper & Jason Evans. |
