Best Art Vinyl 2008 top 50
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Artist
Fleet Foxes
Title
Fleet Foxes
Record Label
Bella Union
Designer
Original painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder
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Artist
Roots Manuva
Title
Slime & Reason
Record Label
Big Dada
Designer
Oscar Bauer and Ewan Robertson at Oscar & Ewen photography Pelle Crepin
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Artist
Coldplay
Title
Viva La Vida
Record Label
Parlaphone
Designer
Art Direction & Design Tappin Gofton, Original painting Eugene Delacroix
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Artist
Goldfrapp
Title
Seventh Tree
Record Label
Mute
Designer
Art direction Alison Goldfrapp & Mat Maitland photography Serge Leblon
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Artist
Elbow
Title
The Seldom Seen Kid
Record Label
Polydor
Designer
Design Red Design, illustration Oliver East
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Artist
Metallica
Title
Death Magnetic
Record Label
Mercury
Designer
Turner Duckworth
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Artist
Bloc Party
Title
Intimacy
Record Label
witchita
Designer
design & art direction Rob Crane, photography Perry Curties
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Artist
Low Motion Disco
Title
Keep it Slow
Record Label
Eskimo
Designer
design Chris Bolton original image Pascal Mira Tschäni & Michael Husmann Tschäni
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Artist
Santogold
Title
Santogold
Record Label
Downtown
Designer
Isabelle Lumpkin
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Artist
Zombie Zombie
Title
Dog Walker
Record Label
Versatile Records
Designer
Sylvestre Hovart
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Artist
The Last Shadow Puppets
Title
The Age of The Understatement
Record Label
Domino
Designer
design Matthew Cooper, photography Sam Haskins
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Artist
Alter Ego
Title
Jolly Joker Remixes
Record Label
Klang Electronic (Germany)
Designer
collage Andreas Diefenbach design Nina Tobien
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Artist
Black Devil Disco Club
Title
Eight O Eight
Record Label
Lo Recordings
Designer
design by Non Format
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Artist
Underground Railroad
Title
Sticks and Stones
Record Label
One Little Indian
Designer
illustration Kirsty Harris
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Artist
London Elektricity
Title
Syncopated City
Record Label
Hospital Records
Designer
design Chris Goss & Ricky Trickartt, illustration Stephen Walter
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Artist
Flying Lotus
Title
Los Angeles EP 2/3
Record Label
Warp
Designer
design AD Build photography Timothy Saccenti, Sculpture Commonwealth
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Artist
Bon Iver
Title
For Emma Forever Ago
Record Label
4ad
Designer
Photography Gilbert Vernon, Design Daniel Murphy
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Artist
Nancy Elizabeth
Title
Battle & Victory
Record Label
Leaf
Designer
Daniel Halsall
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Artist
Foals
Title
Antidotes
Record Label
Sub Pop
Designer
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Artist
Liquid Liquid
Title
Slip in & Out of the Phenomenon
Record Label
Domino
Designer
Richard Mcguire
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Artist
The Notwist
Title
The Devil, You + Me
Record Label
City Slang
Designer
Yokoland
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Artist
GAS
Title
GAS
Record Label
Kompakt
Designer
Design & Photography Wolfgang Voigt & Veronika Unland
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Artist
Vampire Weekend
Title
Vampire Weekend
Record Label
XL Recordings
Designer
Photography Annie Reeds, Design Asher Sarlin & Phil Lee
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Artist
Hauschka
Title
Ferndorf
Record Label
Fat cat
Designer
original engraving Iker Spozio design Dave Thomas
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Artist
Fuck Buttons
Title
Colours Move
Record Label
ATP
Designer
design Benjamin John Power
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Artist
Douglas Armour
Title
The Light of a Golden Day, The Arms of The Night
Record Label
The Social Registry
Designer
art direction & layout Douglas Armour & Rich Zerbo
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Artist
Siriusmo
Title
All the Girls
Record Label
Exploited
Designer
Marek Polewski at Floor 5
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Artist
High Places
Title
High Places
Record Label
Thrill Jockey
Designer
Rob Barber & Mary Pearson
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Artist
Yult Koldmane
Title
Opposite Influence
Record Label
Designer
Yult Koldmane
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Artist
Cat Power
Title
Jukebox
Record Label
Matador
Designer
Cover photo Meark Segal
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Artist
Born Ruffians
Title
Red Yellow and Blue
Record Label
Warp
Designer
design Rob Carmichael at Seen Studios photography Thomas Allen
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Artist
Micah P. Hinson
Title
And the Red Empire Orchestra
Record Label
Full Time Hobby
Designer
design Micah P Hinson
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Artist
Bomb the Bass
Title
Future Chaos
Record Label
!K7
Designer
Sesper
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Artist
No Age
Title
Nouns
Record Label
Subpop
Designer
Brian Roettinger, Hand Held Heart
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Artist
White Denim
Title
Workout Holiday
Record Label
Full Time Hobby
Designer
Michael Hammett
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Artist
Primal Scream
Title
Beautiful Future
Record Label
B-Unique
Designer
art direction by Julian House
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Artist
Stereolab
Title
Chemical Chords
Record Label
4AD
Designer
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Artist
The Whip
Title
X Marks Destination
Record Label
Southern Fried
Designer
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Artist
Death Set
Title
Worldwide
Record Label
Counter
Designer
Artwork by Nolen Strals
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Artist
Hercules & Love Affair
Title
Blind
Record Label
DFA/EMI Records
Designer
art direction Scott Williams, drawings Ben Guttin
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Artist
Grovesnor
Title
Drive Your Car
Record Label
Greco Roman
Designer
Lorenzo Fruzza
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Artist
Figurines
Title
Hey Girl
Record Label
Strange Feeling
Designer
design John Gilsenan at IWANT design
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Artist
Laurent Garnier
Title
Back to my Roots
Record Label
Innervisions
Designer
Ta-Trung
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Artist
Tame Impala
Title
Tame Impala
Record Label
Hole in the Sky
Designer
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Artist
The Courteeners
Title
St. Jude
Record Label
Polydor
Designer
Liam Fray
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Artist
Death Cab for Cutie
Title
Narrow Stairs
Record Label
Barsuk
Designer
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Artist
Glasvegas
Title
Glasvegas
Record Label
Columbia
Designer
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Artist
The Accidental
Title
There were Wolves
Record Label
Full Time Hobby
Designer
Rob Lowe, Supermundane
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Artist
Ladyhawk
Title
Shots
Record Label
Jagjaguwar
Designer
design Daniel Murphy, photography Jason Nocito
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Artist
Kings of Leon
Title
Only by the Night
Record Label
RCA
Designer
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