Best Art Vinyl Award for 2012 - in pictures

Wednesday, 09 Jan 2013

With the delights of vinyl increasingly being celebrated, now the art of music – best seen on an old-style record sleeve – is being celebrated with a new award. Here are some of last year's best, according to the Best Art Vinyl Award

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Album artwork: Enter Shikari, AFFOC, album artwork — Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood of Colour. Concept and Art Direction by Ian Johnsen and Enter Shikari. Photography by Paul Blundell. Layout by Dave Thomas Photograph: Paul Blundell/PR

Album artwork: Jack White, Blunderbuss, album artwork — Jack White – Blunderbuss. Packaging Design and Layout by The Third Man and Rob Jones at Animal Rummy. Photography by Jo McCaughey. Additional Photography by Andrea Westmoreland Photograph: PR

Album artwork: Keane, Strangeland, album artwork — Keane – Strangeland. Photography by Alex Lake. Design and Art Direction by Tourist Photograph: PR

Album artwork: Mark Lanegan Band, Blues Funeral, album artwork — Mark Lanegan Band – Blues Funeral. Design by Alison Fielding Photograph: PR

Album artwork: Muse, The 2nd Law, album artwork — Muse – The 2nd Law. Neuro Images supplied courtesy of the Human Connectome Project, Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, UCLA. Band Photography by Travis Shinn Photograph: PR

Album artwork: Richard Hawley, Standing At The Sky's Edge, album sleeve artwork — Richard Hawley – Standing At The Sky's Edge. Design by Nick Phillips Ink. Photography by Richard Tailby Photograph: PR

Album artwork: Saint Etienne, Words And Music, album artwork — Saint Etienne – Words And Music by Saint Etienne. Map by Dorothy. Design by Paul Kelly Photograph: PR

Album artwork: The Hives, Lex hives, album artwork — The Hives – Lex Hives. Design by Henrik Walse at Mother New York Photograph: PR

Album artwork: The Temper Trap -The Temper Trap, album artwork — The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap. Photography and Artwork by Alberto Seveso, Design and Art Direction by Boat Studios Photograph: PR

Album artwork: White Lung, Sorry, album artwork — White Lung – Sorry. Design by Justin Gradin Photograph: PR

Wednesday, 09 Jan 2013

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