Famous Music Icons and their one-of-a-kind vinyl records
When an artist has even just one album released on vinyl record, it feels like they’re on another level of being a musician. That’s how vinyl records affect your status as an artist. It’s a format that legitimizes you. It separates you from thousands of new artists posting their stuff online. To inspire you, we’ve […]
Vinyl Album Artworks That Know How To Rock Portraits
Album covers go way back, way back and it’s thanks to vinyl records and their inner sleeves and of course the awesome art directors and artists that vinyl album artwork has become a thing. It’s even in the Grammy’s. Inner sleeves in the past were just there to add a layer of protection for the […]
13 Beatles Vinyl Records That Totally Rock (You’d want them all!)
If you’re a recent vinyl convert, chances are that before you go on a random vinyl shopping spree, you’d want to buy vinyl records of the famous artists like the Beatles. I mean, you know each of their album is worth collecting because the music is good… so you can be sure you only get […]
How to Make Custom Vinyl Records That Are Worth Collecting
Custom vinyl records have slowly risen from its lowest era after CDs have replaced them, and last year was its first success as it surpassed CDs in terms of sales in the US. The format also sold millions of units all over the world, showcasing its increasing audience and increasing production. And as we look […]
Video Game Soundtrack on Vinyl Records That are Totally Killin’ It
Video games and vinyl records. What can be cooler than this combo? Seriously! And when they’re in a pretty vinyl packaging, it’s only natural for the gamers and vinyl collectors to go a little crazy until they get their hands on these records (and even crazier when they do). In fact, even if you don’t […]
Vinyl Single Jacket VS Vinyl Gatefold Jacket: Which is Better for Your Project
In releasing your vinyl record album, you will certainly have to decide on what kind of vinyl packaging you want– whether it’s the single vinyl jacket or the vinyl gatefold jacket. There are many types of vinyl jackets available today, but we’ll be focusing more on these two because they’re the standard. Let me first […]
The Greatest Vinyl Record Sleeves as Chosen by the Most Famous Designers
We here at Unified are crazy about beautiful custom vinyl records and vinyl record sleeves. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of ours. Of course, we searched the internetz for the greatest vinyl record sleeves of all time. Who else can be better judges at this than […]
8 K-pop Albums with the Prettiest CD Packaging
The Koreans are really good at marketing their stuff and we should learn from them. K-pop probably produces the best CD packaging and vinyl record pressing in Los Angeles. Here are some of the cutest K-pop CD packaging: f(x)’s Pink Tape A popular theme for unique albums is to make them look like something else […]
Vinyl Packaging: Taylor Swift Will Release New Album in Vinyl
Taylor Swift has emerged as one of the biggest pop stars of the MP3 age, but deep down, the 20-year-old singer is an old-fashioned vinyl collector. Swift personally made sure that her third album, Speak Now, would be available as a vinyl record as well as a CD and a digital download. The double LP […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Roots Manuva meets Wrong Tom – “Duppy Writer”
Musicians: Roots Manuva and DJ/Producer Wrong Tom Album: Duppy Writer Year: 2010 CD Designer: Tony McDermott When I first saw this CD packaging, two things instantly came to mind- Archie comics and Casper the friendly Ghost (the Movie). The floating guy (Roots Manuva) does look a bit like Chuck Clayton from Archies, don’t you agree? […]