Vinyl Record Packaging: Run Hide Survive- Show Off
A 12- Layer screenprint which was included as part of the first Showoff 12″ vinyl record pressing in LA release by Sheffield based production duo RUN HIDE SURVIVE. The 12″ record sleeve is plain white with a central hole that reveals a of colorful spectrum of colors. Pull out the enclosed record to see the […]
Vinyl Packaging: Strong Arm Steady- In Search of Stoney Jackson
Artist: Strong Arm Steady Album: In Search Of Stoney Jackson Producer: Madlib Design: Lewis Heriz Year: 2010 Note: I love the lines, the texture, the colors, and the psychedelic urban feel of the whole Vinyl packaging. I also love the contrast of the front and back of the vinyl packaging- The front is overloaded with […]
Vinyl Packaging: Pet Shop Boys- Yes (Limited Edition)
Yes is the tenth studio album by British electronic dance music band Pet Shop Boys. This limited-edition vinyl packaging is collaboration between Mark Farrow and the Pet Shop Boys, and produced by The Vinyl Factory. It contains eleven tracks split over eleven separate super-heavyweight 200-gram custom vinyl pressing records in LA with covers made up […]
Top Reasons Why You Should Make Vinyl LPs Now
Vinyl Records recently had a big comeback when digital downloads became very popular. Many bands now produce limited edition copies of their album in vinyl to add more appeal to the physical medium. Vinyl pressing records in LA symbolize sophistication and class and most of all, it symbolizes an era that has been one of […]
CD Packaging: Kanye Reveals 5 Alternate Album Covers
Do you remember Kanye West’s album art drama? That seems like very old news but apparently, the guy is still not over it (maybe not until Nov 22, the official album release date…). He used the CD Packaging ‘controversy’ to promote his physical albums and when the issue became boring and everyone began to put […]
CD Packaging: 12 Brilliant Typographic Album Art
Here are 12 albums that use type (letters) as the album art. No glossy portraits, no bling-bling, just letters made into artwork. Brilliant! Zipper Catches Skin by Alice Cooper What you get here is just the lyrics from the album presented in block paragraph form on the cover. There is also the very subtle ALICE […]
CD Packaging: Chart Toppers and Their Album Covers
Here are this week’s Billboard’s top 10 hits with their album covers. Which one do you like best? 1. “Just The Way You Are”- Bruno Mars 2. Like A G6- Far*East Movement (Featuring Cataracs & Dev) 3. Just A Dream-Nelly 4. Teenage Dream-Katy Perry 5. DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love-Usher Featuring Pitbull 6. Only […]
Vinyl Packaging: On – Your Naked Ghost Comes Back At Night
Sometimes our eyes get too used of seeing exaggerated designs that we don’t find them appealing anymore-they all just become one colorful blur. That is why ‘less is more’ works in music packaging. Put a plain packaging in a sea of colorful artwork and it would instantly get attention. Remember, a design doesn’t have to […]
Music Marketing: Interpol’s Latest Album and Free Silkcreened Prints
Interpol recently announced the release of its fourth album this September thru Matador Records. As of the moment, we can only see a small preview of its custom vinyl record album art but from the preview, I can say it looks very sleek and solid. It looks like the Interpol’s logo was hit by a […]
Is the Live Album Dead?
Wilco — doesn’t have the pop cultural resonance of, say, “At Budokan” or “Frampton Comes Alive.” But by any contemporary measure, it’s a success. Creatively, it’s a vibrant recording that touches on different eras in a notable band’s career. Commercially, it sold 135,000 copies, a strong number these days. And a pricey vinyl version released […]