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X Marks the Record Cover
A survey of maps on album art
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The Artists Awarded Best Album Cover Before Tyler, the Creator
Looking back on the reinstated Grammy category and its earliest winners dating back to 1959
Feb 2
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How the Band Lush Captured 1996 London with 'Lovelife'
Singer Miki Berenyi and designer Chris Bigg walk us through the visuals behind the group's last album
Jan 16
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I Spy... An Album Cover Trend
From Djo to The Beatles, Orville Peck, Demi Lovato and more.
Dec 4, 2025
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What if 'Sticky Fingers' Didn't Have a Zipper?
Breaking down designer Craig Braun's creative process from The Rolling Stones to The Carpenters
Nov 19, 2025
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Framing Record Covers Within the Canon of Art
Jan 17, 2023
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The Technicolor Influence of Kayōkyoku Records
Oct 30, 2024
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An Ode to the Wraparound Album Cover
Apr 28, 2021
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The Visual Romance Behind Fontaines D.C.'s New Era
Dec 19, 2024
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How Album Art Built a Taiwanese Vinyl Collection
Cultural producer Angie Lin shares her journey collecting vinyl in Taiwan
Nov 3, 2025
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The Visual Artists Behind China's Woodblock Album Covers
How the traditional technique has influenced the country's alternative music scene
Oct 25, 2025
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Peggy Lee And Her Shadow
Tracing the visual marks of Is That All There Is?
Oct 20, 2025
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SWAG's Misguided Attempt to BRAT
Dissecting the visuals of Justin Bieber's latest album campaigns
Sep 10, 2025
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Persuasive & Commanding
How Command Records circularly and spatially visualized sound
Sep 3, 2025
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The Bootleg X-Rays That Came Before Lorde's Virgin
The pipeline from Soviet 7-inch to New Zealand pop star
Aug 5, 2025
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The Floral Flexi Discs of Poland
Admiring the stylized still lifes of Polish record label Tonpress
Jul 7, 2025
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No One (Except Sabrina Carpenter) Knows What it Means, But it’s Provocative!
Adding the pop star's latest record cover to the long list of controversial album art
Jun 16, 2025
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A Collection of Essays on Album Art
From Rick Poynor, Steve Lake and Ian F Svenonius
May 27, 2025
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