The best record sleeves of 2020
Our favourite album designs from the past year include intimate portraits, flammable record sleeves and the ‘Photoshop interface of the future’ 15/12/2020 8:45 am
If the last few years have seen music slip away into the obscurity of streaming, this year it’s been hauled back in. With the pandemic turning the music industry upside down, listeners have embraced Bandcamp Fridays – the music platform’s regular fee-waiving initiative – while charity vinyl sale Secret 7” brought in £134,000 for its final edition.
In consideration of where their money is going, music fans have also engaged with a way of consuming music that encourages greater appreciation for albums and releases in their entirety. That of course includes record sleeves and album art – and thankfully this year has seen some excellent designs. We look back at ten of our favourites from 2020.