The Vinyl Factory

May242017
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The story of 2 Tone Records’ radical cover art
By Anton Spice | May 24, 2017
Designer David Storey recounts how he helped create the visual identity of one of the most socially strident labels...
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Apr182017
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10 artists you didn’t know designed record sleeves
By Anton Spice | April 18, 2017
Fine art on a 12″ canvas. Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Gerhard Richter and Banksy may be visual artists but...
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Jan242017
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New Taschen book collects the best artist-designed record sleeves
By Anton Spice | January 24, 2017
From Andy Warhol and Keith Haring to Basquiat and Banksy. Taschen will publish a new book Art Record Covers,...
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Jan062017
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Art Vinyl announces best album cover of 2016
By Anton Spice | January 6, 2017
And the winner is… The Last Shadow Puppet’s Everything You’ve Come to Expect has been announced as the best...
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Dec202016
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David Bowie fan discovers another secret in Blackstar record sleeve
By Anton Spice | December 20, 2016
Originally published on FACT. Shine a torch on the booklet pages to create 3D images. David Bowie‘s phenomenal Blackstar...
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Dec082016
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Berlin exhibition explores the photographic history of record sleeves
By Amar Ediriwira | December 8, 2016
Including some surprising collaborations. A new photography exhibition tracing the musical history of the twentieth century through its album...
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Dec072016
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The 20 best record sleeves of 2016
By VF Team | December 7, 2016
This year’s artwork and packaging award goes to… It’s no secret that the size and tactile experience of the...
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Nov232016
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Vote for your favourite vinyl cover artwork of 2016
By Anton Spice | November 23, 2016
Art Vinyl’s annual award opens. Now entering its 12th year, Art Vinyl has announced the nominations and opened voting...
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Sep062016
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New book to celebrate photography in the art of album covers
By Anton Spice | September 6, 2016
Work by Andy Warhol, Nan Goldin and Robert Mapplethorpe included in new 400+ sleeve retrospective. Iconic photography has been...
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Sep172015
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NFL teams re-imagined as record sleeves
By Amar Ediriwira | September 17, 2015
When American football met vinyl. Aside from that brilliant collection of legendary English football players on album covers, it’s...
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Jul062015
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Creating 300 record covers a day – the sleeve design challenge at Station to Station
By Amar Ediriwira | July 6, 2015
Fraser Muggeridge has relocated to the Barbican for a two week record design challenge. Each day, his team must...
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Jun052015
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Records inna Babylon: On the search for London’s reggae heritage one sleeve at a time
By Anton Spice | June 5, 2015
Photographer Alex Bartsch has spent the last few years tracking down the locations behind some of reggae’s most iconic...
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