Posts Tagged: The Year’s Best Album Covers
ACL 2025 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
There will never be enough time to listen to all the music being released, even in the instrumental field; but there is enough time to check out all of the album covers. A winning album cover immediately gives an album
ACL 2025 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
There will never be enough time to listen to all the music being released, even in the instrumental field; but there is enough time to check out all of the album covers. A winning album cover immediately gives an album
ACL 2024 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
A great album cover catches the viewer’s attention in a crowded field. A great album cover makes one want – no, need to hear the music. A great album cover is a visual reflection of the sonic contents. A great album
ACL 2024 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
A great album cover catches the viewer’s attention in a crowded field. A great album cover makes one want – no, need to hear the music. A great album cover is a visual reflection of the sonic contents. A great album
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
How important are album covers? While no one has the time to listen to all the new music being released, everyone has time to look through the covers. In the old days, they would be on display at a music
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
How important are album covers? While no one has the time to listen to all the new music being released, everyone has time to look through the covers. In the old days, they would be on display at a music
ACL 2022 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
Physical albums have never been harder to find. So why are album covers more important than ever? The answer is simple: people shop for music online, and the first thing they see is the image. While few people have the
ACL 2022 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
Physical albums have never been harder to find. So why are album covers more important than ever? The answer is simple: people shop for music online, and the first thing they see is the image. While few people have the
ACL 2021 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
Album covers were never more important than they are today. In the old days, one might peruse the bins at the local record store, seeing if something caught the eye and hopefully the ear. Now most people buy their music
ACL 2021 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
Album covers were never more important than they are today. In the old days, one might peruse the bins at the local record store, seeing if something caught the eye and hopefully the ear. Now most people buy their music
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
What is an album cover? The answer seems obvious, but it’s not. For years, an album cover was a 12″ x 12″ image that graced the front of a record sleeve. Once in a while, the cover was obscured by
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
What is an album cover? The answer seems obvious, but it’s not. For years, an album cover was a 12″ x 12″ image that graced the front of a record sleeve. Once in a while, the cover was obscured by
ACL 2019 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
The competition was tough this year, but we’ve been able to whittle our selection down to ten. These album covers made us want to hear the music, and even if the music wasn’t much good (don’t worry, it was), we
ACL 2019 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
The competition was tough this year, but we’ve been able to whittle our selection down to ten. These album covers made us want to hear the music, and even if the music wasn’t much good (don’t worry, it was), we
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
In the old days, we would flip through LPs in the stacks (and later, CDs), looking for something to catch our eye. Whenever we saw a good cover, we’d pause; and since cellphones didn’t exist, we’d ask the shop clerk,
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
In the old days, we would flip through LPs in the stacks (and later, CDs), looking for something to catch our eye. Whenever we saw a good cover, we’d pause; and since cellphones didn’t exist, we’d ask the shop clerk,
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