Since vinyl records first began appearing in paper sleeves in the late 1930s, the album cover has become a unique artistic medium all its own. Many of history’s greatest records are synonymous with ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Vinyl records are not only about sound but also the texture, feel, artwork, and nostalgia they hold. While many have moved on to MP3s and ...

A handful of people I’ve told this to get it; usually they’re other record collectors. Eric Kohler certainly understood. In his groundbreaking survey of midcentury album cover art, In the Groove: ...

In the early days of vinyl records, album covers were nothing more than a safety feature, blank paper jackets meant to protect the fragile content inside. That is, until, designer Alex Steinweiss at ...