Releases from Umor Rex, Golf Channel, Lux Rec and more all made the grade in November.
Records from Beau Wanzer, Shit & Shine, Dez Williams, Bing & Ruth, Line Idle and more caught the eye for their own particular reasons.
Leaving Records, Houndstooth, The Trilogy Tapes and L.I.E.S. were amongst the labels whose releases stood out in September.
Werkdiscs, PAN, Umor Rex, Golf Channel, Avian and Shipwrec were responsible for some of the most impressive looking records in August.
030303 Records, RVNG Intl, Blackest Ever Black and Infinite Greyscale were the source of some excellent record sleeves in July.
Crème Organization, Rhythm Section International, Mister Saturday Night and Live At Robert Johnson were among the labels that caught our eye in June.
Records from Mood Hut, PAN, Software, Diagonal and Houndstooth all feature in May’s selection.
Releases from Spectrum Spools, Cititrax, Morphine and Hyperdub feature alongside some impressive looking new labels.
Releases from Firecracker Recordings, Ghostly Intl, Emotional Response and Desire feature in this month’s selections.
Records on Perc Trax, Diagonal, Beats In Space, Antinote and more stood out last month.
Releases from Meakusma, RVNG Intl, Off Minor Recordings and Izwid are among those selected this month.
Releases from The Corner, Surface, L.I.E.S. and Sacred Summits feature in the final Best Record Sleeves selection of 2013.
We look back over the past twelve months of the Best Record Sleeves column and pick out the year’s most impressive selections and those responsible for them.
Records from Morphine, Swamp 81, Crowdspacer and Minimal Wave were among the picks for November’s best record sleeves.
Diagonal, The Trilogy Tapes, Gang Of Ducks and Young Turks contributed some of the best dressed releases in October.
Releases from Claremont 56, Studio Barnhus, meandyou and Honest Jon’s were amongst last month’s best dressed records in town.
It’s common knowledge that record labels parsimoniously wind back the floodgates during the weeks in August and this is reflected in a limited selection of standout record sleeves this month.
Records from Eglo, Public Possession, Optimo Music and Emotional Rescue all stood out for their own distinct reasons in July.
Records from Diagonal, Dekmantel, Warp and Hivern Discs were amongst the most visually appealing releases from June.
Young Turks, Public Information, Créme Organization and Antinote feature amongst a baker’s dozen of record sleeves from May.