Grammy Award for Best Recording Package
The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is one of a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album. It is presented to the art director of the winning album, not to the performer(s), unless the performer is also the art director.
The Grammy Award for Best Album Cover dates back to the first Grammy Awards in 1959. From 1962 to 1965 it was separated into Classical and Non-Classical divisions. From 1966 to 1968 it was separated into Graphic Arts and Photography divisions. In 1974, the name of the award was changed to Best Album Package, and changed again in 1994 to the current name. In 1995, boxed sets were no longer eligible, as they were split off into a separate award, currently known as the Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.
Winners
Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees |
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1959 | Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (performed by Frank Sinatra) |
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1960 | Robert M. Jones | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 (performed by Howard Mitchell conducting the National Symphony Orchestra) |
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1961 | Marvin Schwartz | Latin ala Lee! (performed by Peggy Lee) |
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1962 - Other Than Classical | Jim Silke | Judy at Carnegie Hall (performed by Judy Garland) |
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1962 - Classical | Marvin Schwartz | Puccini: Madame Butterfly |
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1963 - Other Than Classical | Robert Jones | Lena... Lovely and Alive (performed by Lena Horne) |
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1963 - Classical | Marvin Schwartz | The Intimate Bach |
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1964 - Other Than Classical | John Berg | The Barbra Streisand Album (performed by Barbra Streisand) |
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1964 - Classical | Robert Jones | Puccini: Madama Butterfly |
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1965 - Other Than Classical | Robert Cato and Don Bronstein | People (performed by Barbra Streisand) |
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1965 - Classical | Robert Jones and Jan Balet | Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (performed by Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops) |
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1966 - Graphic Arts | George Estes and James Alexander | Bartók: Concerto No. 2 for Violin/Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin (performed by Joseph Silverstein & Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra) |
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1966 - Photography | Bob Jones and Ken Whitmore | Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts (performed by Paul Horn) |
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1967 - Photography | Robert Jones and Les Leverette | Confessions of a Broken Man (performed by Porter Wagoner) |
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1968 - Graphic Arts | Peter Blake and Jann Haworth | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (performed by The Beatles) |
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1968 - Photography | John Berg, Bob Cato, and Rowland Scherman | Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (performed by Bob Dylan) |
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1969 | John Berg, Richard Mantel, and Horn/Griner Studio | Underground (performed by Thelonious Monk) |
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1970 | Evelyn J. Kelbish and David Stahlberg | America the Beautiful (performed by Gary McFarland) |
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1971 | Robert Lockhart and Ivan Nagy | Indianola Mississippi Seeds (performed by B. B. King) |
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1972 | Gene Brownell and Dean O. Torrence | Pollution (performed by Pollution) |
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1973 | Acy Lehman and Harvey Dinnerstein | The Siegel-Schwall Band (performed by the Siegel-Schwall Band) |
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1974 | Wilkes & Braun | Tommy (performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Chambre Choir) |
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1975 | Ed Thrasher and Christopher Whorf | Come & Gone (performed by Mason Proffit) |
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1976 | Jim Ladwig | Honey (performed by the Ohio Players) |
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1977 | John Berg | Chicago X (performed by Chicago) |
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1978 | John Berg | Love Notes (performed by Ramsey Lewis) |
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1979 | Johnny Lee and Tony Lane | Boys in the Trees (performed by Carly Simon) |
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1980 | Mike Doud and Mick Haggerty | Breakfast in America (performed by Supertramp) |
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1981 | Roy Kohara | Against the Wind (performed by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band) |
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1982 | Peter Corriston | Tattoo You (performed by The Rolling Stones) |
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1983 | Kosh and Ron Larson | Get Closer (performed by Linda Ronstadt) |
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1984 | Robert Rauschenberg | Speaking in Tongues (performed by Talking Heads) |
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1985 | Janet Perr | She's So Unusual (performed by Cyndi Lauper) |
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1986 | Kosh and Ron Larson | Lush Life (performed by Linda Ronstadt) |
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1987 | Eiko Ishioka | Tutu (performed by Miles Davis) |
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1988 | Bill Johnson | King's Record Shop (performed by Rosanne Cash) |
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1989 | Bill Johnson | Tired of the Runnin (performed by The O'Kanes) |
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1990 | Roger Gorman | Sound + Vision (performed by David Bowie) |
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1991 | Len Peltier, Jeffrey Gold, and Suzanne Vega | Days of Open Hand (performed by Suzanne Vega) |
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1992 | Vartan | The Complete Decca Recordings (performed by Billie Holiday) |
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1993 | Melanie Nissen | Spellbound (performed by Paula Abdul) |
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1994 | David Lau | The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959 (performed by Billie Holiday) |
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1995 | Buddy Jackson | Tribute to the Music of Bob Willis and the Texas Playboys (performed by Asleep at the Wheel) |
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1996 | Robbie Cavolina and Joni Mitchell | Turbulent Indigo (performed by Joni Mitchell) |
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1997 | Andy Engel and Tommy Steele | Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler) (performed by Various Artists) |
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1998 | Hugh Brown, Al Q, and Jeff Smith | Titanic: Music As Heard on the Fateful Voyage (performed by Various Artists) |
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1999 | Kevin Reagan | Ray of Light (performed by Madonna) |
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2000 | Ray Benson, Sally Carns, and Buddy Jackson | Ride With Bob (performed by Asleep at the Wheel) |
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2001 | Kevin Reagan | Music (performed by Madonna) |
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2002 | Stanley Donwood and Tchocky | Amnesiac (Special Limited Edition) (performed by Radiohead) |
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2003 | Kevin Reagan | Home (performed by Dixie Chicks) |
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2004 | Ani DiFranco and Brian Grunert | Evolve (performed by Ani DiFranco) |
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2005 | Peter Buchanan-Smith and Dan Nadel | A Ghost Is Born (performed by Wilco) |
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2006 | Aimee Mann and Gail Marowitz | The Forgotten Arm (performed by Aimee Mann) |
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2007 | Adam Jones | 10,000 Days (performed by Tool) |
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2008 | Zachary Nipper | Cassadaga (performed by Bright Eyes) |
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2009 | Metallica | Death Magnetic (performed by Metallica) |
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2010 | Stefan Sagmeister | Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (performed by David Byrne & Brian Eno) |
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2011 | Michael Carney | Brothers (performed by The Black Keys) |
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2012 | Caroline Robert | The Suburbs (Deluxe) (performed by Arcade Fire)[2] |
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2013 | Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak | Biophilia (performed by Björk) |
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2014 | Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds | Long Night Moon (performed by Reckless Kelly) |
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2015 | Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix, and Jerome Turner | Lightning Bolt, performed by Pearl Jam |
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2016 | Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves | Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, performed by Asleep at the Wheel |
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