Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is the latest in a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album. It is presented to the art director of the winning album. 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.

YearAlbumArtistArt Director 
2009Death MagneticMetallicaMetallica 
2008CassadagaBright EyesZachary Nipper 
200710,000 DaysToolAdam Jones 
2006The Forgotten ArmAimee MannAimee Mann and Gail Marowitz 
2005A Ghost Is BornWilcoPeter Buchanan-Smith and Dan Nadel 
2004EvolveAni DiFrancoAni DiFranco and Brian Grunert 
2003HomeDixie ChicksKevin Regan 
2002Amnesiac (Special Limited Edition)RadioheadStanley Donwood and Tchocky 
2001MusicMadonnaKevin Regan 
2000Ride With BobAsleep at the WheelRay Benson, Sally Carns and Buddy Jackson 
1999Ray of LightMadonnaKevin Reagan 
1998Titanic: Music As Heard on the Fateful VoyageVarious ArtistsHugh Brown, Al Q and Jeff Smith 
1997Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler)Various ArtistsAndy Engel and Tommy Steele 
1996Turbulent IndigoJoni MitchellRobbie Cavolina and Joni Mitchell 
1995Tribute to the Music of Bob Willis and the Texas PlayboysAsleep at the WheelBuddy Jackson 
1994The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959Billie HolidayDavid Lau 
1993SpellboundPaula AbdulMelanie Nissen 
1992The Complete Decca RecordingsBillie HolidayVartan 
1991Days of Open HandSuzanne VegaLen Peltier, Jeffrey Gold and Suzanne Vega 
1990Sound + VisionDavid BowieRoger Gorman 
1989Tired of the Runnin'The O'KanesBill Johnson 
1988King's Record ShopRoseanne CashBill Johnson 
1987TutuMiles DavisEiko Ishioka 
1986Lush LifeLinda RonstadtKosh and Ron Larson 
1985She's So UnusualCyndi LauperJanet Perr 
1984Speaking in TonguesTalking HeadsRobert Rauschenberg 
1983Get CloserLinda RonstadtKosh and Ron Larson 
1982Tattoo YouThe Rolling StonesPeter Corriston 
1981Against the WindBob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandRoy Kohara 
1980Breakfast in AmericaSupertrampMike Doud and Mick Haggerty 
1979Boys in the TreesCarly SimonJohnny Lee and Tony Lane 
1978Love NotesRamsey LewisJohn Berg 
1977Chicago XChicagoJohn Berg 
1976Honey theOhio PlayersJim Ladwig 
1975Come & GoneMason ProffitEd Thrasher and Christopher Whorf 
1974TommyLondon Symphony Orchestra & Chambre ChoirWilkes and Braun 
1973The Siegel-Schwall BandSiegel-Schwall BandAcy Lehman and Harvey Dinnerstein 
1972PollutionPollutionGene Brownell and Dean O. Torrance 
1971Indianola Mississippi SeedsB. B. KingRobert Lockhart and Ivan Nagy 
1970America the BeautifulGary McFarlandEvelyn J. Kelbish and David Stahlberg 
1969UndergroundThelonious MonkJohn Berg, Richard Mantel and Horn/Griner Studio 
1968Bob Dylan's Greatest HitsBob DylanJohn Berg, Bob Cato and Roland Scherman 
1968Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe BeatlesPeter Blake and Jann Haworth 
1967Confessions of a Broken ManPorter WagonerRobert Jones and Les Leverette 
1967RevolverThe BeatlesKlaus Voormann 
1966Bart�k: Concerto No. 2 Violin/Stravinsky: Concerto ViolinJoseph Silverstein & Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony OrchestraGeorge Estes and James Alexander 
1966Jazz Suite on the Mass TextsPaul HornBob Jones and Ken Whitmore 
1965PeopleBarbra StreisandRobert Cato and Don Bronstein 
1965Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraArthur Fiedler conducting the Boston PopsRobert Jones and Jan Balet 
1964Puccini: Madama Butterfly-Robert Jones 
1964The Barbra Streisand AlbumBarbra StreisandJohn Berg 
1963Lena... Lovely and AliveLena HorneRobert Jones 
1963The Intimate Bach-Marvin Schwartz 
1962Judy at Carnegie HallJudy GarlandJim Silke 
1962Puccini: Madame Butterfly-Marvin Schwartz 
1961Latin ala Lee!Peggy LeeMarvin Schwartz 
1960Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5Howard Mitchell conducting the National Symphony OrchestraRobert M. Jones 
1959Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the LonelyFrank SinatraFrank Sinatra 
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