The Vinyl Boom Also Means Good Times for Album Covers
One of the cool things about vinyl is all that real estate of the album jacket. So much space for artwork and liner notes! And with the uptick in vinyl, it’s stands to reason that the people who make album covers are also having a good time. The LA Times takes a look.
In the vinyl comeback of the last decade, people like to credit the so-called warmth of LPs. But don’t overlook the artfully crafted jacket. After all, if a label expects fans to spend money on music that’s available for free online (and pay a premium over a download or CD), the object had better be desirable.
And [Jack] Stoughton [Jr] makes them desirable.
“It’s like when you get into an Audi or a BMW. You shut the door and it has that sound,” says Patrick McCarthy, project manager for Light in the Attic Records, a reissue label that uses Stoughton for most of its packages. “It’s this almost imperceptible quality, but you know it when you have it in your hands.”