Winners 2021

BEST 45-RPM (SINGLE) COVER

WINNER

WE FELL IN LOVE IN OCTOBER – GIRL IN RED – AWAL

RUNNER -UP

“THROWING STONES (ASHES ASHES)” & “PUSH COMES TO SHOVE” – GRATEFUL DEAD – DANIEL DANGER – TINY MEDIA EMPIRE

BEST CASSETTE PACKAGE

WINNER

JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON – A REAL MOTHER FOR YA DCC – JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON – DCC MUSEUM – JEREMY HIDEN – BEN LIEBRAND

RUNNER-UP

HAPPIER THAN EVER CASSETTE BOX – BILLIE EILISH – LAURA PHILLIPS – INTERSCOPE MUSIC

BEST CD DELUXE SET

WINNER

THE WHO SELL OUT (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) – THE WHO – RICHARD EVANS

RUNNER-UP

LISTEN TO THE RIVER: ST. LOUIS ’71 ’72 ’73 (LIVE) – GRATEFUL DEAD – RORY WILSON – RHINO RECORDS

BEST JAZZ, CLASSICAL OR SPOKEN-WORD VINYL (NON-DELUXE) LP PACKAGE

WINNER

A LOVE SUPREME: LIVE IN SEATTLE – JOHN COLTRANE – IMPULSE RECORDS

RUNNER UP

PERSONA 5 ROYAL 3XLP VINYL SOUNDTRACK – ATLUS SOUND TEAM – IAM8BIT

BEST MIXED MEDIA PACKAGE

WINNER

SIMULATION THEORY – MUSE – KEY PRODUCTION

RUNNER-UP

LOVE FOR SALE LIMITED EDITION BOX SET – TONY BENNETT & LADY GAGA – IANTHE ZEVOS – INTERSCOPE RECORDS

BEST PROMOTIONAL RECORD PACKAGE

WINNER

RENEGADES: BORN IN THE USA – BARACK OBAMA AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – MIKE GOMEZ – MONOSTEREO LABEL SERVICES

RUNNER-UP

THAT’S HOW RUMORS GET STARTED – MARGO PRICE – TOMMY STEELE – CONCORD

BEST RECORD ART

WINNER

SEA OF THIEVES 3XLP VINYL SOUNDTRACK – ROBIN BEANLAND – IAM8BIT

RUNNER-UP

SONATA DE GRILLO – RICHARD HOUGHTEN – SLYVINYL RECORDS

BEST VINYL ALBUM LP COVER (ILLUSTRATION)

WINNER

ARMY OF THE DEAD ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE – TOM HOLKENBORG / JUNKIE XL – OLIVER BARRETT – WAXWORKS RECORDS – STOUGHTON PRINTING COMPANY

RUNNER-UP

TELL ME WHY VINYL SOUNDTRACK – RYAN LOTT – IAM8BIT

BEST VINYL ALBUM LP COVER (PHOTOGRAPH)

WINNER

SOMETIMES I MIGHT BE INTROVERT – LITTLE SIMZ – AWAL

RUNNER UP

VISIONS – SOUP – LASSE HOILE & HARVARD GJELSETH – CRISPIN GLOVER RECORDS

BEST VINYL DELUXE SET

WINNER

LIBERATION IN SWING: CENTENNIAL COLLECTION (DELUXE LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET) – ERROLL GARNER – SUSAN ROSENBERG & PETER LOCKHART – OCTAVE MUSIC LICENSING, LLC

RUNNER-UP

77-81 – GANG OF FOUR – DAN CALDERWOOD – QUIETLY STUDIO

BEST VINYL GATEFOLD

WINNER

MANIFOLD GARDEN 2XLP VINYL SOUNDTRACK – LARYSSA OKADA – IAM8BIT

RUNNER-UP

ARMY OF THE DEAD – JUNKIE XL (TOM HOLKENBORG) – SUZY SOTO & KEVIN BERGERON – WAXWORKS RECORDS

BEST VINYL REISSUE PACKAGE

WINNER

GREEN NAUGAHYDE (10TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION) – PRIMUS – DAVID MCCLAIN, ROBIN HENDRICKSON, ZOLTRON, TOD BRILLIANT – ATO RECORDS

RUNNER-UP

OKONOKOS (DELUXE) – MY MORNING JACKET – DAVID MCCLAIN, JON SALTER, DANNY CASH – ATO RECORDS

BEST RECORD STORE DAY PACKAGE

WINNER

JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES, VOL. 1 (1963-1967): HIGHLIGHTS – JONI MITCHELL – LISA GLINES – RHINO ENTERTAINMENT 

RUNNER-UP

ELECTRIF LYCANTHROPE: LIVE AT ULTRA-SONIC STUDIOS, 1974 – LITTLE FEAT – DARRYL NORSEN

SAVE THE EARTH AND HUMANITY (VINYL)

WINNER

8:46/8:46 – DAVE CHAPPELLE – MATHIEU BITTON – THIRD MAN RECORDS

RUNNER-UP

SAVING FOR A CUSTOM VAN – VARIOUS ARTISTS – VINYL ME PLEASE – FATHER / DAUGHTER & WAX NINE

THEY SAID IT COULDN’T BE DONE

WINNER

ALL THINGS MUST PASS (50TH ANNIVERSARY) – GEORGE HARRISON – DHANI HARRISON – OLIVIA HARRISON – PAUL HICKS & DARREN EVANS

RUNNER-UP

DISCO ELYSIUM 3XLP VINYL SOUNDTRACK (LIMITED EDITION ORIGAMI JACKET) – SEA POWER – IAM8BIT

BEST OF SHOW

WINNER

SIMULATION THEORY – MUSE – KEY PRODUCTION