Grammy Awards began presenting awards for Best Album Cover in 1959, recognizing the growing artistry of the ‘face’ of recorded music releases. 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. Since this is a CD packaging blog, I’ve decided to put them in our site for design references. As we view CD packaging designs per decade, we can notice how CD packaging design evolved through time and how some techniques still surface in the cover designs today. If you like, you may also relate the cover designs to the culture, music milestones, or art trends of the decade where they belong. So, without further ado, please welcome the Grammy Winners for Album Cover Design of the seventies:
1971
graphic artists: David Stahlberg & Evelyn J. Kelbish Album: America the Beautiful Musician: Gary McFarland
1972
graphic artists: Robert Lockart Album: Indianola Mississippi Seeds Musician: B.B. King
1973
graphic artists: Acy R. Lehman & Harvey Dinnerstein Album: The Siegel-Schwall Band Musician: Siegel-Schwall Band
1974
graphic artists: Wilkes & Braun Album: Tommy Musician: London Symphony Orchestra & Choir
1975
graphic artists: Christopher Whorf & Ed Thrasher Album: Come and Gone Musician: Mason Proffit
1976
graphic artists: Jim Ladwig Album: Honey Musician: Ohio Players
1977
graphic artists: John Berg Album: Chicago X Musician: Chicago
1978
graphic artists: John Kosh Album: Simple Dreams Musician: Linda Ronstadt
1979
graphic artists: Johnny B. Lee & Tony Lane Album: Boys in the Trees Musician: Carly Simon
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