Get these beauties on your turntable now
Andrew Trendell

15:48 12th May 2015

The vinyl revival continues as thousands flock to record stores to pick up their favourite albums on a beautiful slab of plastic, drop the needle and make the most of that glorious noise. While the sound of vinyl has a romance of its own, you really can't deny that it looks pretty incredible too. 

It's pretty romantic, but there's a lot to be said about an album that is so much more than just a collection of songs - there's something pretty special involved for it to truly feel like an object to be treasured. 

Here's to those records that are as pleasing on the eye as they are on the ear. These are the 31 most eye-wateringly beautiful vinyl releases of 2015 so far. 

  • Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

  • Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

  • Belle & Sebastian - Girl In Peacetime Want To Dance

  • David Bowie - 'Changes' (Record Store Day)

  • Eminem - 10LP vinyl box set

  • Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think And Sometimes I Just Sit

  • Ibeyi - Ibeyi

  • Enter Shikari - Mindsweep

  • The Decemberists - What A Beautiful World, What A Terrible World

  • Marilyn Manson - The Pale Emperor

  • Django Django - Born Under Saturn

  • Laura Marling - Short Movie

  • Ryan Adams - Live At Carnegie Hall

  • Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible US Mix (Record Store Day)

  • Roxy Music - The Complete Studio Recordings

  • The Who - The Brunswick Singles 1965-1966: 7" Box Set

  • The Cribs - To All My Sisters

  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love

  • Mumford & Sons - Wilder Mind

  • Blur - The Magic Whip

  • Paul Weller - Saturn's Pattern

  • Placebo - Placebo (RSD reissue)

  • George Clinton - Chocolate City: London

  • The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy Live

  • Ian Dury - New Boots and Panties!! Expanded Edition

  • Suede - Dog Man Star live

  • Donna Summer - Another Place And Time (5 x 12" singles)

  • Death Cab For Cutie - Kintsugi

  • John Lennon - The Vinyl Collection

  • The Vaccines - English Graffiti

  • Muse - Drones

  • Albert Hammond Jr - Momentary Masters

  • Sleater Kinney - No Cities To Love

  • Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect

  • Placebo - First five albums anniversary vinyl reissues

  • Charli XCX - Sucker

  • David Bowie - Five Years box set

  • Bully - Feels Like

  • Jamie xx - In Colour

  • Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool

  • Garbage - Garbage (20 Years Queer reissue)

  • Led Zeppelin - Coda

  • Joy Division - Substance Box set

  • Red House Painters - First Four Albums

  • David Bowie - Golden Years (reissue)

  • New Order - Music Complete

  • Chvrches - Every Open Eye

  • Foals - What Went Down

  • The Libertines - Anthems For Doomed Youth

  • Bjork - Vulnicura

  • Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon

  • Editors - In Dream (in gold)

  • Joanna Newsom - Divers

  • Sleaford Mods - Key Markets

  • iamamiwhoami - Concert In Blue

  • Fall Out Boy - American Beauty/American Psycho

  • Ellie Goulding - Delirium

  • Public Service Broadcasting - The Race For Space

  • Spectres - Dying (with ouija board)

  • Grimes - Art Angels

  • Fidlar - Too

  • Roots Manuva - Bleeds

  • Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams


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