Royal Mail’s Classic Album Covers stamp issue isn’t the first time that the Post Office has gone ‘rock ‘n’ roll’ – it also happened back in the 1930s when the Post Office began a wide-ranging artist-commissioning programme to drive its public information campaigns. This led to some of the most exciting work produced in what is now known as ‘mid-century modern’ poster design. The BPMA is fortunate in holding a treasure trove... 

Today Royal Mail released the first new set of commemorative stamps for 2010: Classic Album Covers . Design was the theme of the first set of commemoratives for 2009, British Design Classics , and so the art of the album sleeve designer, rather than the music, is focus of Classic Album Covers. The album covers featured are The Division Bell – Pink Floyd, A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay, Parklife – Blur, Power Corruption and...