Revive your record collection artwork
Unique frame brings vinyl covers back to life.
Vinyl artwork is being given a new lease of life due to an invention by a Northampton craftsman.
Mark Dayman, from independent furniture company The Art of Wood, decided to revive his record collection by designing a frame to display his album covers.
He explained: "I am massive vinyl fan but my record player broke years ago and eventually I replaced most of my albums on CD. However I didn't want to throw out all my records and I was always going through them looking at the fantastic artwork.
"Bands like Iron Maiden had the character Eddie as a recurring monstrous figure on their albums and the covers were often very political particularly during the Thatcher years.
"I thought it would be great to be able to display the covers in an attractive wooden frame, that really made them stand out."
Mark, whose business is in Grafton Industrial Estate, has made a series of frames from woods such as oak, sapele and maple.
He said: "The transformation was immediate. As soon as you put in a record, it look fantastic - whatever the cover. The great thing is that you can keep changing them so you never get bored. Everyone really likes them and it is a great way to appreciate the artwork and still make use of your vinyl collection."
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