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Grammy Award for Best Historical Album

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Grammy Award for Best Historical Album
Awarded forquality historical albums
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1979
Currently held byCheryl Pawelski, Jeff Tweedy & Bob Ludwig – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) (2023)
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979 and recognizes achievements in audio restoration. Since this category's creation, the award had several minor name changes:[1]

  • In 1979 the award was known as Best Historical Repackage Album
  • In 1980 it was awarded as Best Historical Reissue
  • In 1981 it was awarded as Best Historical Reissue Album
  • From 1982 to the present it has been awarded as Best Historical Album

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. The award is presented to individuals responsible for compiling and engineering the winning album. The roles of these individuals have changed over time:

  • From 1979 to 1993 the award was given to the Producer(s)
  • From 1994 to 1995 it was awarded to the Compilation Producer(s)
  • In 1996 it was awarded to the Art Director, Compilation Producer, Mastering Engineers, and/or Album Notes Writers
  • From 1997 to 2018 it was awarded to the Compilation Producer(s) and/or Mastering Engineer(s)
  • Since 2019 it has been awarded to the Compilation Producer(s), Mastering Engineer(s) and/or Restoration Engineer(s). (Note: the 2025 Nominations list did not mention any restoration engineers).

The award does not go to the artists, unless an artist is also a compilation producer and/or mastering engineer.

Winners and nominees

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Year[I] Recipients(s) Work Performing artist(s) Nominees
Performers are in parentheses 		Ref.
1979 Michael Brooks (producer) The Lester Young Story, Vol. 3
 · Columbia 		Lester Young
[2]
1980 Jerry Korn & Michael Brooks (producers) Billie Holiday (Giants of Jazz)
 · Time/Life 		Billie Holiday
[3]
1981 Keith Hardwick (producer) Segovia – The EMI Recordings 1927–39
 · Angel 		Andrés Segovia
  • Early History of the Phonograph Record with Thomas Alva Edison – George Garabedian, producer (Various Artists) (Mark 56)
  • First Edition/The Golden Age of Broadway – C. E. Crumpacker, producer (Various Artists) (RCA Special Products)
  • The Guitarists (Giants of Jazz) – Jerry Korn & Michael Brooks, producers (Various Artists) (Time/Life)
  • Songs of the Depression: Happy Days Are Here Again – George Spitzer & Michael Brooks, producers (Various Artists) (Book of the Month)
 [4]
1982 Michael Brooks & George Spitzer (producers) Hoagy Carmichael – From Stardust to Ole Buttermilk Sky
 · Book of the Month 		Hoagy Carmichael
  • The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music – Bill C. Malone, producers (Various Artists) (Smithsonian Collection)
  • Birmingham Quartet Anthology – Doug Seroff, producer (Various Artists) (Clanka Lanka)
  • Chronicle, The Complete Prestige Recordings – Orrin Keepnews, producer (Miles Davis) (Prestige)
  • The Quintet of the Hot Club of France (1936-1937) – Kevin Yatarola, producer (Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli) (Inner City Records)
 [5]
1983 Alan Dell, Ethel Gabriel & Don Wardell (album producers) The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions Vols. 1, 2, 3
 · RCA 		Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra
  • An Experiment in Modern Music: Paul Whiteman at Aeolian Hall – Martin Williams & J.R. Taylor, album producers (Paul Whiteman) (Smithsonian Collection)
  • Bartok at the Piano, 1920–1945 – Dora Antal, album producer (Béla Bartok) (Hungaroton)
  • Bunny Berigan (Giants of Jazz) – Michael Brooks, album producer (Bunny Berigan) (Time/Life)
  • Minstrels & Tunesmiths: The Commercial Roots of Early Country Music – Norm Cohen, album producer (Various Artists) (John Edwards Memorial Foundation)
 [6]
1984 Stanley Walker & Allan Steckler (album producers) The Greatest Recordings of Arturo Toscanini – Symphonies, Vol. I
 · Franklin Mint Record Society 		Arturo Toscanini
  • Back in the Saddle Again: American Cowboy Songs – Charlie Seemann, album producer (Various Country and Western Artists) (New World)
  • The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk – Michael Cuscuna, album producer (Thelonious Monk) (Mosaic)
  • Kings of New Orleans Jazz – Stanley Walker & Dan Morgenstern, album producers (Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Sidney Bechet) (Franklin Mint Record Society)
  • The Motown Story: The First 25 Years – Jon Badeaux, album producer (Various Artists) (Motown)
 [7]
1985 J. R. Taylor (album producer) Big Band Jazz
 · Smithsonian 		Various Artists[a]
[8]
1986 John Pfeiffer (album producer) RCA/Met—100 Singers—100 Years
 · RCA Red Seal 		Various Artists[b]
[9]
1987 Bob Porter & Aziz Goksel (album producers) Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947–1974, Vols. 1–7
 · Atlantic 		Various Artists[c]
[10]
1988 Orrin Keepnews (album producer) Thelonious Monk: The Complete Riverside Recordings
 · Riverside 		Thelonious Monk
[11]
1989 Bill Levenson (album producer) Crossroads
 · PolyGram 		Eric Clapton
  • The Classic Hoagy Carmichael – John Edward Hasse, album producer (Hoagy Carmichael & others) (Indiana Historical Society)
  • The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Vol. I – Michael Cuscuna, album producer (Various Artists) (Mosaic)
  • Djangologie/USA – Hugh Fordin, album producer (Django Reinhardt) (Disques Swing)
  • The Erteguns' New York—New York Cabaret Music – Bob Porter, album producer (Various Artists) (Atlantic)
 [12]
1990 Andy McKaie (album producer) The Chess Box
 · Chess/MCA 		Chuck Berry
  • American Musical Theater—Shows, Songs and Stars – Dwight Blocker Bowers & Margaret Robinson, album producers (Various Artists) (Smithsonian)
  • Blue Note 50th Anniversary Collection, Volumes 1–5: 1939–1989 – Michael Cuscuna, album producer (Various Jazz Artists) (Blue Note)
  • Jazz Piano – Martin Williams, album producer (Various Artists 1898–1964) (Smithsonian)
  • Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio – Will Friedwald, album producer (Nat King Cole and The King Cole Trio) (Savoy Jazz)
 [13]
1991 Lawrence Cohn & Stephen Lavere (album producers) Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings
 · Columbia/CBS 		Robert Johnson
[14]
1992 Steven Lasker & Andy McKaie (album producers) Billie Holiday, The Complete Decca Recordings
 · GRP 		Billie Holiday
[15]
1993 Michael Cuscuna (album producer) The Complete Capitol Recordings of The Nat "King" Cole Trio
 · Mosaic 		Nat King Cole Trio
  • Les Paul: The Legend & The Legacy – Ron Furmanek, album producer (Les Paul) (Capitol)
  • Elvis the King of Rock 'N' Roll—The Complete 50's Masters – Ernst Mikael Jorgenson & Roger Semon, album producers (Elvis Presley) (RCA)
  • The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song – Michael Leon, album producer (Various Artists) (Walt Disney)
  • You're the Top: Cole Porter in the 1930s – Susan Elliott, Robert Kimball & Richard M. Sudhalter, album producers (Various Artists) (Koch Int'l Classics/Indiana Historical Society)
 [16]
1994 Michael Lang & Phil Schaap (compilation producers) The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959
 · Verve 		Billie Holiday
[17]
1995 Michael Lang (compilation producer) The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books on Verve
 · Verve 		Ella Fitzgerald
[18]
1996 J.J. Stelmach (art director)
John Pfeiffer (compilation producers)
Ray Hall, Thomas MacCluskey, James P. Nichols, Anthony Salvatore, Jon M. Samuels & David Satz (mastering engineers)
Various[d] (album notes writers) 		The Heifetz Collection
 · RCA Victor Gold Seal 		Jascha Heifetz & Various Artists
  • John Coltrane: The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings – Geoff Gans, art director; Joel Dorn & Patrick Milligan, compilation producers; Gene Paul, mastering engineer; Joel Dorn, Tom Dowd, Jimmy Heath, Charles Lloyd & Lewis Porter, album notes writers (John Coltrane) (Rhino/Atlantic Jazz Gallery)
  • Live at the BBC – Rick Ward, art director; George Martin, compilation producer; George Martin, mastering engineer; Kevin Howlett, album notes writer (The Beatles) (Capitol)
  • The R&B Box: 30 Years of Rhythm & Blues – Rachel Gutek & Coco Shinomiya, art directors; James Austin, Ricard Foos & Billy Vera, compilation producers; Chris Clarke, Bob Fisher, Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Ken Perry, mastering engineers; Peter Grendysa & Billy Vera, album notes writers (Various Artists) (Rhino)
  • Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick and Vocalion Recordings of Duke Ellington, 1926–1931 – Hollis King, art director; Orrin Keepnews & Steven Lasker, compilation producers; Erick Larson, Steven Lasker & Seth B. Winner, mastering engineers; Steven Lasker, album notes writer (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra) (GRP)
 [19]
1997 Bob Belden & Phil Schaap (compilation producers)
Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder (mastering engineers) 		The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
 · Columbia 		Miles Davis & Gil Evans
  • The Mel Torme Collection 1944–1985 – Dave Kapp, compilation producer; Bob Fisher, Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Mel Tormé) (Rhino)
  • The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings – Gregg Geller, Lee Herschberg, Joe McEwen & Ric Ross, compilation producers; Lee Herschberg, mastering engineer (Frank Sinatra) (Reprise)
  • Fritz Kreisler: The Complete RCA Recordings – John Pfeiffer, compilation producer; Harold Hogopian, Glen Kolotkin & Ward Marston, mastering engineers (Fritz Kreisler) (RCA Victor Gold Seal)
  • The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945–1955 – Jim Fishel & Barbara Lynn Micale, compilation producers; Suha Gur, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Mercury)
 [20]
1998 Amy Horowitz, Jeff Place & Pete Reiniger (compilation producers)
David Glasser & Charlie Pilzer(mastering engineers) 		Anthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded)
 · Smithsonian Folkways 		Various Artists
  • Centenary Edition: 100 Years of Great Music – Tony Locantro, compilation producer; Andrew Walter, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (EMI Classics)
  • The Complete Bill Evans on Verve – Michael Lang, compilation producer; Suha Gur, mastering engineer (Bill Evans) (Verve)
  • Cuba: I Am Time – Jack O'Neil, Nina Gomes & Al Pryor, compilation producers; Gene Paul, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Blue Jackel Entertainment)
  • Ray Charles Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection – James Austin, David Ritz & Billy Vera, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, Dan Hersch & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Ray Charles) (Rhino)
  • Sing, Cowboy, Sing! The Gene Autry Collection – James Austin, Karla Buhlman & Patrick Milligan, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer (Gene Autry) (Rhino)
 [21]
1999 Colin Escott, Kira Florita & Kyle Young (compilation producers)
Joseph M. Palmaccio & Tom Ruff (mastering engineers) 		The Complete Hank Williams
 · Mercury Nashville 		Hank Williams
[22]
2000 Orrin Keepnews & Steven Lasker (compilation producers)
Paul Brizzi, Dennis Ferrante & Steven Lasker (mastering engineers) 		The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927–1973)
 · RCA Victor/BMG Classics 		Duke Ellington
  • The Complete Jazz at the Philharmonic on Verve, 1944–1949 – Michael Lang, Phil Schaap & Ben Young, compilation producers; Phil Schaap, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Verve)
  • The Mahler Broadcasts, 1948–1982 – Sedgwick Clark, compilation producer; Jon M. Samuels & Seth B. Winner, mastering engineers (New York Philharmonic) (New York Philharmonic Special Editions)
  • Ray Charles: The Complete Country & Western Recordings (1959–1986) – James Austin, Ray Charles, Terry Howard & Michael Johnson, compilation producers; Terry Howard & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Ray Charles) (Rhino)
  • Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century – Billy Altman, Steve Berkowitz, Mike Berniker, Michael Brooks, Mitchell Cohen, Lawrence Cohn, Didier C. Deutsch, Bruce Dickinson, Michelle Errante, Jeff Jones, Arthur Levy, Nedra Olds-Neal, Al Quaglieri, Leo Sacks, Phil Schaap, Tom Vickers & Warren Wernick, compilation producers; Chris Athens, Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster, Ellen Fitton, Seth Foster, Andreas Meyer, Joseph M. Palmaccio, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson, Tom "Curly" Ruff, Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Sony)
 [23]
2001 Steve Berkowitz, Seth Rothstein & Phil Schaap (compilation producers)
Michael Brooks, Seth Foster, Ken Robertson, Tom "Curly" Ruff, Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder (mastering engineers) 		The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
 · Columbia/Legacy 		Louis Armstrong
  • The Best of Broadside 1962–1988: Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine – Ronald D. Cohen & Jeff Place, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Smithsonian Folkways)
  • Great Moments of the 20th Century – Michael Wesley Johnson, David McLees & Gordon Skene, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Rhino)
  • Respect: A Century of Women in Music – Julie D’Angelo & Holly George-Warren, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Rhino)
  • The Rubinstein Collection – Nathaniel S. Johnson, compilation producer; Hsi-Ling Chang, Marian M. Conaty, Michael O. Drexler, Thomas MacCluskey, Ward Marston, James Nichols, Francis X. Pierce, Jon M. Samuels & Michael Sobol, mastering engineers (Arthur Rubinstein) (RCA Red Seal/BMG Classics)
 [24]
2002 Michael Brooks & Michael Cuscuna (compilation producers)
Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster, Seth Foster, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson & Mark Wilder (mastering engineers) 		Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933–1944
 · Columbia/Legacy 		Billie Holiday
  • Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944–1948 – Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer; Paul Reid III, mastering engineer (Charlie Parker) (Savoy/Atlantic)
  • Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection, 1960–2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz – Chris Strachwitz & Elijah Wald, compilation producers; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Arhoolie)
  • The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music – David Belafonte, Harry Belafonte & Albert C. Pryor, compilation producers; Michael O. Drexler, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Buddha)
  • Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom, 1950–1970 – Ted Myers, compilation producer; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Rhino)
 [25]
2003 Dean Blackwood (compilation producer)
David Glasser & Christopher King (mastering engineers) 		Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton
 · Revenant 		Charley Patton
[26]
2004 Steve Berkowitz, Alex Gibney, Andy McKaie & Jerry Rappaport (compilation producers)
Gavin Lurssen & Joseph M. Palmaccio (mastering engineers) 		Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey
 · Hip-O 		Various Artists
  • Count Basie and His Orchestra—America's #1 Band! The Columbia Years – Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer; Seth Foster, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Count Basie and His Orchestra) (Columbia/Legacy)
  • Peggy Lee—The Singles Collection – Cy Godfrey & Steve Woof, compilation producers; Dave McEowen, Ron McMaster, Odea Murphy & Bob Norberg, mastering engineers (Peggy Lee) (EMI/Capitol)
  • Sam Cooke with The Soul Stirrers—The Complete Specialty Records Recordings – Bill Belmont, Ralph Kaffel & Stuart Kremsky, compilation producers; Joe Tarantino, mastering engineer (Sam Cooke with The Soul Stirrers) (Specialty)
  • Vintage Recordings from the 1903 Broadway Musical The Wizard of Oz – David Maxine, compilation producer; Adrian Cosentini, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Hungry Tiger)
 [27]
2005 Daniel Cooper, Michael Gray (compilation producers)
Joseph M. Palmaccio, Alan Stoker (mastering engineers) 		Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945–1970
 · CMF/Lost Highway 		Various Artists
  • The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945–1947) – Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Ken Robertson, mastering engineers (Woody Herman & His Orchestra) (Mosaic)
  • Goodbye, Babylon – Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producer; David Glasser, Matt Sandoski, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Dust-to-Digital)
  • Let the Buyer Beware – Hal Willner, compilation producer; Eric Liljestrand, mastering engineer (Lenny Bruce) (Shout! Factory)
  • Unearthed – Rick Rubin, compilation producer; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer (Johnny Cash) (American/Lost Highway)
 [28]
2006 Jeffrey Greenberg, Anna Lomax Wood (compilation producers)
Adam Ayan, Steve Rosenthal (mastering engineers) 		The Complete Library of Congress Recordings
 · Rounder 		Jelly Roll Morton
  • Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962–70) – Dean Blackwood, Ben Young, compilation producers; Joe Lizzi, Kevin Reeves, Ben Young, mastering engineers (Albert Ayler) (Revenant)
  • The Legend – Gregg Geller, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Johnny Cash) (Columbia/Legacy)
  • Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952–1959) – James Austin, Ahmet Ertegun, compilation producers; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Ray Charles) (Atlantic/Rhino)
  • You Ain't Talkin' to Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music – Henry Sapoznik, compilation producer; Christopher King, Andreas Meyer, Darcy Proper, mastering engineers (Charlie Poole and Various Artists) (Columbia/Legacy)
 [29]
2007 Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin (compilation producers)
Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin (mastering engineers) 		Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891–1922
 · Archeophone 		Various Artists
  • Good for What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows, 1926–1937 – Marshall Wyatt, compilation producer; Christopher King, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Old Hat)
  • One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found – Sheryl Farber & Gary Stewart, compilation producers; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Rhino)
  • Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888–2006) – Rebekah Presson Mosby, compilation producer; Randy Perry, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Shout! Factory)
  • Rockin’ Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly – James Austin & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Rhino)
 [30]
2008 Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus (compilation producers)
Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short (mastering engineers) 		The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949
 · Woody Guthrie Publications 		Woody Guthrie
[31]
2009 Steven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum (compilation producers)
Michael Graves (mastering engineer) 		Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum
 · Dust-to-Digital 		Various Artists
  • Classic Columbia, OKeh and Vocalion Lester Young with Count Basie (1936–1940) – Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester Young with Count Basie) (Mosaic)
  • Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph – David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft) (Archeophone)
  • Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette – Ken Flaherty Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette) (Tompkins Square)
  • To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story – Richard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone) (RCA/Legacy)
 [32]
2010 Andy McKaie (compilation producer)
Erick Labson (mastering engineer) 		The Complete Chess Masters (1950–1967)
 · Hip-O Select/Geffen 		Little Walter
[33]
2011 Jeff Jones & Allan Rouse (compilation producers)
Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke (mastering engineers) 		The Beatles: The Original Studio Recordings
 · Apple/Parlophone/Capitol 		The Beatles
  • Alan Lomax in Haiti: Recordings for The Library of Congress, 1936–1937 – Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Harte)
  • The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus! – Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineer (Hank Williams) (Time Life)
  • Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More – Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Buddy Holly) (UMe/Hip-O Select/Geffen)
  • Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965–1968 –Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Andrew Sandoval, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Rhino)
 [34]
2012 Paul McCartney (compilation producer)
Sam Okell & Steve Rooke (mastering engineers) 		Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)
 · Hear Music 		Paul McCartney and Wings
  • The Bristol Sessions 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music – Christopher C. King & Ted Olson, compilation producers; Christopher C. King & Chris Zwarg, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Bear Family)
  • Complete Mythology – Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson) (Numero)
  • Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond as Recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s – Chris Strachwitz, compilation producer; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Arhoolie)
  • Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters – Ernst Mikael Jorgenson, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley) (Legacy/RCA Victor)
 [35]
2013 Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe (compilation producers)
Mark Linett (mastering engineer) 		The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)
 · Capitol 		The Beach Boys
  • He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes – Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers (Arizona Dranes) (Tompkins Square)
  • Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads and Instrumentals Recorded in the Great Smoky Mountains by 'Song Catcher' Joseph S. Hall – Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, compilation producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Great Smoky Mountains Association)
  • Opika Pende: Africa at 78RPM – Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Dust-to-Digital)
  • Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection – Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie) (Smithsonian Folkways)
 [36]
2014 Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal (compilation producers)
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) 		Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
 · ABKCO 		The Rolling Stones
  • Call it Art 1964–1965 – Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, compilation producers; Steve Fallone, Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, mastering engineers (New York Art Quartet) (Triple Point)
  • Pictures of Sound: One Thousand Years of Educed Audio: 980–1980 – Patrick Feaster & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Dust-to-Digital)
  • Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Deluxe Edition) – Philip Siney, compilation producer; Ben Turner, mastering engineer (Sir Georg Solti and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) (Decca)
 [37]
Leo Sacks (compilation producer)
Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder (mastering engineers) 		The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums
 · Columbia/Legacy 		Bill Withers
2015 Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski (compilation producers)
Michael Graves (mastering engineer) 		The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
 · Omnivore 		Hank Williams
  • Black Europe: The Sounds and Images of Black People in Europe Pre–1927 – Jeffrey Green, Ranier E. Lotz & Howard Rye, compilation producers; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Bear Family)
  • Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides – Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra) (Archeophone)
  • Longing for the Past: The 78 RPM Era in Southeast Asia – Steven Lance Ledbetter & David Murray, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Dust-to-Digital)
  • There's a Dream I've Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966–1971 (Deluxe Edition) – Hunter Lea, Patrick McCarthy & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Light In The Attic)
 [38]
2016 Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen (compilation producers)
Peter J. Moore & Mark Wilder (mastering engineers)[39] 		The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete
 · Columbia/Legacy 		Bob Dylan & The Band
  • The Complete Concert by the Sea – Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jessica Thompson, mastering engineer (Erroll Garner) (Columbia/Legacy)
  • Native North America Vol. 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966–1985 – Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Light in the Attic)
  • Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field Recordings, 1947–1959 – Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Dust-to-Digital)
  • Songs My Mother Taught Me – Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer) (Smithsonian Folkways)
 [40]
2017 Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen (compilation producers)
Mark Wilder (mastering engineer) 		The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966 (Collector's Edition)
 · Columbia/Legacy 		Bob Dylan
  • Music of Morocco from the Library of Congress: Recorded by Paul Bowles, 1959 – April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin & Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Dust-to-Digital)
  • Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966–1983 – Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz) (Sony Classical)
  • Ork Records: New York, New York – Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Numero)
  • Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890–1900 – Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Archeophone)
 [41]
2018 Robert Russ (compilation producer)
Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer (mastering engineers) 		Leonard Bernstein – The Composer
 · Sony Classical 		Leonard Bernstein & Various Artists
  • Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque in Upper Volta – Jon Kirby, Florent Mazzoleni, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Numero)
  • The Goldberg Variations: The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions, June 1955 – Robert Russ, compilation producer; Mathias Erb, Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Glenn Gould) (Sony Classical)
  • Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa – Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Ostinato)
  • Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams – Michael Corcoran, April G. Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Washington Phillips) (Dust-to-Digital)
 [42]
2019 William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter (compilation producers)
Michael Graves (mastering engineer) 		Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris
 · Dust-to-Digital 		Various Artists
  • Any Other Way – Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Jackie Shane) (Numero)
  • At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight... – Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Bear Family)
  • Battleground Korea: Songs and Sounds of America's Forgotten War – Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Bear Family)
  • A Rhapsody in Blue: The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant – Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant) (Sony Classical)
 [43]
2020 Jeff Place & Robert Santelli (compilation producers)
Pete Reiniger (mastering engineer) 		Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
 · Smithsonian Folkways 		Pete Seeger
[44]
2021 Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski (compilation producers)
Michael Graves (mastering engineer) 		It's Such A Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers
 · Omnivore 		Mister Rogers
  • Celebrated, 1895-1896 – Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette) (Archeophone)
  • Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) – Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, compilation producers; Matthew Lutthans, mastering engineer (Nat King Cole) (Resonance)
  • 1999 Super Deluxe Edition – Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince) (Warner)
  • Souvenir – Carolyn Agger, compilation producer; Miles Showell, mastering engineer (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) (Virgin)
  • Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions. Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck) (Craft)
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2022 Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell (compilation producers)
Bernie Grundman (mastering engineer) 		Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)
 · Rhino 		Joni Mitchell
  • Marian Anderson - Beyond the Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings – Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson) (Sony Classical)
  • Etching the Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895 – Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer; David Giovannoni & Richard Martin, restoration engineers (Various Artists) (Archeophone)
  • Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music – April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) (Dust-to-Digital)
  • Sign O' The Times (Super Deluxe Edition) – Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince) (NPG Records/Warner)
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2023 Cheryl Pawelski & Jeff Tweedy (compilation producers)
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) 		Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
 · Nonesuch 		Wilco [47]
2024 Robert Gordon, Deanie Parker, Cheryl Pawelski, Michele Smith & Mason Williams (compilation producers)
Michael Graves (mastering engineer/restoration engineer) 		Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos
 · Stax/Craft 		Various Artists
  • Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17 - Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Steve Addabbo, Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone, Chris Shaw & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bob Dylan) (Columbia/Legacy)
  • The Moaninest Moan of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922 - Colin Hancock, Meagan Heannesey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer/restoration engineer (Various Artists) (Archeophone)
  • Playing For the Man at the Door: Field Recordings From the Collection of Mack McCormick, 1958-1971 - Jeff Place & John Troutman, compilation producers; Randy LeRoy & Charlie Pilzer, mastering engineers; Mike Petillo & Charlie Pilzer, restoration engineers (Various Artists) (Smithsonian Folkways)
  • Words & Music, May 1965 (Deluxe Edition) - Laurie Anderson, Don Fleming, Jason Stern, Matt Sullivan & Hall Wilner, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer; John Baldwin & Steve Rosenthal, restoration engineers (Lou Reed) (Light in the Attic)
2025 Winner TBA on 2 February 2025 [48]

Notes

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  1. ^ Various Artists include Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, etc.
  2. ^ Various Artists include From Melba, Schumann-Heink, Caruso through Price, Verrett, Domingo & 94 others
  3. ^ Various Artists include Brook Benton, Ray Charles, The Coasters, The Drifters, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, & many others
  4. ^ Various album notes writers' include Gabriel Banat, Grant Beglarian, Robert Cowan, Mortimer W. Frank, Richard Freed, Erick Friedman, Harris Goldsmith, Josefa Heifetz, George Jellinek, Irving Kolodin, Jacob Lateiner, Laurence Lesser, Myra C. Livingston, John Maltese, John Anthony Maltese, Leonard Pennario, John Pfeiffer & Brooks Smith

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