GRAMMY WATCH - Package, Notes & Historical Album Categories - Picks & Predictions

This next set of categories in my Grammy Award preview is for the packaging of recordings and Historical Album. These usually cover those big, bawdy, awesome packaged, multiple CD/DVD sets, some with books, all artistically manipulated to give music fans an 'ooh and ahh' experience in their journey.

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be telecast live on CBS on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 8pm/EST. For complete Grammy Award coverage and to see the complete list of nominees, be sure to visit the Grammy website.

Best Recording Package

Not sure why it took 5 people to create the packaging for Eggs by Oh No Ono, it was so simple.

My pick & prediction:

HADESTOWN

Brian Grunert, art director (Anaïs Mitchell)

[Righteous Babe Records]

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

My pick & prediction:

UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS (LIMITED

EDITION BOX SET)

Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)

[Third Man/Warner Bros.]

Best Album Notes

My pick & prediction:

ALAN LOMAX IN HAITI: RECORDINGS FOR THE

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 1936-1937

Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists)

[Harte Recordings]

Best Historical Album

My pick:

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 Recordings]

My prediction:

THE BEATLES (THE ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS)

Jeff Jones, compilation producer; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee,

Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers

(The Beatles) [Capitol/Apple]