2017 was a monumental year for sneaker collaborations. Classic silhouettes were no longer reserved solely for the industry's in-housers to revisit and reconfigure. Instead, major brands such as Nike and Converse turned to artists like Skepta and Tyler The Creator to fuse their creativity with cutting-edge sneaker technologies, while Adidas are set to take us back to the Summer Of Love this year with their Acid House inspired collection.

With brands outrightly going against traditional conventions of sneakerdom in an attempt to create completely innovative aesthetics and concepts, there is an evident need to stand out from the competition while maintaining an identity and profile – much like an artist and their respective album artwork.

If you're digging in the crates, artwork can be the difference between discovering a gem or flicking on straight past it. Record art is the first (and potentially last) opportunity for a musician to present catch your eye (IRL, at least). The artwork presents the insight, fleshes out the creative process and mirrors a mindset.

Which is where the mergence of iconic dance music artworks with Nike’s industry-defining sneaker profiles gives birth to hypothetical kicks unadulterated by the Nike ID customiser. Selecting sneakers complimentary to the respective album and vice-versa, we've given you the chance to window-shop your way though crepes with Prodigy crabs and Aphex on Air Max’s below. Here are 7 Nike sneakers inspired by your favourite dance music albums. @ me Virgil. @ me Nike.