Cover to Cover: Classic Albums, Reimagined as Books

By on April 11, 2011 in Music


Image via Christophe Gowans.

You have to be pretty ballsy to cover Patti Smith, Michael Jackson, and Bob Dylan, and artist Christophe Gowans does so — brilliantly — by taking the concept of musical covers to a whole new level. With The Record Books project, Gowans recasts famous albums as books, transforming Patti Smith’s Horses into a cheery elementary school primer about horses, and Prince’s Purple Rain into an ’80s sci-fi novel.


Image via Christophe Gowans.


Image via Christophe Gowans.


Image via Christophe Gowans.


Image via Christophe Gowans.

You can view his entire library on Flickr, or snatch a copy for your bookshelf with his compilation book, The Record Books: Volume 1. Personally, I’m holding out for his soon-to-come postcard packs, which you can request a set of by commenting on his Flickr page!

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8 Responses to Cover to Cover: Classic Albums, Reimagined as Books

  1. Tina April 11, 2011 at 5:14 pm #

    Super creative idea, I love how aged and vintage they look!

    Reply
  2. Cindy (ModCloth) April 11, 2011 at 5:36 pm #

    Love the Patti Smith cover!

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  3. Caitlin April 11, 2011 at 6:23 pm #

    This is an awesome idea! Really neat :)

    Reply
  4. katie petix April 11, 2011 at 10:03 pm #

    so cool, super love the alice cooper and prince covers.
    xoxo kat

    Reply
  5. Richard (ModCloth) April 13, 2011 at 4:15 pm #

    Ah! The Man Who Sold the Word, complete with Mr. Bowie’s real name listed as the author! Love the Purple Rain one, too. What a clever idea!

    Reply
  6. Sophie April 14, 2011 at 12:48 am #

    These are so neat! I love creativity like this :)

    Reply
  7. Amanda April 26, 2011 at 1:25 pm #

    Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

    Reply
  8. Christophe Gowans July 26, 2011 at 5:14 pm #

    Thanks so much for the review… those postcards are now available at The Rockpot: http://www.rockpot.co.uk
    :-) Cgxxx

    Reply

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