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# Classic Albums Re-Imagined As Books
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/classic-albums-re-imagined-as-books/
- Published: 2013-03-22T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-03-22T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: What if top selling albums had been books instead? That's the question that graphic designer Christophe Gowans tries to answer with his latest project, The Record Books. From The Beatles'. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/03/classic-albums-re-imagined-as-books.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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What if top selling albums had been books instead? That's the question that graphic designer Christophe Gowans tries to answer with his latest project, The Record Books.

From The Beatles' Abbey Road to The Clash's London Calling and Arcade Fires The Suburbs, Gowans was inspired album titles and artist names to create his imagined backstory.

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