Classic Rock And New Wave Songs Brilliantly Reimagined As Vintage Pulp Fiction Paperbacks

“London Calling” re-imagines the classic Clash song as an issue of a 1950s-era pulp detective magazine. Prints come in four sizes, priced accordingly. Prints are on heavy, glossy archival-quality paper. The perfect gift for the punk rocker in your life.

Graphic artist Todd Alcott has brilliantly reimagined classic rock and new wave songs as vintage pulp-fiction paperback books.

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“Black Dog” re-imagines the epochal 1971 Led Zeppelin song as the German poster for a 1930s movie version of The Hound of The Baskervilles.

“Comfortably Numb” re-imagines the classic Pink Floyd song as a mid-century advertisement for a pain reliever.

“Space Oddity” re-imagines the classic 1969 David Bowie song as a 1950s-era science-fiction comic book. Plenty of Bowie references strewn about, from “The Man Who Sold the World,” “Aladdin Sane,” and, for the eagle-eyed, “Heroes.” Bowie’s wife Angela makes a cameo appearance.

“This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” re-imagines the classic 1983 Talking Heads song as an advertisement for a 1950s suburban housing development.

“Sorted for E’s and Wizz” re-imagines the classic Pulp song as the poster for a 1930s anti-drug propaganda movie.

“Suzanne” re-imagines the classic 1967 Leonard Cohen song as the pulpy cover of one of Jean-Paul Sartre’s most popular stories, Intimacy.

“Psycho Killer” re-imagines the classic 1977 Talking Heads song as an issue of the seminal French film-analysis magazine Cahiers du Cinema.

“It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” re-imagines the classic 1986 R.E.M. song as a mid-century science-for-kids volume, based on the cover for Walt Disney’s “Story of the Atom” book of 1956.

“A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” re-imagines the classic Bob Dylan song as a disaster novel from the 1970s.

“A Day in the Life” re-imagines the landmark Beatles classic from 1967 as the front cover of a 1967 issue of the National Enquirer, complete with photos of Tory Browne, the Guinness heir about whom the song was written.

“Rebel Rebel” re-imagines the classic 1974 David Bowie song as the poster for a 1970s sex-change exploitation movie.

“Paint it Black” re-imagines the classic 1966 Rolling Stones song as a 1950s-era “Beatnik” pulp novel. Beatnik novels told stories of the wild, debauched libertines of New York’s Greenwich Village. This cover has been altered from the original so that the artist is, instead of painting the nude woman before him, is painting a Franz Kline painting, while an original Richard Serra sculpture stands in the background.

“Tomorrow Never Knows” re-imagines the landmark 1966 Beatles song as a 1960s science fiction novel.

“Fame” re-imagines the 1975 classic David Bowie song as a cover from People magazine. Dated the day the song was released, it includes co-writing credits and snatches of lyrics fused into headlines. Gorgeously printed on heavy, glossy stock. The perfect gift for the Bowie fan in your life.

“When Doves Cry” re-imagines the classic 1984 Prince song as the cover of a 1950s British psychological self-help book.

“Young Americans” re-imagines the classic 1974 David Bowie song as a 1950s pulp novel. Gorgeously printed on heavy, glossy paper. These prints are beautiful. The perfect gift for the Bowie fan in your life.

“Big Yellow Taxi” re-imagines the classic 1970 Joni Mitchell song, covered by many, many people since then, as the poster for Martin Scorsese’s classic 1976 movie Taxi Driver, with song lyrics in the place of the poster credits.

“Life During Wartime” re-imagines the classic 1979 Talking Heads song as a 1950s men’s adventure magazine. Gorgeously printed in vibrant color in inks that leap off the page. The perfect gift for the Talking Heads fan in your life.

“Born to Run” re-imagines the landmark 1975 Bruce Springsteen song as the cover of a 1950s pulp novel about juvenile delinquents. Details abound, including the car’s license plate, which reads “New Jersey 1975” and sports the catalogue number of the Born to Run album.

“Under Pressure” re-imagines the classic Queen/Bowie collaboration as the cover of a 1950s deep-sea adventure novel.

“Rocky Raccoon” re-imagines the classic 1968 Beatles song as a western pulp magazine.

“Paranoid Android” re-imagines the classic 1997 Radiohead song as a paperback science-fiction novel.

“Sheena is a Punk Rocker” re-imagines the classic 1977 Ramones song as the cover of a 1960s “bad girl” pulp novel.

“Good Morning Good Morning” re-imagines the classic 1967 Beatles song as a box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes. FUN FACT: The title of the song was originally a slogan for Corn Flakes in 1967, so this piece, in its way, returns the song to its rightful owner.

“Little Red Corvette” re-imagines the classic Prince song from the album 1999 as the cover of a Corvette owner’s manual from the mid-1960s.

“Sympathy for the Devil” re-imagines the classic 1968 Rolling Stones song as a Penguin Science Fiction novel. Beautifully printed on heavy, glossy paper, the perfect gift for the Stones fan in your life.

“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” re-imagines the classic Beatles song in the style of Erich von Daniken’s classic 1970s alien-visitation book Chariots of the Gods?. Comes gorgeously printed on heavy, glossy paper in vibrant inks. A great gift for the Beatles — or von Daniken — fan in your life.

“Starman” re-imagines the classic 1972 David Bowie song as the cover of a 1930s Planet Stories pulp magazine. Gorgeously printed on heavy, glossy paper with vibrant inks that leap off the page. The perfect gift for the David Bowie fan in your life.

“I’m So Bored With the USA” re-imagines the classic Clash song as a 1950s juvenile delinquent expose. Prints come on heavy, glossy, archival-quality paper. The perfect gift for the Clash fan in your life.

“Darling Nikki” re-imagines the classic song from Purple Rain as the cover of a 1950s pulp novel.

“I Know It’s Over” re-imagines the classic Smiths breakup song as a pulp fiction novel complete with femme fatale and smoking pistol. Prints come on heavy, glossy, archival quality paper.

“She’s Lost Control” reimagines the classic 1979 Joy Division song as an issue of the 1930’s pulp magazine Black Mask. Beautifully printed on heavy, glossy paper, the perfect gift for the Joy Division fan in your life.

“Material Girl” reimagines the classic 1980s Madonna song as the cover of a 1950s pulp novel.