Keith Haynes's hugely popular Spines series is a collection of limited edition archival prints taken from his recreations of the spines of some of his own favourite, classic vinyl albums.
These are not photographs – they are high definition re-drawings of the original record sleeves that Keith makes from scratch. He researches original fonts and designs, and painstakingly recreates and combines each spine into the overall artwork to create a pristine, fantasy record collection. Each version includes a 'typo' to prove it is not a photograph.
Included in the series are works featuring The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Paul Weller & Bruce Springsteen plus Punk bands such as the Ramones & Sex Pistols.
In a recent interview with Manchester Wire, when asked about how he sources his vinyl records Keith Haynes said, "A lot of it is online these days, especially when trying to source specific song titles, but nothing beats browsing through record shops or vinyl fairs. I’m lucky that I have a local car boot sale that is phenomenal for finding vinyl – I have to stop buying when I can’t physically carry anymore. I’m also a collector of records (as well as badges, posters, magazines) so not everything I buy is used in my work. So I guess the more memorable responses are from the few people who object that I’m cutting up vinyl records. But I only use poor or unplayable records in my work – I couldn’t bring myself to use anything in mint condition."
This print by artist Keith Haynes recreates the album spines of thirty-six iconic Punk & New Wave records.
Keith Haynes Rolling Stones artwork recreates fifty-one spines of the band's albums to form a unique limited edition fine art print
The Paul Weller Spine print features 55 album and 12-inch single spines by the Modfather, including The Jam, Style Council & his solo career
Iconic Purple Haze portrait of Jimi Hendrix by Gered Mankowitz
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Beatles' 'Yesterday' vinyl single
The Clash on stage at the the first large scale Rock Against Racism/Anti Nazi League carnival at Victoria Park, April 1978.
Bob Dylan taken in Italy during a press conference for the launch of his 1984 European Tour
Bruce Springsteen (Nicknamed "The Boss") is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and humanitarian.
Paul Weller is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam.
David Bowie was a leading figure in popular music for over five decades & regarded by critics & musicians as a true innovator.
Noel Gallagher is regarded as one of the UK’s most respected musicians and the mastermind behind Britpop super group Oasis.
Here are the very latest prints we have added to our collection. We hope you love them as much as we do.
Our contact sheet collection is a rare opportunity to look back at the hidden moments surrounding some of rocks most iconic images.
For eight years photographer Brian Duffy worked with David Bowie and shot his most iconic and enduring images. View his fantastic collection
This print collection by Jill Furmanovsky contains images of Oasis on-the-road, onstage and recording in the studio during their zenith.
