Let’s play: Name That Album Cover!
Be the first to correctly name the artist and album name of 5 of the 6 cover images here and win a free LP Cover Love T-shirt!
WE’VE GOT A WINNER! Thanks to all who took the challenge – many of you got at least 4 and there were six of you that listed all 6. But the first to respond correctly was Lp cover lover Keith from Pottsville, PA. who has a collection of 30,000 lps, including these six albums:
(1) Dr. John / Gumbo (back cover)
(2) Frank Zappa / Hot Rats
(3) Laura Nyro / More Than A New Discovery
(4) Marvin Gaye / I Want You (art by Ernie Barnes)
(5) Count Basie / RCA (art by Andy Warhol)
(6) Roy Orbison / Dreams
(19 votes, average: 3.53 out of 5)
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March 8th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
one of those was a lead-pipe cinch gimme…to all you coverlover comment readers, i sincerely confess that with the best will in the world, i could never have resisted falling in love with laura nyro.
yeah, i feel better already.
September 10th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
the one of the black people dancing must have been painted by the same artist who painted the pictures on TV’s “Good Times”.
October 11th, 2011 at 5:24 am
jersygrl, you are correct! It’s Ernie Barnes.
http://www.erniebarnes.com/aboutthework.html
Also, remember on the show, Barnes’ work was also used in certain episodes to show that J.J. had artistic talent. One heartbreaking episode had J.J. make a portrait of a girl, only to find out she was going to give it to her boyfriend.
October 11th, 2011 at 5:37 am
Thanks Brian. Specifically: in 1974, renowned television producer Norman Lear, commissioned Barnes to paint a series of original pieces for his new television CBS sitcom, “Good Times,” and loosely modeled the “JJ” character on the artist’s life and work. He featured what would become Barnes’ most famous work, “Sugar Shack,” in the show’s opening credits for four years. “Sugar Shack” was also used as cover art for the Marvin Gaye album “I Want You.”