just to add another 2c to the trivia, 'sugar shack' was featured in the opening sequences of the 70s sitcom "good times" which is probably what most people associate it with, & why it's been re-used or ripped off for so many videos/lp covers // eddie
on 12/5/02 5:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If we're talking about the same pictures then they're by an artist > called Ernie Barnes who did quite a lot of album cover work, > particularly during the seventies. For instance, the image that > appears on the label of KDJ 6 - I Can't Kick This Feeling When It > Hits/Music People (what an extraordinarily good 12" BTW) is taken > from the cover of Marvin Gaye's 'I Want You' LP. The full picture is > titled 'Sugar Shack' and is strangely reminiscent of the opening > scenes in the video for Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal', but > maybe I should stop right there before I damage my limited cred any > further.... Ernie Barnes' work can also be seen on the cover of > Curtis Mayfield's 'Something To Believe In' as well as albums by > Donald Byrd and The Crusaders. > > The Camp-Lo cover looks like a pastiche of 'Sugar Shack', > particularly since Barnes' work is probably rather expensive. Is that > album any good BTW? > > Dan > >> hey guys... gals. where do the illustrations on early KDJ EP's come from? >> i'm speaking of releases like KDJ-4. the artwork reminds me of a camp-lo >> album cover from "uptown saturday night". just curious. >> >> peace, >> lrh >
