UNDERNEATH THE COVERS: THE CARS "CANDY-O"
This iconic album cover should
be pretty familiar to both male and female music fans—though men may have “studied”
it more. It’s included in any “classic album covers” list or book out there—and
deservedly so. Note to collectors: Early editions of the LP were issued without any title or words on the cover -- the group's name and album title were added in later pressings.
The Cars “Candy-O” cover was
painted by artist Alberto Vargas, famous for his paintings of pin-up girls
that appeared frequently in Esquire and Playboy magazines from the 1940s to 60s. Vinyl album cover art has actually been fertile territory for
dozens of acclaimed artists, including Salvador Dali and Norman Rockwell—to be discussed in later "Underneath The Covers" postings here.
The idea to hire Vargas allegedly
came from Cars drummer David Robinson, also a collector of pin-ups. The painting was
actually based on a photo shoot directed by Robinson at a Ferrari dealership.
Actress Candy Moore was the model, notable in the 60’s for having played Lucille
Ball’s onscreen TV daughter on The Lucy Show.
Immediately following the buzz created by Candy-O, Ms. Moore was cast as “Linda,” a bit part in the Scorsese-De Niro boxing classic Raging
Bull. But the rest of Candy’s acting career didn’t go so well, as she moved on
from working with Martin Scorcese to a co-starring role as a bikini beach body
builder in 1981’s low budget flop “Lunch Wagon.” The best that can be said
about the mindless “Lunch Wagon” is that it seemed to lay some ground toward a
Baywatch TV series 6 years later. But that’s perhaps overly kind.
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| The "real life" Candy-O, circa 1981 |
Great story, Cuthbert, and look forward to more "Underneath the Covers".
ReplyDeleteyou have two things well many things wrong here the picture your using is PAMELA J BRYANT from the film lunchwagon the model who waS candy0 played diedre AND THE WHOLE SHEBANG about 60's actress is wrong she was never on the lucy show never on any of those sixties tv shows or movies ...she was however a actress and model in the seventies ...IMDB AND WIKIPEDIA have made a major blunder in taking a few ofher works and lumping themin with the sixties actress who married actor paul gleason around 1971 so if you were to compile both candy's works you will see the difference heck just compare their voices , height and other differences and you will know the difference take care jon
ReplyDeleteHER BIT part in the film RAGING BULL yes she was inthat but her talking scenes were cut for some reason folks put pics of cathy moriarty up instead of her actual scenes which can be seen during the Miami night club scene other albums she appeared on were REO SPEEDWAGONS NINE LIVES AND RICK JAMES STREET SONGS she is the one cat girl drawn for the inner sleeve and the one they used for standees and record signs in LA as a billboard sign she can be seen in the gatefold of the DECADES REO record too so she is the catwoman next to GERRY RICHRATH and the panther …..for other roles she was in CHARLIES ANGELS AND STARSKY AND HUTCH tv show as well as DISCO MUSIC AWARDS 79 AND BRIAN CADD'S 76 PROMO FILM WHITE ON WHITE ELDORADO ..just this alone will confirm if one was to see PAUL GLEASON HIS WIFE CANDY AND DAUGHTER SHANNON for a soap opera extra in magazines at the time that candy is the lucy show one not the candy o model whose works I just mentioned take care and please correct the internet was new at one time now it is getting old with falsified information take care I mean to say at one time three candy moore's were listed then somehow someway someone ran with the idea of her being the lucy show gal or tomboy and the champ gal not so ...CORRECT THE WRONGS AND MAYBE IMDB AND WIKIPEDIA will again they did for a month but went back to lumping her works in with that one take care again jon
ReplyDeleteps I disagree too with the end of her works she also appeared in DEATH OF A CENTERFOLD AND OUR FAMILY BUSINESS IN 81 as well as maybe some other works in modeling for Gillian Roos ...a shame cuz to me she is a top photogenic and top gal in any role she did just check out the limbo stick fun of PLAYBOY ISLAND TWO PARTER WITH ANOTHER 70'S MODEL ANITRA FORD now that brings back a TRUTH OR CONSEQUENES PRICE IS RIGHT MEMORY cuz ANITRA was on the first season of PRICE IS RIGHT with BOB BARKER long before he coined the phrase BARKERS BEAUTIES take care again jon oh yes Candy can also be seen in the premiere episode of the FALL GUY right next to JAMES COBURN so yes there is a lot and I am sure a lot mOORE OUT THERE NO PUN INTENDED ON THE mORE OF moore BUT IN NO WAY is the internet right in saying she is the LUCY SHOW GAL in fact the LUCY SHOW PAUL GLEASON FIRST WIFE gal does do conventions and she never signs a candyo record why///???? cuz she is not her ..anyhow just a little information to help correct the wrong blogs out there take care again jon
ReplyDeleteps please forgive me for run on sentences and misspellings but my fingers are not what they used to be which is CORRECT haha but I think the words are correct just the way I write is not take care again jon
ReplyDeleteand the COLUMBO in me has to say one more thing those roller skating photos of CANDY WITH FUTURE TASHA YAR DENIECE CROSBY is the candy o model not the lucy show gal again ..cuz Candy can also be seen in the 1.98 SHOW WITH RIP TAYLOR circa that time frame and she once dated both drummers of two band on the very date she was overseas roller skating with Deniece doing European fashions from LA in say ENGLAND and FRANCE AND GERMANY the cars and angel opened for styx and she is in a few rock magazines with david robinson drummer of the cars at a legend valley show in 79 and a picture or two with barry brandt drummer of ANGEL ironically in 78 a year before CANDY0 CAME OUT the cars performed the song at the selland arena while on that very day she was roller skating over seas coincidental for sure..now don't go messing up photos of the other candy moore on roller skates from a lucy show haha even is she skated too and modeled to in the 60's just not the same gal in fact I don't think the lucy show star of the sixties did any more films or tv in the 70's once married to PAUL although she was staging a comeback she never did do it as candyo or any of the other's works take care again jon
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