Angels Woman...Margo Guryan

" If you’re a late ’60s sunshine pop fan,
you’re in for a treat."

-the portastylistic

Autumn is the most beautiful season of the year in Siestaland. ‘Take a Picture’ is a perfect soundtrack for these days. It is indeed an honour and a pleasure to release Margo Guryan's "Take a picture", this unquestionable masterpiece from 1968, a unique timeless, moving and personal record. We enhance the original tracklisting with 3 outstanding unreleased songs "The 8:17 northbound success merry go-round", "Come to me slowly" and "Timothy gone". Not surprisingly luminaries such as Spanky & Our Gang, Mama Cass Elliot, Claudine Longet, Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell, Nilsson, Julie London, Jackie de Shannon and Astrud Gilberto recorded her songs. Fair enough. After years of non-exposure it's time to rescue and discover her romantic, evocative and soulful "Take a Picture". If the journey through the melodious music of the Free Design fascinated you, this indispensable resurgence will be even more unforgettable...

All about
Margo Guryan

Margo Guryan is a rare discovery — a songwriter and arranger with amazing vocal talent who had a brief - but nonetheless significant - impact on pop music. During the highpoint of her career, her songs were recorded by some of pop music’s most important stars: Mama Cass, Bobbie Gentrie and Glen Campbell, Astrud Gilberto, Julie London, Jackie DeShannon, Carmen McCrae, The Lennon Sisters, and Claudine Longet. In fact, there were two hit versions of the Margo Guryan-penned "Sunday Morning" released a year apart in the late 1960s — the first by Spanky And Our Gang, and the second by Oliver (who had previous success with "Good Morning Starshine" and "Jean").

Although she preferred writing songs that others could record and perform, in 1968 Margo recorded and released an album entitled "Take a Picture". Although the success of this record back then was limited, it has since become a much sought-after collector’s item, so much that original pressings of the "Take a Picture" LP have been spotted being sold on e-Bay for as much as $190 each!

Margo’s exquisite songwriting has garnered attention from some "celebrity" fans as well. To name just a few, Japanese pop star Cornelius released Take a Picture in Japan on his own label; Beck has been known to listen to Margo on the road. And according to her band’s website, Garbage’s Shirley Manson says she wants to cover Margo’s "Love Songs".

To address the continued interest in Margo’s work amongst taste-makers and music collectors, and to bring Margo Guryan’s irresistible sound to a wider audience, Franklin Castle re-released "Take a Picture" in 2000, and now offers a further glimpse into the world of Margo Guryan with "25 Demos".

Discography

* Take A Picture (1968)
* 25 Demos (2001)
* 16 Words (single) (2007)

more on...Margo

Take A Picture
*I Proud To Recommended!!!*

25 Demos

*I Proud To Recommended!!!*

10 things that inspire Margo Guryan

A child doing anything well.

Discovering a new Bach or Scarlatti piece.

Discovering an old Randy Newman song.

Barack Obama.

Learning a mystery’s solution.

Dreams. (But only good ones.)

Surprises. (But only good ones.)

Watching kittens play.

Seeing a great performance.

Silence. (Especially at the dinner table when I’ve prepared the dinner.)

“ It's really unique.”