Michael Draine's Twisted Vista
Margo Guryan
Take a Picture
(Franklin Castle)
Margo Guryan’s startlingly contemporary-
sounding 1968 album is a magnificently
orchestrated West Coast pop masterpiece
which has been mined for cover material
by Astrud Gilberto (“Think of Rain”),
Spanky and Our Gang, and Linus of
Hollywood (the exquisite “Sunday
Morning”). Classically trained, Margo’s
songs radiate an enchanting sensitivity,
warmth, and passion for life, elegantly
complemented by her seductive, “Look
of Love”-style vocals. A staggeringly
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interpolating a Bach chorale elevates
“Someone I Know” to the same Elysian
plateau as Brian Wilson’s “Let’s Go
Away for a While.” The album’s climactic
closer, “Love” begins with a two-minute
trippy jazz workout suggests a direction
Pink Floyd might’ve taken, had Syd Barrett
kept his marbles in one basket. This
digipak includes a three bonus tracks
and a 12 page booklet. An audiophile-
quality vinyl pressing is available
from Sundazed.
Published in Vendetta #16
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