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4 unusual facts about Oscar Marzaroli


Shades of Grey – Glasgow 1956-1987

Shades of Grey: Glasgow, 1956-86 is a book of photographs by Oscar Marzaroli with an essay by William McIlvanney.

Shawbost

1973 The Highlands and Islands - A Royal Tour, a documentary about Prince Charles' visit to the Highlands and Islands, directed by Oscar Marzaroli, in which Prince Charles is seen visiting MacLeod's woollen mill.

Walking Back Home

#* from the Oscar Marzaroli tribute album The Tree and the Bird and the Fish and the Bell

"'Christmas and Glasgow' was recorded at CaVa -- Robin Rankine must have been involved -- and I'm sure Rachel Smillie played that whistle. It was only available before on the Oscar Marzaroli tribute record -- you can see his work on this sleeve and a few others from our early days."


Elmbank Gardens

The tower features prominently on the back cover of local band Deacon Blue’s debut album Raintown, on Oscar Marzaroli's atmospheric photo of the Kingston Bridge northern approach blasting through the city centre, with both Elmbank Gardens and the Mitchell Library both fully illuminated on either side of the busy motorway.


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