David McWilliams - Reaching For The Sun (The Major Minor Anthology 1967-1969) (2023)
FLAC (tracks, full scans) - 919 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 508 MB
2:31:33 | Pop Rock, Folk Rock | Label: Grapefruit
FLAC (tracks, full scans) - 919 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 508 MB
2:31:33 | Pop Rock, Folk Rock | Label: Grapefruit
First complete anthology of late 60s recordings by highly-regarded Irish singer/ songwriter. Includes his best-known song, the huge European hit 'Days Of Pearly Spencer', as well as more than a dozen tracks making their CD debut. At the height of the protest singer boom that spawned the likes of Dylan and Donovan, Irish-born music industry heavyweight Phil Solomon received a demo tape from a young Ballymena-based singer/songwriter by the name of David McWilliams. Sensing the possibilities, the entrepreneur added McWilliams to his Irish-based roster of acts (The Bachelors, The Dubliners, Van Morrison's Them, etc) and placed the youngster on his fledgling record label Major Minor. Launched in a blaze of publicity in mid-1967, McWilliams coupled voguish songs about social deprivation with lighter, more romantic material, with producer and occasional Beatles/ Rolling Stones associate Mike Leander providing the striking string arrangements.
