Reaching for the Sun: The Major Minor Anthology 1967-1969David McWilliamsAlbumGenre: RockDescription: 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. This 2-CD set 'Reaching for the Sun' is the first-ever compete anthology of David's Major Minor recordings. It includes mono and stereo versions of his signature tune 'Days of Pearly Spencer' alongside more than a dozen tracks making their CD debut including 'Who Killed Ezra Brymay' only released at the time in America.
