{"product_id":"5013929193123-reaching-for-the-sun-the-major-minor-anthology-1967-1969-2cd-set","title":"DAVID MCWILLIAMS | REACHING FOR THE SUN - THE MAJOR MINOR ANTHOLOGY 1967 - 1969 (2CD SET)","description":"Two CD set. 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. Success was immediate: three charting albums were released in the space of eight months, with 'Days Of Pearly Spencer' - a swirling, cinematic slice of psychedelic pop\/folk - becoming a huge hit single across Europe. However, that punishing schedule and a puzzling lack of financial reward saw a disillusioned McWilliams turn his back on the music industry in 1969, although he would return after a three-year sabbatical to resume his career elsewhere.","brand":"ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT LLC","offers":[{"title":"NZ - In Stock (Ships Tomorrow)","offer_id":52860085698860,"sku":"eb-5013929193123","price":56.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/5186\/5644\/files\/4238359-3028216.jpg?v=1776213929","url":"https:\/\/realgroovy.com\/en-au\/products\/5013929193123-reaching-for-the-sun-the-major-minor-anthology-1967-1969-2cd-set","provider":"Real Groovy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}