Name: Reaching for the Sun
Brand: David McWilliams

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tonpool Medien GmbH

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Limited edition

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Release date

2023-10-20

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QCRSEG2131D

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5013929193123

Artist

David McWilliams

Label EU

Cherry Red Records

Genre EU

Folk

Cherry Red is a British label that was founded by Iain McNay in 1978. Also known as Cherry Red Records, this label has become associated with the company Music and Media Group. With the label code LC 6730, Cherry Red has made a name for itself in the music industry. It is important to note that this label should not be confused with the US label of the same name.

Cherry Red

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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.A 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.

Reaching for the Sun

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