The Poverty Industry

• 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.

by Yong-Shik Lee (Author)

This compilation, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Monterey International Pop Festival, contains previously unreleased recordings from The Grateful Dead and Laura Nyro, as well as iconic performances from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, The Who and Jefferson Airplane. As the key event leading up to the Summer of Love in 1967, the Monterey International Pop Festival jumpstarted the musical culture of the 60s and 70s and continues to shape the global concert industry of today.