This 22-track compilation is largely drawn from the three albums McWilliams released on Major Minor in 1967-68, tagging on a B-side apiece from 1968 and 1969. Although it's agreeable folk-pop-rock, it's hard to get worked up about it, due both to its rather generic qualities and its obvious inferiority to the obvious comparison, Donovan. "Days of Pearly Spencer," with a more memorable melody and darker, more forceful atmosphere than anything else on the disc, remains the standout in {$McWilliam...   [ read more ]

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The Reflections of David McWilliams differs from RPM's previous McWilliams anthology, The Days of David McWilliams, as it's a career-spanning collection, rather than focusing exclusively on his late-'60s work for the Major Minor label. Wisely, too, there's no repetition of tracks between the volumes, although about half of Reflections of David McWilliams is taken from 1966-1969 releases (including his 1966 debut single, "God and My Country"/"Blue Eyes"). The same comments and critic...   [ read more ]

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