FAIRPORT CONVENTION UNHALFBRICKING ORIG 1969 FOLK LP IN SHRINK SANDY DENNY NM/EX
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FAIRPORT CONVENTION~UNHALFBRICKING~ORIG 1969 FOLK LP~IN SHRINK~SANDY DENNY~NM/EX FAIRPORT CONVENTION~UNHALFBRICKING~ORIG 1969 FOLK LP~IN SHRINK~SANDY DENNY~NM/EX
Fairport Convention ?– Unhalfbricking
A&M Records ?– SP 4206
VERY RARE ORIGINAL LP PRESSING FROM 1969 - 47 YEARS AGO!!!
OPEN BUT STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP!!
COVER IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LIGHT SCUFFING ON BOTH SIDES.
Unhalfbricking was, if only in retrospect, a transitional album for the young Fairport Convention, in which the group shed its closest ties to its American folk-rock influences and started to edge toward a more traditional British folk-slanted sound. That shift wouldn't be definitive until their next album, Liege & Lief. But the strongest link to the American folk-rock harmony approach left with the departure of Ian Matthews, who left shortly after the sessions for Unhalfbricking began. The mixture of obscure American folk-rock songs, original material, and traditional interpretations that had fallen into place with What We Did on Our Holidays earlier in the year was actually still intact, if not as balanced. Sandy Denny's two compositions, her famous "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" and the far less celebrated but magnetically brooding "Autopsy," were among the record's highlights. So too were the goofball French Cajun cover of Bob Dylan's "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" (here retitled "Si Tu Dois Partir," and a British hit) and the magnificent reading of Dylan's "Percy's Song," though the bash through Dylan's "Million Dollar Bash" was less effective. Richard Thompson's pair of songs, however, were less memorable. The clear signpost to the future was their 11-minute take on the traditional song "A Sailor's Life," with guest fiddle by Dave Swarbrick, soon to join Fairport himself and make his own strong contribution toward reshaping the band's sound.
Tracklist
A1 Genesis Hall 3:35
A2 Si Tu Dois Partir 2:20
A3 Autopsy 4:21
A4 A Sailor's Life 11:10
B1 Cajun Woman 2:43
B2 Who Knows Where The Time Goes 5:05
B3 Percy's Song 6:30
B4 Million Dollar Bash 2:55
Art Direction – Tom Wilkes (2)
Photography By [Group Photo] – Eric Hayes
Producer – Fairport Convention, Joe Boyd, Simon
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