FAIRPORT CONVENTION unhalfbricking NM ORIG GERMAN PINK ISLAND ACID PSYCH FOLK LP

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FAIRPORT CONVENTION unhalfbricking NM ORIGINAL GERMAN LP
What we have here is another great folk rock masterpiece, rare 1st German pressing of legendary FC album on pink eye ISLAND label (849 302 UY), housed in legendary cover with Sandy Denny's parents on front and the band in the garden. 

The 1st UK pressings of this legendary LP on pink eye and particulary pink black block label are mostly sought after, but they are also known for not the best sound quality resulting from pressing. German pressings on 1st pink eye ISLAND label are known for excellent sound quality and this example is a proof of superior german quality and sounds much much better so here you have RARE and GREAT sounding copy of this collectable record.

Record is housed in plain polylined inner sleeve and then in original laminated picture sleeve, which strangely says printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. LTD, so might be it is UK printed, althoug it shows a german Cat. No. and also says in german on right top of back cover " auch MONO abspielbar". 

Condition:
The cover is in EX condition (taped opening) and the record is in NEAR MINT condition.

Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes (with Sandy Denny) - YouTube

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Fairport Convention - A Sailor's Life - YouTube

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Fairport Convention - "Autopsy" - Unhalfbricking (1969) - YouTube

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AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger:
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. 

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