Rare Original 1968 Fairport Convention S/T UK Press LP Psych Folk Rock Polydor

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Up for auction is the rare original UK Electric Folk self titled LP by Fairport Convention released on Polydor Records #583 035 in 1968. This is the FIRST UK press and not a later reissue. Visually graded using Goldmine standards, the vinyl rates an excellent with beautiful shine and light surface wear. The jacket is a VG+ with no splits, beautiful glossy sheen with minor nicks and a crease in the top right corner. A beautiful copy of this hard to find album. DO NOT MISS OUT! Low starting bid and no reserve. Will be shipped in a sturdy record mailer with LP outside of the jacket within a protective plastic sleeve. Please see my other auctions for more rare vinyl.

Fairport Convention is Fairport Convention's debut album. The band formed in 1967, with original line-up Judy Dyble and Ian MacDonald (later known as Iain Matthews) (vocals), Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol (guitars), Ashley “Tyger” Hutchings (bass) and Sean Frater, replaced after their first gig by Martin Lamble (percussion). In this form they made their major London stage debut in one of Brian Epstein’s Sunday concerts at the Saville Theatre.

With an approach strongly influenced by Jefferson Airplane's first two albums, as opposed to the electric traditional folk for which the group later became famous, the debut album features songs by Emitt Rhodes, Joni Mitchell and Jim & Jean, adaptations of poems by George Painter and Bob Dylan, and some original material.

This is the only Fairport Convention studio album on which Judy Dyble sings. She was replaced in 1968 by Sandy Denny but during her short time with the band she made an impression, particularly through her on-stage habit of knitting dishcloths and scarves when not actually singing.

The album should not be confused with the A&M Records' "Fairport Convention", the USA release/re-titling of their second UK album, What We Did On Our Holidays. The first album, listed a product of Polydor-England, was finally released in the U.S. on Cotillion Records in 1970.

Track listing[edit]

Side one[edit]

1. "Time Will Show the Wiser" (Emitt Rhodes) - 3:05
2. "I Don't Know Where I Stand" (Joni Mitchell) - 3:45
3. "If (Stomp)" (Ian MacDonald, Richard Thompson) - 2:45
4. "Decameron" (Paul Ghosh, Andrew Horvitch, Thompson) - 3:42
5. "Jack O'Diamonds" (Bob Dylan, Ben Carruthers) - 3:30
6. "Portfolio" (Judy Dyble, Tyger Hutchings) - 2:00

Side two[edit]

1. "Chelsea Morning" (Joni Mitchell) - 3:05
2. "Sun Shade" (Ghosh, Horvitch, Thompson) - 3:50
3. "The Lobster" (George Painter, Hutchings, Thompson) - 5:25
4. "It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft" (Hutchings, Thompson) - 3:12
5. "One Sure Thing" (Harvey Brooks, Jim Glover) - 2:50
6. "M1 Breakdown" (Hutchings, Simon Nicol) - 1:22

Personnel[edit]

• Judy Dyble - lead vocals, electric and acoustic autoharps, recorder, piano
• Ian MacDonald (Iain Matthews) - lead vocals, Jew's harp
• Richard Thompson - vocals, lead electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
• Simon Nicol - vocals, electric 12 and 6 string and acoustic guitars
• Ashley Hutchings - bass guitar, jug, double bass
• Martin Lamble - percussion, violin

• Claire Lowther - cello

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