FAIRPORT CONVENTION "Unhalfbricking" UK I970 MINT AUDIO
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£ 43
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Apr 18, 2011
Sold Date
Apr 8, 2011
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£ 22
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Description
FAIRPORT CONVENTION "Unhalfbricking" UK I970 MINT AUDIO
BEAUTIFUL COPY, UNMARKED THICK VINYL, EJ DAY COVER
FAIRPORT CONVENTIONUnhalfbricking
ORIGINAL UK ISLAND (ILPS 9102) SECOND PRESSING OF FAIRPORT CONVENTION'S THIRD ALBUM "Unhalfbricking" - THE SECOND OF THREE ALBUMS THE BAND RELEASED IN 1969
THIS LP WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN JULY 1969 BUT AS ISLAND CHANGED THEIR LABEL DESIGN THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR (from the Pink eye circle, to the Pink eye block (the first pressing of Unhalfbricking) to this Pink large white i) THIS SECOND PRESSING STILL DATES FROM WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE ORIGINAL RELEASE (around mid 1970)
AND IT'S IN STUNNING CONDITION - DELIVERING FLAWLESS AUDIO THROUGHOUT WITH A CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH AND WARM SOUND - BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED BY THE LEGENDARY JOE BOYD
PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT WITH THE WHITE i LOGO, PINK ISLAND LABELS
MATRICES: ILPS 9102 A//1 11 24 / ILPS 9102 B//1 11 16
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE MATT SLEEVE,“Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.”
The sleeve design features neither the album title nor band name on the front, but simply a picture (by Eric Hayes) of Sandy Denny's parents, Neil & Edna Denny, standing outside the family home in Arthur Road, Wimbledon, South London, with the band distantly visible through the garden fence
THIS COPY IS PRESSED BY POLYDOR AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED POLYDOR COMPANY INNER SLEEVE DATE CODED '0670' (June, 1970)
Unhalfbricking is the third album by British folk rock band Fairport Convention, released in 1969. It is seen as a transitional album in their history and marked a further musical move away from American influences towards more traditional English folk songs that had begun on their previous album, What We Did On Our Holidays and arguably reached its peak on the follow-up, Liege & Lief, released later the same year.
Featuring several (at the time unreleased) Bob Dylan songs, the album also marked Sandy Denny's maturation as a singer and songwriter, including "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?", a song covered by many other performers and now regarded as a classic.
The only traditional song on the album, "A Sailor's Life", is seen as pivotal in the development of English folk rock music.
The album also gave the band their first UK chart success, reaching number 12 in the UK (the second highest position in the band's entire career), while the single release, "Si Tu Dois Partir", achieved number 21 in the UK singles chart
Track Listing:
Side 1: GENESIS HALL / SI TU DOIS PATIR / AUTOPSY / A SAILOR'S LIFE
Side 2: CAJUN WOMAN / WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES / PERCY'S SONG / MILLION DOLLAR BASH
LABELS: The labels are clean, bright, unmarked and look like new. The Side Two label has no evidence of play at all but the Side One label has some rubbing around the central hole (only visible when angled to the light) which probably occurred at the pressing plant as I don't think this copy has ever been played. The record also undulates very slightly when revolving on the turntable but this is very shallow and has absolutely no effect on the play or the sound
VINYL Visual: Both vinyl surfaces retain their original deep, like-new glossy sheen and are immaculate - MINT
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio quality on this pressing - deep, rich and warm - beautifully recorded by Joe Boyd, who keeps the production very simple - perfectly in keeping with Fairport's sound. On playback at a loud volume there are no sound issues of note whatsoever - the playback is pristine. Critically graded a MINT for audio - an exceptional copy, which in all honesty I don't think has ever been played (prior to my one careful play-check)
SLEEVE: The original matt sleeve is in EXCELLENT condition. The edges are crisp and square with no wear to speak of - all spine text is clear and bold and the surfaces are unmarked. Just some record impression to the back and a might central spine crease are the only preventing a higher grading. A lovely example of this easily worn, untreated sleeve
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