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Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking (1969) Expanded Remastered Reissue 2003

Posted By: Designol

Date: 13 Nov 2023 16:36:03

Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking (1969) Expanded Remastered Reissue 2003

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. In 2004 Q magazine placed Unhalfbricking at number 41 in its list of the 50 Greatest British Albums Ever, and in the same year The Observer, describing it as "a thoroughly English masterpiece", listed it at number 27 in its Top 100 British Albums. The following year, 2005, it was included in Robert Dimery's "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".

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.

Review by Richie Unterberger, Allmusic.com

Fairport Convention at Allmusic
Fairport Convention at Wiki

Tracklist:

01. Genesis Hall (03:35)
02. Si Tu Dois Partir (02:18)
03. Autopsy (04:20)
04. A Sailor's Life (11:08)
05. Cajun Woman (02:42)
06. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (05:05)
07. Percy's Song (06:46)
08. Million Dollar Bash (02:54)

Bonus Tracks:
09. Dear Landlord (04:06)
10. The Ballad Of Easy Rider (04:55)

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EAC extraction logfile from 19. January 2016, 20:09

Fairport Convention / Unhalfbricking

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Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
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