Unhalfbricking
Artist Fairport Convention
Producer Fairport Convention, Joe Boyd
Format:Vinyl / 12" Album
Label:Proper Records
Catalogue No:UMCLP048
Barcode:0805520240482
Genre:Folk - Rock
No of Discs:1
Release Date:30 Jun 2023
Track Listings
Disc 1
1Genesis Hall
2Si Tu Dois Partir
3Autopsy
4A Sailor's Life
5Cajun Woman
6Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
7Percy's Song
8Million Dollar Bash

For many, this is the first time the considerable talents of Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings, Ian Matthews, Dave Swarbrick and Dave Mattacks would have been heard on record. Ian Matthews left the group during Unhalfbricking, and they decided not to replace him. The album was recorded between January and April 1969 and shows the band gaining confidence.



The material is strong, and their covers of three Bob Dylan songs (including material from the then-bootleg The Basement Tapes) yielded a Top 30 UK hit single, Si Ti Dois Partir – a cover of If You Gotta Go, Go Now, sung in French. Sandy Denny contributes her keynote song Who Knows Where The Time Goes, and most remarkable of all is A Sailor's Life, a traditional folk song arranged by Simon Nicol and Richard Thompson. The ballad builds over 11 minutes into a full-on wig-out with a guest performance by Dave Swarbrick on fiddle.

This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1969 Island Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.