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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.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Producer, Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, Producer, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Producer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, Producer, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Nicol, Producer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, Producer, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocalist, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Arranger, Vocals, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Background Vocalist, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, Producer, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Swarbrick, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Arranger, Drums, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Producer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, Producer, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Nicol, Producer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, Producer, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Producer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, Producer, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Producer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, Producer, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
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.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:13
- Main artists: Fairport Convention
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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