View basket “Unhalfbricking” has been added to your basket. Fairport Convention Fairport Convention SKU: UMCLP046 Barcode: 805520240468 25.00 £25.00 Genre: Folk Label: Proper Records Released Date: 30th June 2023 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Fairport Convention quantity Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info The trajectory that Fairport Convention took in the space of four albums and two years is one of the most remarkable in British popular music. These records contain some of the most storied names not just in British, but world music. From a bunch of school friends setting out to be ‘the British Jefferson Airplane’, over the course of their first quartet of releases, the group metamorphosed into the leading exponents of British folk rock. In the way American folk and blues had looked back to gospel songs and spirituals, Fairport mined a seam a traditional English folk song, and then combined them with rock rhythms to create something ground-breaking and quickly emulated. 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. Although all of that would have been difficult to ascertain on their jaunty, hippy 1968 Polydor debut Fairport Convention. Recorded in November 1967, it’s a lovely sunny, suburban take on the summer of love; the vocal blend of Ian Matthews and Judy Dyble, the guitar interplay of Simon Nicol and Richard Thompson and rhythm section of Ashley Hutchings and Martin Lamble highlights their incredible potential. There are two covers of Joni Mitchell’s songs, when Mitchell was something of an obscure overseas delicacy ? Chelsea Morning, highlights Dyble’s sweet delivery, while the drifting, ruminative guitar on I Don’t Know Where I Stand points again to the group’s longevity. This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1968 Polydor Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl. Artist Fairport Convention Genre Folk Label Proper Records Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Time Will Show The Wiser I Don't Know Where I Stand If (Stomp) Decameron Jack O'Diamonds Portfolio Chelsea Morning Sun Shade The Lobster It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft One Sure Thing Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Fairport Convention View Product Quick View Fairport Convention Liege & Lief Folk | Proper Records | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 14th July 2023 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Fairport Convention Liege & Lief £25.00 Genre: Folk Label: Proper Records SKU: UMCLP049 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 14th July 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Fairport Convention Unhalfbricking Folk | Proper Records | 180g, 1LP Released 14th July 2023 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Fairport Convention Unhalfbricking £25.00 Genre: 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