FAIRPORT CONVENTION Unhalfbricking "RL" Ludwig/STERLING 1969 1st Press NM- LP

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Hundreds of Psych, Garage & '60's rock vinyl LPs over next few weeks.
Many 1st Pressings, Promos, Rarities and Imports included. 
Most are EX+ to NM+ condition.

Both AUCTIONS and a few Fixed-Price BUY IT NOW listings and  in this series
Each listing features several full edge-to-edge, High Resolution Photos.

All opening bids in the auction series begin at only 98¢
Being the middle of summer, I know that many of these will sell way too low, as so many bidders are away now.
So everybody here has a good shot at taking some of these beauties home! GOOD LUCK ALL!!

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This auction is for:
Fairport Convention
UNHALFBRICKING
A&M Records SP-4206
Original 1969 issue • Stereo LP
ROBERT LUDWIG "RL", STERLING SOUND Master
 MONARCH RECORDERS Pressing

VINYL is NM-
Thick, full gloss vinyl shows faintest sleeve sheen wisps only, viewed under hard bright light. LP plays Like New throughout, Labels are super clean both sides.
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COVER is EX
Clean, sharp, crisp, vivid & tight; very light shelf wear near edges. No creases, writing or soil. Seams and spine completely intact with no splits. All edges straight, all corners sharp.

*Please note, especially non-USA buyers: this unique-to-USA issue cover art is from a 19th century photo that has some fine white dots in image. This is NOT wear - and the dots - mostly on and around elephants' lower half, are in the same place on front (toned) and back (black & white) images. These are part of the artwork.

STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING
NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG

Deadwax has"RL", "SS" etched both sides
indicating Mastering by ROBERT LUDWIG for STERLING SOUND.

also: circled "MR" glyph stamped on both sides indicating vinyl pressing at
MONARCH RECORDERS, the top west coast pressing plant in the late '60s.

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Unhalfbricking is the 3rd LP from Fairport Convention and their 2nd of 3 to be released in 1969. It is 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.

Although 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?", now regarded as a classic. The only traditional song on the album, the 11+ minute long "A Sailor's Life" featuring 'guest artist' Dave Swarbrick, is seen as pivotal in the development of English folk rock music -and marks the first instance that Swarby was recorded with Fatrport, becoming a full-time member on Liege and Lief.

Also of note are the 3 Dylan covers: "Million Dollar Bash", "Percy's Song" and "If You Gotta Go, Go Now", sung in Cajun French by the band and retitled "Si Tu Dois Partir".

Changes in the line-up of the band, due not only to its musical direction but also to external events, mark this album as a turning point in the band's history. 1969 was a prolific year for Fairport Convention; from What We Did on Our Holidays to Liege & Lief within twelve months represented a major development.

The album also gave the band their first UK chart success, reaching number 12 in the UK album chart (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.?

Produced by JOE BOYD, Simon and Fairport Convention for Witchseason Productions Ltd.

VERY Hard to Find original, especially in such clean condition.
The pressing and sound quality are superb, as is to be expected from Ludwig, Sterling and Monarch.

Original A&M Company inner sleeve included.
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Disc inside separate anti-static inner sleeve to protect both the original inner & the vinyl.
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve.
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Please see my other auctions for more
Collectible, Vintage 1960's / Psych LPs
many more FAIRPORT + other British Folk/Rock included!
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My LP packing is considered to be among the very best on eBay!
All records packed with vinyl (inside inner sleeve) behind cover - and shipped in strong LP mailer boxes with bubble-wrap around all sides - sandwiched between stiff corrugated flats for best protection in the mail.
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Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end

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All packages above 4 Lbs (5-6 or more LPs) can NOT ship by the low 1ST CLASS International rate.
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