Release type
ALBUM
Unhalfbricking (Bonus Track Edition)
Product information
From $9.90
1969
10 Tracks
48:26
Release options
© 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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1
Genesis Hall
03:35
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 2/10 -
2
Si tu dois partir
02:18
Lyrics availablePopularity 4/10 -
3
Autopsy
04:20
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 2/10 -
4
A Sailor's Life
11:08
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 2/10 -
5
Cajun Woman
02:42
Lyrics availablePopularity 1/10 -
6
Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
05:05
Lyrics availablePopularity 7/10 -
7
Percy's Song
06:46
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 3/10 -
8
Million Dollar Bash
02:54
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 2/10 -
9
Dear Landlord
04:06
Lyrics availablePopularity 3/10 -
10
The Ballad Of Easy Rider
04:55
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 1/10
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. [The 2003 CD reissue adds historical liner notes and two decent bonus tracks: an outtake cover of Dylan's "Dear Landlord" and a cover of the Byrds' "The Ballad of Easy Rider" (actually recorded during the Liege & Lief sessions) that previously surfaced on Richard Thompson's Guitar & Vocal compilation.] ~ Richie Unterberger
1. Genesis Hall
- Primary Artist
- Fairport Convention
- Background Vocals
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings - Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Drums
- Martin Lamble
- Dulcimer
- Simon Nicol
- Guitar
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson - Performer
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Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings
Martin Lamble
Simon Nicol
Sandy Denny - Vocals
- Sandy Denny
- Composer
- Richard Thompson
- Lyricist
- Richard Thompson
- Engineer
- John Wood
- Producer
-
Fairport Convention
Joe Boyd
Simon Nicol - Studio Personnel
- John Wood
- Composer Lyricist
- Richard Thompson
2. Si tu dois partir
- Background Vocals
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings - Primary Artist
- Fairport Convention
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Drums
- Martin Lamble
- Guitar
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson - Performer
-
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings
Martin Lamble
Simon Nicol
Sandy Denny - Vocals
- Sandy Denny
- Composer
- Bob Dylan
- Lyricist
- Bob Dylan
- Engineer
- John Wood
- Producer
-
Fairport Convention
Joe Boyd
Simon Nicol - Studio Personnel
- John Wood
- Composer Lyricist
- Bob Dylan
3. Autopsy
- Background Vocals
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings - Primary Artist
- Fairport Convention
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Drums
- Martin Lamble
- Guitar
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson - Performer
-
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings
Martin Lamble
Simon Nicol
Sandy Denny - Vocals
- Sandy Denny
- Composer
- Sandy Denny
- Lyricist
- Sandy Denny
- Engineer
- John Wood
- Producer
-
Fairport Convention
Joe Boyd
Simon Nicol - Studio Personnel
- John Wood
- Composer Lyricist
- Sandy Denny
4. A Sailor's Life
- Background Vocals
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings - Primary Artist
- Fairport Convention
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Drums
- Martin Lamble
- Fiddle
- Dave Swarbrick
- Guitar
-
Richard Thompson
Simon Nicol - Performer
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Dave Swarbrick
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings
Sandy Denny
Martin Lamble - Vocals
- Sandy Denny
- Arranger
-
Richard Thompson
Sandy Denny
Simon Nicol
Ashley Hutchings
Martin Lamble - Composer
- Traditional
- Lyricist
- Traditional
- Engineer
- John Wood
- Producer
-
Simon Nicol
Joe Boyd
Fairport Convention - Studio Personnel
- John Wood
- Composer Lyricist
- Traditional
5. Cajun Woman
- Background Vocals
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings - Primary Artist
- Fairport Convention
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Drums
- Martin Lamble
- Guitar
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson - Performer
-
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings
Martin Lamble
Simon Nicol
Sandy Denny - Vocals
- Sandy Denny
- Composer
- Richard Thompson
- Lyricist
- Richard Thompson
- Engineer
- John Wood
- Producer
-
Fairport Convention
Joe Boyd
Simon Nicol - Studio Personnel
- John Wood
- Composer Lyricist
- Richard Thompson
6. Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
- Background Vocals
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings - Primary Artist
- Fairport Convention
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Drums
- Martin Lamble
- Guitar
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson - Performer
-
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings
Martin Lamble
Simon Nicol
Sandy Denny - Vocals
- Sandy Denny
- Composer
- Sandy Denny
- Lyricist
- Sandy Denny
- Engineer
- John Wood
- Producer
-
Fairport Convention
Joe Boyd
Simon Nicol - Studio Personnel
- John Wood
- Composer Lyricist
- Sandy Denny
7. Percy's Song
- Background Vocals
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings - Primary Artist
- Fairport Convention
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Drums
- Martin Lamble
- Guitar
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson - Performer
-
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings
Martin Lamble
Simon Nicol
Sandy Denny - Vocals
- Sandy Denny
- Composer
- Bob Dylan
- Lyricist
- Bob Dylan
- Engineer
- John Wood
- Producer
-
Fairport Convention
Joe Boyd
Simon Nicol - Studio Personnel
- John Wood
- Composer Lyricist
- Bob Dylan
8. Million Dollar Bash
- Background Vocals
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings - Primary Artist
- Fairport Convention
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Drums
- Martin Lamble
- Guitar
-
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson - Performer
-
Richard Thompson
Ashley Hutchings
Martin Lamble
Simon Nicol
Sandy Denny - Vocals
- Sandy Denny
- Composer
- Bob Dylan
- Lyricist
- Bob Dylan
- Engineer
- John Wood
- Producer
-
Fairport Convention
Joe Boyd
Simon Nicol - Studio Personnel
- John Wood
- Composer Lyricist
- Bob Dylan
9. Dear Landlord
- Primary Artist
- Fairport Convention
- Acoustic Guitar
- Simon Nicol
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Drums
- Dave Mattacks
- Electric Guitar
- Richard Thompson
- Performer
-
Dave Mattacks
Richard Thompson
Sandy Denny
Simon Nicol
Ashley Hutchings - Vocals
- Sandy Denny
- Composer
- Bob Dylan
- Lyricist
- Bob Dylan
- Producer
- Joe Boyd
10. The Ballad Of Easy Rider
- Acoustic Guitar
- Simon Nicol
- Primary Artist
- Fairport Convention
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Bass Guitar
- Ashley Hutchings
- Drums
- Dave Mattacks
- Electric Guitar
- Richard Thompson
- Performer
-
Dave Mattacks
Richard Thompson
Sandy Denny
Simon Nicol
Ashley Hutchings - Vocals
- Sandy Denny
- Composer
- Roger Mcguinn
- Lyricist
- Roger Mcguinn
- Producer
- Joe Boyd
- Composer Lyricist
- Roger Mcguinn
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 10 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 48 minutes and 26 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1423x1423 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- All tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 6/10 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Pop/Rock, Singer & Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Traditional Folk, British Folk
- Label
- UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United Kingdom- Language
- English (United States)
French (France) - Popularity
- Popularity 2/10
- Release Date
- Jun 30, 1969
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 44006359625
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