FAIRPORT CONVENTION WHAT WE DID LP UK ORIG RARE FOLK

	£		67
	$		89

Item :

FAIRPORT CONVENTION ~ WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAYS LP

Description :

Original 1968 U.K. first issue stereo pressing released on the rough textured pink Island label ILPS 9092.

Super rare first issue pressing of the classic second Fairport album on the highly collectable pink Island "circle" label.

After disappointing sales following the release of their debut album the band signed a new contract with Island Records. Before their next recording Judy Dyble left the band and was replaced by Sandy Denny, a folk singer who had previously recorded as a soloist and with Strawbs. Denny’s distinctive voice, described by commentator Clive James as ‘open space, low-volume, high-intensity’ is one of the characteristics of the two albums both released in 1969: What We Did On Our Holidays and Unhalfbricking. These recordings marked the growth of much greater musicality and song-writing ability among the band. The first of these featured the Thompson penned 'Meet on the Ledge', which became their second single and eventually the band's unofficial anthem. The second of these albums featured a guest appearance by Birmingham folk fiddler Dave Swarbrick on a recording of 'A Sailor's Life', a traditional song brought to the band by Denny from her folk club days. The recording of this track marked an important turning point for the band, sparking an interest in traditional music in Ashley Hutchings that led him to detailed research in the English Folk Dance and Song Society Library at Cecil Sharp House; this theme would become the basis for their next, much more ambitious, recording project.

These two albums began to gain the band wider recognition. Radio DJ John Peel championed their music, playing their albums on his influential BBC shows. Peel also recorded a number of sessions which were later released as the album Heyday (1987). They enjoyed some mainstream success when they entered the singles charts with "Si Tu Dois Partir", a French-language version of Bob Dylan's "If You Gotta Go, Go Now". The record just missed the top twenty, but secured the band a slot on Top Of The Pops, Britain's most popular television pop music programme at the time.  

Condition ~ Vinyl :

The vinyl is in EXCELLENT condition with just the odd light non-audible surface hairline and faint signs of use. Plays superbly throughout.

Condition ~ Sleeve :

The laminated sleeve is in EXCELLENT condition with light overall wear but no splits, tears or writing. Ignore the camera glare along the bottom edge.

Matrix numbers :

ILPS 9092 A / ILPS 9092 B

Labels :

Both rough textured labels are in EXCELLENT condition. No writing.

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