Sold Date: March 21, 2023
Start Date: February 27, 2023
Final Price: £58.00 (GBP)
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For sale is this wonderful vintage vinyl LP of FAIRPORT CONVENTION - UNHALFBRICKING on Island Records 1969 in really lovely condition. 
This copy is interesting: It has the pink rim labels that Island adopted in early 1970. The side A matrices are ILPS 9102 3A which are consistent with lacquers used for the 1970 3rd Pressing. The side B matrices are ILPS 9102 B//1 11 which are consistent with lacquers used on the 1969 2nd pressing so possibly this is a transitional pressing. Certainly the label dates it to no earlier than 1970 and it should probably be classed as a U.K. 3rd Pressing. 
Condition overall is super (please see below for the grading scale I have used*): 
The sleeve is conservatively graded VG+. The front has almost no wear or creasing. The back has very slight creasing at the bottom corners. There is some slight corner wear most noticeable at the back bottom left (pictured). There is slight edge wear most which is more severe on the spine. The inner sleeve is a little darkened and wrinkled but its polythene liner is in good condition. The disc is graded NM. It has a deep glossy black lustre and almost no marks of any kind even under harsh light. I have played it throughout and it plays flawlessly with a little expected low crackle audible between tracks. Overall a really wonderful copy of this great Fairport Convention album.
Thanks for looking! If this item interests you why not have a look at my other listings? This record is one of a number I was lucky to acquire recently, all from the archive of a single fastidious collector, many of which I will be listing in the coming days taking in Jazz, Blues and Folk and including more Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Davey Graham and Nic Jones and many stunning rare 1st Pressings. And please feel free to make use of the "MAKE OFFER" button - I won't mind at all.
*MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.

NEAR MINT or NM, M-: this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT or EX or VG++ : minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.

VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+: record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.

VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.

GOOD or G: A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off.In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. 

FAIR or F: Anything substantially worse .

On a scale from 1 (Fair) to 10 (Perfect) the above grading are equivalent to: MINT - 10, Near Mint - 8, Excellent - 7, Very Good Plus - 6 , Very Good - 5 , Good - 3, Fair -1 .