Selling England by the Pound
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| LP by Genesis | ||
| Released | September 28, 1973 | |
| Recorded | August 1973 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 53 min 21 sec | |
| Record label | Charisma | |
| Producer | John Burns/Genesis | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040311132111402283&sql=Ao247gjwrj6im) |
| Genesis Chronology | ||
| Genesis Live (1973) | Selling England by the Pound (1973) | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) |
Selling England by the Pound (1973) is the fifth studio album by the progressive rock band Genesis, not counting Genesis Live, which appeared a few months ahead of this release.
It followed Foxtrot and was the band's commercial peak with Peter Gabriel, hitting # 3 in the UK and it remains a 1970's hallmark album. Songs such as "Firth of Fifth" and "The Cinema Show" are considered classics, and the shorter track "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" became Genesis' first single to receive any sort of chart action (hitting #17 in the UK in April 1974). Many Genesis fans list this as their favourite of the band's Gabriel-era studio albums - and with good reason. You can hear the beginnings of their later penchant for arena rock in some of the cuts, particularly with the song "The Cinema Show".
Personnel
- Peter Gabriel: Vocals, Flute, Percussion
- Tony Banks: Organ, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
- Mike Rutherford: Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Steve Hackett: Guitar, Bass
- Phil Collins: Drums, Vocals
Track listing
(all tracks Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford)
- "Dancing With the Moonlit Knight" – 8.02
- "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" – 4.03
- "Firth of Fifth" – 9.36
- "More Fool Me" – 3.10
- "The Battle of Epping Forest" – 11.43
- "After the Ordeal" – 4.07
- "The Cinema Show" – 11.06
- "Aisle of Plenty" – 1.31de:Selling England by the Pound