Analogue Productions (Atlantic Series) Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records! Selling England By The Pound - Genesis' gold-selling fifth studio album! 180-gram 45 RPM double LP Mastered directly from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman Pressed at Quality Record Pressings Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing Recorded in August 1973 - the tour for Foxtrot (1972) having ended in May of that year - Genesis' members joined for a short time to write new material which covered a number of themes, including the loss of English folk culture and an increased American influence. Hence the inspiration for the title Selling England by the Pound. Several tracks from the album became fan favorites and were featured as a regular part of the band's live setlist well into the 1980s. 'I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe),' was released in February 1974 and became the band's first top 30 hit in the U.K. In 2012, the album ranked seventh in Rolling Stone's 'Readers' Poll: Your Favorite Prog Rock Albums of All Time.' Selling England by the Pound reached No. 3 on the U.K. charts and No. 70 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Albums chart. AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Genesis hadn't sacrificed it's newfound immediacy of Foxtrot with that album's follow-up. They found ways to infuse with the delicate whimsy that was their calling card since the group began. 'This, combined with many overt literary allusions - the Tolkeinisms of the title of 'The Battle of Epping Forest' only being the most apparent - gives this album a storybook quality. It plays as a collection of short stories, fables, and fairy tales, and it is also a rock record, which naturally makes it quite extraordinary as a collection, but also as a set of individual songs. Genesis has never been as direct as they've been on the fanciful yet hook-driven 'I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)' - apart from the fluttering flutes in the fade-out, it could easily be mistaken for a glam single - or as achingly fragile as on 'More Fool Me,' sung by Phil Collins. It's this delicate balance and how the album showcases the band's narrative force on a small scale as well as large that makes this their arguable high-water mark.' All the hallmarks of a top-notch Analogue Productions reissue are here for you to savor: Mastered directly from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman and cut at 45 RPM. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, and housed in tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing. Tracklist: 1 Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 2 I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 3 Firth Of Fifth 4 More Fool Me 5 The Battle Of Epping Forest 6 After The Ordeal 7 The Cinema Show 8 Aisle Of Plenty

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Artists	Genesis

Genre	Pop, Rock
Content	2 LPs
Publication date	01.12.2023
Edition	Gatefold, 45rpm, 2023 Reissue, Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series)
Product form	180g

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Genesis

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Pop, Rock

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selling

Written on 28. January 2010 by Ramiro.
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Dernier chef d'oeuvre de Genesis, dans la lignée de "Nursery" et "Foxtrot". Technique, mélodique, puissant, rien a redire! Dommage que le groupe na pas continuer dans cette lançée.
Sagenhaft

Written on 18. January 2010 by senfi.
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Diese Scheibe ist der Hammer, umwerfend! Eine Meisterleistung von Gensis mit Sir Peter am Gesang.
England

Written on 02. December 2009 by ramiro.
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Le dernier Chef D'Oeuvre de Genesis!!! Après cet Album commence doucement le changement de style vers la Pop. Leur Dernier Monument!!!
Must Have!

Written on 09. April 2009 by Phil.
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Ein legendäres Meisterwerk in Remaster-Soundqualität! Für mich das beste Genesis-Album der Peter Gabriel-Ära.
Tolle Reise

Written on 14. September 2007 by Dave.
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Habe heute die CD bekommen.Wahnsinn......
Praktischalle Lieder sind gut.
Eines der besten Genesis Alben.
Darf in keiner Genesis -Sammlung fehlen.
Guter Progressiv Rock

Written on 11. November 2006 by Beat Schaufelberger.
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Mit ihren ersten Alben setzten Genesis im Progressiv Rock (oder wie man dieser Musiksparte auch sagen will) Massstäbe. "Selling England By The Pound", noch mit Peter Gabriel, gehört sicher auch dazu. Ein sehr kreatives, manchmal ein bisschen bombastisch, aber gekonnt gemachtes Album.
ausgezeichnet

Written on 05. February 2006 by Trisha.
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Habe die Platte. Die besten Songs von Genesis.
THE BEST

Written on 28. August 2005 by Pirou.
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Le meilleur à mon avis, pour les amateurs du vrai vieux genesis des années de Peter Gabriel !!!
flashback

Written on 10. June 2005 by T.W..
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So ziemlich meine erste Platte, die ich vor ca.25 Jahren gekauft habe. Damals drehte ich und drehte ich sie immer wieder... Heute, ...finde ich es Nostalgie, out of time. Times they are changing.
himmlisch

Written on 14. October 2004 by gandalf.
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ein himmlischer genuss vom ersten bis zum letzten ton.
genial

Written on 06. April 2004 by marco*.
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kauft diese cd!
I Know What I Like

Written on 24. October 2003 by Jérôme Freymond.
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sag ich au! Genesis Fans wo scho syt de 70s derby sinn griege Trääne bi I Know What I Like, Firth Of Fith oder Dancing With The Moonlight Knight...zue Rächt!
Ultimativ

Written on 01. July 2003 by Freak Brother.
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Wer diese CD nicht hat, der hat eine Bildungslücke. Wer sie nicht liebt, der hat einen schlechten Musikgeschmack!
Steve Hackett - Gitarren Gott

Written on 02. October 2002 by Andi.
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Kopfhörer überstreifen, Ton in die Höhe schrauben, Cinema Show auflegen, Augen schliessen, zurück lehnen und abheben. Mit welchem Gefühl dieser Hackett sein Instrument spielt ist göttlich.
At its best

Written on 05. March 2002 by Zy.
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Die zweitbeste Genesisscheibe mit den zwei besten Songs von Genesis: "Cinema Show" und "Firth of Fifths" (in dieser Reihenfolge). Leider nie wieder erreicht.
Zy
Written on 28. January 2002 by Stöfi.
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Eine Klasse-Scheibe!!!
Written on 19. May 2001 by Gorilla.
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Ob dies die beste Genesis Scheibe ist, ist Geschmackssache.
Was sicher ist diese Scheibe darf in keiner CD Sammlung fehlen.
Anspiel Tips : Firth Of Fifth, Cinema Show
Written on 25. May 2000 by Harold the Barrel.
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Krys hat recht. Selling... ist ein wunderbares Album. Very british, schön skurril und schwelgerisch.
Der beste Song, der je geschrieben wurde ...

Written on 22. June 1999 by Krys.
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Der beste je geschriebene Song ist auf diesem Album:
Firth or Fifth! Eines der besten Genesis-Alben.

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