- progressive rock, art rock, rock
- 54 min
- 8 tracks
- Atlantic
Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by the English progressive rock band Genesis, released on 5 October 1973, by Charisma Records. The album was a commercial success in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart, but less so in the United States, peaking at No. 70 on the Billboard 200. A single from the album, "I Know What I Like ", was released in February 1974 and became the band's first top 30 hit on the UK singles chart.
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Grave, epic, open-ended and prestige.
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography10/10
- MusicHound Rock4/5
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Dancing With the Moonlit Knight8:04
- A2I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)4:08
- A3Firth of Fifth9:37
- A4More Fool Me3:11
- A5The Battle of Epping Forest11:48
- B1After the Ordeal4:16
- B2The Cinema Show11:05
- B3Aisle of Plenty1:32
8 tracks, 54 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Genesis
- Label
- Atlantic
- Released
- 1973
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- US
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