Template:Album infobox 2 Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by the progressive rock band Genesis and was recorded and released in 1973 - at the apex of the group's first phase.
It followed Foxtrot and was the band's commercial peak with Peter Gabriel, hitting # 3 in the UK and it remains a defining 1970's progressive rock 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. One can hear the beginnings of the group's later penchant for arena rock in some of the cuts, particularly with the song "The Cinema Show". This was the first Genesis album where Banks used a synthesizer (an ARP Pro Soloist)—although used throughout the album, it can be heard particularly on the keyboard solos of "Firth of Fifth" and "The Cinema Show."
Track listing
All songs by Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Peter Gabriel/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford.
- "Dancing With Yhe 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" – 1.31