Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973/2018) [LP,180 Gram,DSD128]

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Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973/2018) [LP,180 Gram,DSD128]

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Recorded and released in 1973, Selling England By the Pound is in my opinion Genesis's best album. It is certainly my favorite. It is a lament for a lost England that was becoming increasingly commercialized. Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett were still in the band. All the songs were co-written by the group. The musicians were still relatively young. Gabriel was 23 and Phil Collins was 22.
The album's cover was based on a painting called The Dream by Betty Swanwick who added a lawn mower to tie the image to the lyrics of "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)." The song became Genesis' first hit single, reaching #21 in the UK charts. At nearly ten minutes "Firth of Fifth" also stands out. It features a beautiful guitar solo by Steve Hackett, which many aspiring guitarists have reproduced note for note on YouTube.
At this point, Genesis had yet to achieve a major-breakthrough in the U.S., the album reached #70 in the U.S. album charts. The record is now viewed as a classic by fans of prog rock. In 2015, Rolling Stone listed Selling England at #6 in their "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time" list. The sound on this re-master is excellent.

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Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973/2018) [LP,180 Gram,DSD128]

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