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Selling England By The Pound (Genesis) | Extended Play Lounge Ep. 47 (Patreon)

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2023-07-04 20:56:12
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It's great to get back to another full album listen to Genesis. This time, with Selling England By the Pound, I'm familiar with about half the album, but that didn't stop me from discovering many new things along the way. It's a wonderful album...perhaps my favorite by the band. I hope you enjoy as much as I did!

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Steve Hartke

My introduction to the prog of Genesis, during the trio MTV years…. A totally different band. Still my fave Genesis album, with Nursery Crime a close second… Lamb lost me…

Steve Campbell

Tes co-operates is Tesco's supermarket, the same with Fine fare (Finefare) and Safe way (Safeway's) another 2 supermarkets, Peak Freams were biscuits

Adie

Oh what a pleasure this is! To go through this album compressed with English/UK-only references in the company of a sometimes bemused US music master. Just to address a couple of points: 1. Phil Collins did use to add his sound to Peter Gabriel's lead vocals on many occasions before this album, so the lead vocal sound of Genesis is often a blend (I believe). 2. Yes, Epping Forest is a real place in North London, and the song was based on a real event reported in the newspapers (I believe). BTW, the faut London accents bring to mind the Ealing Comedy films of the 1950s/60s, and the names remind of the south London gang names e.g. Jack 'the hat' McVitie 3. "Long bass pedal" was probably use of Moog Taurus bass pedals, which the band used to enable a richer arrangement at this time. 4. What is the meaning of the reprise, Aisle of Plenty? Key, to me, is the repeat of "half" at the end, which reflects the idea of diminution i.e. in the commercial noise, indicating wealth and progress, the reality is a loss of something more important. PS. Oh hell-o, is probably the double entendre of 'Oh Hell!" and 'Oh, hello', i.e. that the world is awful, but, in a Brit polite way, I will great you with a cheery hello. Again, Just MHO. This, to me, was the album when the Genesis alchemy turned to gold. The public school (private school to USA readers) boys found common ground with the lower class Steve and Phil, and lamented the fall of the nation while (or via) celebrating the heritage. This was the high point of the early Genesis for me, even though Lamb Lies Down On Boadway was clearly a progression from this point (just not as poetic and romantic). I also think being a Brit in the UK in this era gives the listener the key to the emotional flavor of this album. I imagine that would be very hard for others to digest. Wonderful revisit of this unique English album. Thanks Doug.

Chris Pegman

No-one appears to have referenced this essay on the album yet. Interested in everyone's thoughts (grab a cuppa, or a whisky, it's a long read!) http://www.donaghue.karoo.net/music/reviews/selling_england.html

Adie
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Thanks for the link - lots of very interesting points. The main point that comes home to me is the fact that 1973 was a low point in the UK's fortunes since the Second World War, and the album has to be understood against that background. The question then was how much of the identity of the UK was lost or being lost. The album asks the question in the first song, and the rest of the album tries to address the question.