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Selling England by the Pound

Artist Genesis Released 1973 Type album

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Fifth of the fifteen Genesis records held here. It came six years into a run that began in 1967. 1973 is five years into Progressive rock, which this tree dates from 1968. It is one of the four records Progressive rock is listed as starting from.

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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 (In Your Wardrobe)", was released in February 1974 and became the band's first top 30 hit on the UK singles chart.

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