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Selling England by the Pound is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Peter Banks, Mahavishnu Orchestra and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how Selling England by the Pound arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Foxtrot, Nursery Cryme, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, A Trick of the Tail and Tarkus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Selling England by the Pound, reaching back through Jethro Tull. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
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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Selling England by the Pound grew out of Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Peter Banks and Mahavishnu Orchestra, shares an orbit with Foxtrot, Nursery Cryme, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and A Trick of the Tail. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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