{"id":378,"date":"2013-09-01T12:49:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T12:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/selling-englang-by-the-pound-1973\/"},"modified":"2013-09-01T12:49:18","modified_gmt":"2013-09-01T12:49:18","slug":"selling-englang-by-the-pound-1973","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/selling-englang-by-the-pound-1973\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling Englang by the Pound &#8211; 1973"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-369\" style=\"margin-right: 9px; margin-left: 9px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1_selling05-ad3.jpg\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1_selling05-ad3.jpg 200w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1_selling05-ad3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Certainly Genesis could not be expected to continue producing elaborate Gothic works like &#8216;Supper&#8217;s ready&#8217;, nor &#8216;Watcher of the skies&#8217;, ad infinitum. Instead they began to devise shorter, more self-contained radio friendly songs, while retaining their musical standards. The result is another masterpiece recorded at Island Studios during August 1973, produced by John Burns and Genesis. Undoubtedly this was the best produced album so far, with a markedly improved sound quality that elevated Gabriel&#8217;s vocals out of the mush of overdubs. Also there was a change in artwork with a cover painting by Betty Swanwick, while Rutherford introduced an electric sitar to his armoury of instruments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff8c00;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Selling England by the Pound Tour (19\/9\/73-6\/5\/74) &#8211; <u><em>Audio recordings<\/em><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 800px;\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-370\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw01cover-2c8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw01cover-2c8.jpg 200w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw01cover-2c8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-371\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw13cover-e9f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw13cover-e9f.jpg 200w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw13cover-e9f-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-372\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw04cover-caa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw04cover-caa.jpg 200w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw04cover-caa-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-373\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/jbcover-dd9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"200\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>8\/11\/1973 &#8211; At the Massey Hall in Toronto<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>22\/11\/1973 &#8211; At the Felt Forum in NYC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>6\/4\/1974\u00a0 &#8211; At the Student Union Auditorium, Toledo, Ohio<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>16\/4\/1974 &#8211; at the Ford Auditorium in Detroit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-374\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fade4cover-bc0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fade4cover-bc0.jpg 199w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fade4cover-bc0-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-375\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw10cover-02c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw10cover-02c.jpg 200w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw10cover-02c-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-376\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/voicescover-764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/voicescover-764.jpg 200w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/voicescover-764-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-377\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw07cover-219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw07cover-219.jpg 200w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/hw07cover-219-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>21\/4\/1974 &#8211; At the University Sports Center in Montreal<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>24\/4\/1974 &#8211; at the Music Hall in Boston<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>4\/5\/1974 &#8211; At the Academy of Music in New York<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>This is the last night of the tour, played in New York City<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">{module title=&#8221;Selling England by the Pound&#8221;}<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><a title=\"Home\" href=\"index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=featured&amp;Itemid=101\" rel=\"alternate\">Go Back<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certainly Genesis could not be expected to continue producing elaborate Gothic works like &#8216;Supper&#8217;s ready&#8217;, nor &#8216;Watcher of the skies&#8217;, ad infinitum. 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