Selling England by the Pound
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Selling England by the Pound is a 1973 progressive rock album by the English band Genesis, acclaimed for its intricate compositions, lyrical Englishness, and central place in the band’s classic era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Selling England by the Pound canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5045207 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selling England by the Pound Context triple: [Genesis, notableWork, Selling England by the Pound]
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A.
On a Piece of Chalk
"On a Piece of Chalk" is a famous 19th-century lecture-essay by Thomas Henry Huxley that uses an ordinary piece of chalk to explain geological history and the principles of science.
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B.
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South was an English pop/rock band formed by former members of The Housemartins, known for their wry, melodic songs and chart success in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
All the Sad Young Men
All the Sad Young Men is a 1926 short story collection by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of disillusionment, lost love, and the moral decay of the Jazz Age.
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D.
When the Wind Blows
"When the Wind Blows" is a suspenseful novel by James Patterson that blends thriller and science fiction elements in a story about genetically engineered children with wings.
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E.
Love in the Days of Rage
Love in the Days of Rage is a short novel by Lawrence Ferlinghetti that intertwines a passionate love affair with the political upheaval of the May 1968 Paris student and worker uprisings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selling England by the Pound Target entity description: Selling England by the Pound is a 1973 progressive rock album by the English band Genesis, acclaimed for its intricate compositions, lyrical Englishness, and central place in the band’s classic era.
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A.
On a Piece of Chalk
"On a Piece of Chalk" is a famous 19th-century lecture-essay by Thomas Henry Huxley that uses an ordinary piece of chalk to explain geological history and the principles of science.
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B.
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South was an English pop/rock band formed by former members of The Housemartins, known for their wry, melodic songs and chart success in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
All the Sad Young Men
All the Sad Young Men is a 1926 short story collection by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of disillusionment, lost love, and the moral decay of the Jazz Age.
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D.
When the Wind Blows
"When the Wind Blows" is a suspenseful novel by James Patterson that blends thriller and science fiction elements in a story about genetically engineered children with wings.
-
E.
Love in the Days of Rage
Love in the Days of Rage is a short novel by Lawrence Ferlinghetti that intertwines a passionate love affair with the political upheaval of the May 1968 Paris student and worker uprisings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
progressive rock album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUS | 70 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtBy | Betty Swanwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
intricate
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lyrically English ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Mike Rutherford
NERFINISHED
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Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
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progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Painting The Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | neo-progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
After the Ordeal
NERFINISHED
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Aisle of Plenty NERFINISHED ⓘ Dancing with the Moonlit Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ Firth of Fifth NERFINISHED ⓘ I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) NERFINISHED ⓘ More Fool Me NERFINISHED ⓘ The Battle of Epping Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cinema Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingle | I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignatureComplexity | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | best progressive rock albums lists ⓘ |
| length | 53:31 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
English culture
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nextWork | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Firth of Fifth
NERFINISHED
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I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cinema Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Genesis classic era ⓘ |
| performer | Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Foxtrot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Genesis
NERFINISHED
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John Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1973-08 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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Charisma Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-10-12 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Selling England by the Pound Description of subject: Selling England by the Pound is a 1973 progressive rock album by the English band Genesis, acclaimed for its intricate compositions, lyrical Englishness, and central place in the band’s classic era.
Referenced by (2)
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