Aisle of Plenty
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| "Aisle of Plenty" | ||
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| Song by Genesis | ||
| from the album Selling England by the Pound | ||
| Released | 12 October 1973 | |
| Recorded | August 1973 | |
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |
| Length | 1:32 | |
| Label | Charisma (UK), Atlantic (US) | |
| Writer(s) | Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford | |
| Producer(s) | Genesis & John Burns | |
| Selling England by the Pound track listing | ||
| "The Cinema Show" (7) |
"Aisle of Plenty" (8) |
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"Aisle of Plenty" is the final song on the 1973 Genesis album "Selling England by the Pound". It is not so much its own song as a reprise of the eight-minute opening number "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight". The acoustic line that opens the song is repeated several times at the end of the previous track "The Cinema Show", thereby "connecting" the two tracks.
This track, the shortest on the album at a mere 1:32, is peppered with wordplay which may possibly escape those not familiar with the store names it references. Peter Gabriel incorporated them into the lyric, thus:
- "Thankful for her fine fair discount, Tess co-operates...."
At the time, Fine Fare was a major grocery store chain in the UK, and both Tesco and the Co-op (The Co-operative Group) were, and still are, names of grocery stores.
There were also unconfirmed rumours that the interwoven lyrics which closed the song were actually taken from Peter Gabriel's own shopping list.[citation needed]
There is also a mention of eggs in the lyrics, which seems to be a recurring motif throughout the Peter Gabriel-led Genesis era. Supper's Ready from Foxtrot also mentioned eggs, as would "It" from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
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