In the 70's, we learned both the Imperial and Metric Systems of Measurement and consequently are unfamiliar with either system.

"The battle of the standards: why the US and UK can’t stop fighting the metric system"

Metric units have conquered the globe, but in the US and the UK, their presence has become part of a culture war between ‘traditional’ and ‘progressive’ values.

by @jjvincent@twitter.com

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/16/23507199/us-uk-anti-metric-sentiment-beyond-measure-james-vincent-excerpt

#GoMetric #SellingEnglandByThePound #EU #MatterOfInches #UnitsOfMeasurement

Great Albums - 1970s: #Genesis – #SellingEnglandByThePound (1973). Safe now from the dastardly hogweed, the lads let Steve Hackett’s guitar take a more defining role – heard best on “Dancing with the Moonlight Knight.” The concepts still loom in “Epping Forest” and “Cinema Show,” but there’s a quieter flair in Peter Gabriel’s pastoral lawnmower and Phil Collins’ prophetic “More Fool Me.” Sue me, but I like this far better than The Lamb.
#GreatAlbums1970s, #Vinyl, #Album, #Prog, #ProgessiveRock

Great Albums - 1970s: #Genesis – #SellingEnglandByThePound (1973). Safe now from the dastardly hogweed, the lads let Steve Hackett’s guitar take a more defining role – heard best on “Dancing with the Moonlight Knight.” The concepts still loom in “Epping Forest” and “Cinema Show,” but there’s a quieter flair in Peter Gabriel’s pastoral lawnmower and Phil Collins’ prophetic “More Fool Me.” Sue me, but I like this far better than The Lamb.
#GreatAlbums1970s, #Vinyl, #Album, #Prog, #ProgessiveRock

Duke Scarlet's cover of "Firth of Fifth", by #Genesis.

Excerpt.

#SellingEnglandByThePound #PeterGabriel

(Duke Scarlet, rehearsals. No overdub, no adjustment, open-air microphone. Eidon Veda: bass and voice.)

La escucha de #SellingEnglandByThePound, publicado el 13 de octubre de 1973, es una profunda inmersión sonora al mundo de las fábulas y cuentos medievales. Desde lo musical, vincula el folk inglés con un enorme virtuosismo rockero. Y es en este último aporte donde vemos la mayor riqueza con disimuladas pinceladas pop que le otorgan frescura y riqueza al trabajo progresivo considerado por algunos el pináculo de la carrera de #Genesis.
#EfemeridesRock