Aisle of Plenty

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“Aisle of Plenty”
Song by Genesis
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	Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford
Producer	Genesis & John Burns
Selling England by the Pound track listing
"The Cinema Show" (7) “Aisle of Plenty” (8)

"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]}

[edit] Personnel

• Peter Gabriel: vocals
• Steve Hackett: acoustic guitar
• Mike Rutherford: bass and acoustic guitar
• Tony Banks: mellotron
• Phil Collins: drums and vocals