Genesis Selling England By The Pound equipment

Selling England By The Pound was released in October 1973 as Genesis' fifth studio album, released on Charisma Records. It yielded their first Top 30 hit in the UK, "I Know What I Like" and many songs on the album became fan favourites. The album was recorded at Island Studios in London in August 1973 after a period of writing, co-produced and engineered by John Burns.

Phil Collins
Drums (Gretsch):
 * 20" x 15" bass drum
 * 12" x 8" tom
 * 13" x 9" tom
 * 14" x 14" tom
 * 16" x 16" tom
 * Ludwig snare(?)

Cymbals:
 * Paiste (assorted)

Steve Hackett

 * Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Sunburst?
 * HH Transistor amp

Peter Gabriel

 * flute

Tony Banks

 * Hammond L-122
 * Hohner Pianet N
 * Mellotron M400
 * ARP Pro Soloist synth
 * Epiphone 6834 12-string (assumed)

Mike Rutherford

 * Rickenbacker double neck

Microphones
Taken from Jethro Tull Forum Q&A with John Burns, in which he elaborates on the microphone setups he would have used on the Island Studio recordings with Jethro Tull on Aqualung. He most likely used the same microphones & recording techniques with Genesis on Selling England By The Pound, also done at Island Studios.

Drums:
 * Kick: AKG D20 or D-25
 * Snare: AKG 224E
 * Hi-hat: AKG C451E
 * Tom-toms: Neumann U87's or AKG D-20
 * Overheads: Neumann U87's (x2)

Bass amps:
 * AKG D25

Guitars:
 * AKG D20
 * Neumann U87 - placed approx. 40 cm away

Vocals:
 * Neumann U87

Outboard gear
section in progress

Mixing consoles

 * Helios 28/16 (Island Studio 1)
 * Helios 20/16 (Island Studio 2)
 * Helios 20/4 (Island Studio 3 - remixing)

Ancillary equipment

 * 3M 16-track tape machine (Island Studio 1 & 2)
 * Studer 16-track tape machine (Island Studio 3)
 * Studer 2-track tape machine (Island Studio 3)
 * Philips 2-track (Island Studio 1 & 2)
 * Tannoy monitors (Island Studio 1 & 2)
 * Crown amplifiers (Island Studio 1 & 2)