Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement systems adopted a system based on the 231-cubic-inch wine gallon for all fluid purposes. This became the US fluid gallon. Both the imperial and US fluid gallon are divided into 4 quarts, 8 pints or 32 gills. However, whereas the US gill is divided into 4 US fluid ounces, the imperial gill is divided into 5 imperial fluid ounces. So whilst the imperial gallon, quart, pint and gill are about 20% larger than their US fluid measure counterparts, the fluid ounce is about 4% smaller. Note that one avoirdupois ounce of water has an approximate volume of one imperial fluid ounce
A Gallon of Gas in America but not in Britain (the other being "Catch Me Now I'm Falling"). The single version was longer than the album version. It was backed with "Low Budget". In addition to its release as a single in America, the single was also released in Japan that same year. "A Gallon of Gas" also appears on the greatest hits albums "Come Dancing with The Kinks" and the live album "To the Bone". An alternate edition of the song appears on "Picture Book." The track was praised by AllMusic as well as "Rolling Stone", who said that "A Gallon of Gas"