Hand of Glory

@handofglory

Record Label LOTTIE BRAZIER THE GENESIS DIMORPHODONS RJ MCKENDREE MARY EPWORTH

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Hand of Glory@handofglory· 2d

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We even got on ITV News!

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We’re delighted to announce our 1st release of 2026, two ripping original modpsychdancers from 1966/7 by Luton’s The Genesis on a glorious 200 copy 7’’.

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Jan 30

Bandcamp pay out on the 1st, and we've just ordered our next release! If you're feeling flush and want to help us with cashflow, come on over and grab a 20% discount on everything until end of the 31st!

FLASH SALE 20% OFF EVERYTHING
CODE: PAYDAY

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Dec 10

Courtesy of @koenjimusic.bandcamp.com! A Story By The Genesis in Disk Union, Ochanomizu. We’re down to *4* CDs of this, until the repress comes back, so if you’d like one before Christmas (This would be a Terrifying Gift for any Genesis loving Uncs), get in fast! handofgloryrecords.bandcamp.com

A Story by The Genesis in Disk Union, Tokyo

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Dec 5

Hi! handofgloryrecords.bandcamp.com

15% discount on everything!
Enter code "BCFRIDAY" at checkout.

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Dec 3

*small business request*

A magenta background with snow.
Three strange sphere-headed men with Christmas Tree bodies holding guitars and drumsticks, and a bass drum skin that says "Christmas Joy In Full Measure"

Season's Greetings from H.O.G.

We have made lots of nice things for you to hear, we’d love to tell you all about them!

Records by Dimorphodons, The Genesis, R.J. McKendree, Kiran Leonard, Downliners Sect, Mary Epworth...

SAD CAT MEME

UNFORTUNATELY due to new rules about email marketing that our specialised IT team have only just learned about, (curse you DMARC) we’ve accidentally landed on the naughty list and may be skipping your inbox.

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...and even more!

Kiran Leonard's Bowler Hat Soup "Wondrous" Pitchfork
Mary Epworth Dream Life ***** Record Collector

Christmas Joy In Full Measure: "Wonderfully strange" Sunday Times

Downliners Sect Brite Lights Big City: "Raw and Wild" Record Collector

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Nov 7

L👀K at our lovely things!

A photo of seven Hand Of Glory releases against a pink background with an orange blob.

Dimorphodons: WAUI

‘Waui is all that’s good about psychedelia put into a cannon and fired point blank into your ears. It sounds like nothing else ever made, in the best possible way. Face-melting future psych genius.’ ★★★★★ SHINDIG!

A Story by The Genesis:

"There are still nuggets from the original psychedelic era to be unearthed, in this case an early rock opera. By 1969, Luton band Genesis (not that one! The label has since prefixed with "the" after receiving legal advice) had morphed from a soul covers band into an outfit with grander artistic ambitions which they channelled into making a life-cycle concept album. Boy meets girl, they marry, boredom and hatred follow, which leads to murder and a subsequent court trial. Dotted throughout are ruminations on life itself.

Pulled together from surviving reel-to-reel and cassette copies, the sound quality is more than passable, but best of all are the songs-a flowing suite of keyboard-led, classical-laced psychedelia which draws comparisons with The Pretty Things, Procol Harum and The Kinks. This homespun “lost” magnum opus is finally getting the physical release it deserves, including a gatefold vinyl edition packed with photos and extensive liner notes."

Wallflower RJ McKendree:

‘A glorious melange of folk, Americana and psychedelia’ Shindig! SHINDIG! ‘Transportive, creative and immersive . . . great beauty, intrigue and addictive charm’ MOOF MAGAZINE

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Sep 29

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... We're delighted that @stuartmaconie.bsky.social gave 'Nightmares' by (The) Genesis a spin on Freakzone last night!

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Thank you Stuart Maconie for first our 6music play for (The) Genesis on the legendary Freakzone!
Go to 1:20 to hear about our fantastic release and listen to “nightmares”.

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Sep 19

The deluxe LP is sold out, but you can still buy the rest!

The A Story by The Genesis LP cover, OUT NOW LP/CD/DL and sold out stamped across "deluxe vinyl edition".

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Sep 19

A Story by The Genesis - OUT NOW

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Sep 5

Thank you Shindig for giving A Story by The Genesis its first EVER review, a mere 56 years after it was recorded!

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Aug 12

Two psychedelic gentlemen have gone on an adventure with an electric piano today.

Chris Stokes from (The) Genesis and Will Twynham (aka Dimorphodons) in psychedelic colours against an orange gradient.They are both smiling broadly.

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Aug 9

Absolutely love that our superb local paper The Stortford Independent got the international scoop on this! More to come very soon...

Bishop's Stortford Independent

A £10 purchase of a broken electric piano on eBay led to the chance discovery by a Bishop's Stortford record label of 80 previously unreleased songs and a rock opera - written by a Luton band called Genesis over half a century ago - that could rewrite musical history

A black and white photo of four young men wearing paisley either side of a tree. Next to it is a colour photo of two men in their 80s, both grinning.

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Jul 15

The beautiful gatefold LP sleeve of A Story by The Genesis

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Hand of Glory@handofglory· May 21

Merch drop from @dimorphodons.bsky.social ! hand-of-glory-records-shop.fourthwall.com/en-gbp/colle...

A closeup of a blue tee with Peter Wyngarde and Dimorphodons on it

A close up of a pink tee with three white Dimophodons logos on, arranged to suggest the claw marks of a prehistoric creature.

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Mar 3

@dimorphodons.bsky.social on the radio yet again!

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Feb 26

NEW! WAUI by @dimorphodons.bsky.social is available to pre-order now! dimorphodons.bandcamp.com/album/waui

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Feb 25

Slave to Rough by @dimorphodons.bsky.social drops tomorrow! Pre-save here: lnk.to/SlavetoRough

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Feb 24

A creepy black gloved hand with claws sits on top of a white background with the words "Slave to rough" in red capitals, in the font Impact.

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Jan 18

I think it's an extremely likely explanation for the origin of the myth.

Purple mandragora flowers and a brown root that looks like hand, or a man.

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Dec 24

I know you're probably all in festive mode now, but we at Hand Of Glory just wanted to say thanks for the kind words about Stone Little Bird by @dimorphodons.bsky.social, for the great write-up by Camilla Aisa in Shindig, and for the 6 Music spin by @gidcoe.bsky.social, link in thread!

A page of Shindig Magazine, titled "tracks'. A large colourful photo of a duplicated face, and a lot of text.

Relevant text reads: Welcome to the first Tracks selection of 2025. We promise to maintain the same level of musical exquisiteness you have grown accustomed to. The latest cut from DIMORPHODONS. 'Stone Little Bird, is a case in point. Imagine a Pacific Ocean Blue recording left off the album because Dennis Wilson was so high that day his harpsichord-driven trip proved too psychedelic for the late '70s.

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Aug 31

My cousin got tickets to Oasis at Knebworth, so I went along, amazing day out for £22.50, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers also on the bill. We ran right to the front as soon as the doors opened, found myself in this pic a few years ago (circled myself in red)

Hand of Glory@handofglory· Mar 26

Seriously, what the hell. I just sold a blank cassette for fifty quid. I used to buy ten count boxes for £3 at the car boot whilst cursing my luck there were no good records. Dude had *loads*