Private-press reissue of this power-electronics classic from Ramleh. Originally released as a 7” on Broken Flag in 1983, this has been re-pressed on 12” format and sounds a lot better than the original 10 minutes-per-side 7”. Second edition in tan/black sleeves. Limited edition of 100 copies only. Essential.

"The Hand of Glory EP had been recorded prior to that Newcastle gig with Peter McGhee at IPS again. Jerome was getting very into reading about medieval torture and satanic rituals at this time. I was getting more interested in concepts of morality and freedom. My influence came through more in our next phase but Hand of Glory is more Jerome's subject-wise. Musically it was very much a joint effort. The vocals are less like the previous Ramleh records, they sound more desperate than angry. The talking on 'Prossneck' is Jerome. Most of the moaning is me, I think. It's a curious record. It's very uncomfortable listening without completely trying to blast you out of your chair. It was the last recording of ours that I would call 'power-electronics'. The tape was probably better in many ways as the 7" version with around 10 minutes per side suffered slightly in terms of the sound but some people seemed to prefer it that way." - Gary Mundy from the Broken Flag box liner-notes.

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