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Hand of Glory
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https://linktr.ee/handofgloryrecords
https://thelutongenesis.bandcamp.com/album/a-story-by-the-genesis

LOTTIE BRAZIER THE GENESIS DIMORPHODONS RJ MCKENDREE MARY EPWORTH
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November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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...and even more!
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November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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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
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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We're delighted that @stuartmaconie.bsky.social gave 'Nightmares' by (The) Genesis a spin on Freakzone last night!
A photo of Stuart Maconie, and below it: 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”.
September 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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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".
September 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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A Story by The Genesis - OUT NOW
A Story by The Genesis, OUT NOW! Some sixties freaks in paisley in front of "OUT NOW" in red letters.
September 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Thank you Shindig for giving A Story by The Genesis its first EVER review, a mere 56 years after it was recorded!
September 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Still can't believe we got Chris and Snip of The Genesis on ITV News in front of an audience of three million people!

Pre-order here! thelutongenesis.bandcamp.com/album/a-stor...

Any questions?
August 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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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.
August 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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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.
August 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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The beautiful gatefold LP sleeve of A Story by The Genesis The beautiful gatefold LP sleeve of A Story by The Genesis
July 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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July 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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July 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Merch drop from @dimorphodons.bsky.social !

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A man with long black hair wears a blue and turquoise tye-die cap with a Dimorphodons logo embroidered on it in white. His face is hidden and behind him is a bright pink tamarix tree. Will aka Dimorphodons wears a blue t-shirt with his logo repeated in pink, and a picture of him, sorry, I mean Peter Wyngarde on it, Peter is pink and purple. 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.
May 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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@dimorphodons.bsky.social on the radio yet again!
March 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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NEW! WAUI by @dimorphodons.bsky.social is available to pre-order now!

dimorphodons.bandcamp.com/album/waui
February 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Slave to Rough by @dimorphodons.bsky.social drops tomorrow! Pre-save here:
lnk.to/SlavetoRough
February 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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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.
February 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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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.
January 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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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.
December 24, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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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)
August 31, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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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*
March 26, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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Nothing like normal shit from the recentish past selling for good money to make you feel old eh
March 25, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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I don’t get the paying real money for reissues thing, I want a copy of this record, I’d accept the 71 repress or admit defeat with a modern reissue, but a mid 80s reissue with a shit cover and a barcode?
November 16, 2023 at 10:01 AM