Hand of Glory (album)

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Hand of Glory
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 2002
Recorded1985–1989
Genre Noise rock
Length40:02
Label Drag City [1]
Royal Trux chronology
Pound for Pound
(2000)
Hand of Glory
(2002)
White Stuff
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [2]
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The Wire favorable [4]

Hand of Glory is a studio album by Royal Trux. [5] It is composed of recordings made 1985 to 1989 and was released by Drag City in 2002.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema

No.TitleLength
1."Domo des Burros (Two Sticks)"19:32
2."The Boxing Story: A. Electric Boxing Show"3:00
3."The Boxing Story: B. Four Kings"4:00
4."The Boxing Story: C. Golden Lament"5:00
5."The Boxing Story: D. Pots and Pansy"4:00
6."The Boxing Story: E. K-9 to the Core"4:30

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References

  1. "Royal Trux - Hand of Glory | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
  2. "Royal Trux: Hand of Glory". Pitchfork.
  3. Uncut December 2002, p. 146
  4. The Wire October 2002, p. 59
  5. "Royal Trux Reissue 'Hand of Glory'". exclaim.ca.