BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988
“Touched by the Hand of God” was a single released by New Order in December 1987. The song had originally appeared on the soundtrack to the film Salvation! and the version released as a single was remixed by Arthur Baker. The B-side was a dub remix, titled “Touched by the Hand of Dub”, production duties are credited to New Order. Although not a track pulled for release from a studio album, “Touched by the Hand of God” does appear on the 1994 compilation The Best of New Order and in remixed form on the 1995’s The Rest of New Order. In the US, the song was released as the B-side to the group’s following single “Blue Monday 1988”, though it was billed as a Double A-side on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and Maxi-Singles charts.
In New Zealand “Touched By The Hand Of God” peaked at #5, Australia #15, UK #20 and #1 on the US Dance Chart.
SIDE A:
Touched By The Hand Of God 7:02
SIDE B:
Touched By The Hand Of Dub 5:30
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Touched By The Hand Of God** | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #1 |
| 1988 | Touched By The Hand Of God** | U.S. Billboard Hot Max-Singles Sales | #8 |
** Charted with “Blue Monday ’88”
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Factory – Fac193
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Dec 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Design – Peter Saville Associates
Mixed By – Arthur Baker
Photography By – Trevor Key
Written-By, Producer – New Order
NOTES:
Touched by the Hand Of God From the Beth B Film ‘Salvation!’
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
