{"product_id":"the-heliocentrics-marshall-allen-knoel-scott-bilal-nuclear-war-1lp-limited-edition-hazardous-orange-yellow-vinyl-rsd-2026","title":"The Heliocentrics \u0026 Marshall Allen \u0026 Knoel Scott \u0026 Bilal - Nuclear War - 1LP - Limited Edition Hazardous Orange \u0026 Yellow Vinyl  [RSD 2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2026 title and not available to pre-order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable to buy \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003ein-store\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e8am\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSaturday\u003c\/span\u003e, 18\/04\/2026 (Record Store Day).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemaining copies will be available to buy \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eonline\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e8pm\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eMonday \u003c\/span\u003e20\/04\/2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrut proudly presents Nuclear War, a powerful collaboration between UK collective The Heliocentrics, Sun Ra Arkestra legends Marshal Alen and Knoel Scott, and vocalist Bilal - issued on limited-edition “hazardous” orange and yelow vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nuclear War recordings stem from a rare session at Malcolm Catto’s Quatermass Sound Lab in January 2015 - The group had assembled in London to rehearse for their performance at Giles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards, where Alen received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Catto the John Peel Award - With The Heliocentrics’ trademark raw, psychedelic energy as the backbone, the ensemble captured a series of reimagined Sun Ra classics in a spontaneous, one-off studio moment, and these tapes that have remained unheard in Catto’s archive until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 4-track EP features a sinuous take on Ronnie Boykins’ ‘Angels And Demons At Play’, originally recorded in 1960, a strident version of ‘Where Pathways Meet’ which was originally created for the much-loved Sun Ra Lanquidity album in 1978, and a dense and deep re work of 1972’s ‘Astro Black’ featuring Bilal’s incredible otherworldly vocals - The title track ‘Nuclear War’ is re-worked into a cavernous groove featuring Heliocentrics vocalist Barbora Patkova- Nuclear War is mixed by Malcolm Catto, mastered and cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, and designed by Alex Evans of Reason For Being Studio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strut Records","offers":[{"title":"RSD 2026 - 1LP - Limited Edition Hazardous Orange \u0026 Yellow Vinyl","offer_id":56692716175704,"sku":"TKM-31839","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/1d90c56f6ebce268db3c804f88d85069.jpg?v=1770723412","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/the-heliocentrics-marshall-allen-knoel-scott-bilal-nuclear-war-1lp-limited-edition-hazardous-orange-yellow-vinyl-rsd-2026","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}