{"product_id":"the-heliocentrics-marshall-allen-knoel-scott-bilal-nuclear-war-limited-edition-hazardous-orange-yellow-vinyl-rsd26","title":"The Heliocentrics \u0026 Marshall Allen \u0026 Knoel Scott \u0026 Bilal - Nuclear War (Limited Edition Hazardous Orange \u0026 Yellow Vinyl) (RSD26)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2026 title and is not available to pre-order or reserve. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item will be sold on a first come, first served basis in-store from 8am on Record Store Day (RSD) on Saturday 18th April 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on Monday 20\/04\/2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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\u003ch5\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nA1. Nuclear War\u003cbr\u003e\nA2. Where Pathways Meet\u003cbr\u003e\nB1. Angels \u0026amp; Demons At Play\u003cbr\u003e\nB2. Astro Black Ft. Bilal\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ROM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57896363884925,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0035\/5008\/5193\/files\/RSDTemplate-30.png?v=1776073006","url":"https:\/\/www.waxandbeans.co.uk\/products\/the-heliocentrics-marshall-allen-knoel-scott-bilal-nuclear-war-limited-edition-hazardous-orange-yellow-vinyl-rsd26","provider":"Wax and Beans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}