{"product_id":"the-walker-brothers-nite-flights-ultra-clear-bio-vinyl-rsd26","title":"The Walker Brothers - Nite Flights (Ultra Clear Bio 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\u003eA first ever colour pressing for the sixth and final studio album by the Walker Brothers, initially released in July 1978, which has been cut to lacquer from the original ¼ inch master tapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe last of their three albums issued on GTO Records, unlike its predecessors it was made up entirely of original songs and, though it was largely ignored by the public upon release, it has long since been reappraised as something of a lost classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, the four tracks written by Scott Walker on side one are now widely regarded as some of his finest compositions, foreshadowing his re-emergence as an avant-garde artist in the mid-80s and influencing the work of Japan, Radiohead, Pulp and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe experimental, string-laden single ‘The Electrician’ is particularly noteworthy; a remarkable piece that Midge Ure has claimed was the inspiration for the Ultravox smash ‘Vienna’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd while Davie Bowie’s Heroes (1977) was brought to the studio by Scott as a creative reference, Bowie was equally taken by Nite Flights, listening to it while creating The Lodger (1979) and covering the title track in 1993 for his Black Tie White Noise album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e30 years after its release, UNCUT scribe Chris Roberts called Nite Flights, “one of the most important works of its time\", praising the synergy of the trio’s individual styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThough they worked independently, the album has a coherence that belies the fact it even the band members described it as more like three miniature solo efforts than a true group album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h5\u003eTBC","brand":"SONY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57896380039549,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0035\/5008\/5193\/files\/RSDTemplate-8.png?v=1776069315","url":"https:\/\/www.waxandbeans.co.uk\/products\/the-walker-brothers-nite-flights-ultra-clear-bio-vinyl-rsd26","provider":"Wax and Beans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}