{"product_id":"the-heliocentrics-marshall-allen-knoel-scott-bilal-nuclear-war-new-lp-rsd26","title":"THE HELIOCENTRICS, MARSHALL ALLEN, KNOEL SCOTT \u0026 BILAL - NUCLEAR WAR – New LP - RSD26","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: New \u0026amp; Sealed LP \u003cbr\u003eLabel: STRUT RECORDS\u003cbr\u003eCat. No: STRUT279LP\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 4062548125054\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 18\/04\/2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e *** RECORD STORE DAY 2026 Available in the shop WHILE STOCKS LAST from 8am to 5.30pm on Saturday 18 April then Sunday 19 April 11am to 3pm and Monday 20 April 10am to 3pm *** \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Remaining stock will be available to buy here ONLINE from 8pm UK Time on Monday 20 April 2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*** LIMITED SALE 1 PER CUSTOMER ***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that stock is very limited and is only secured for you once you have completed check out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull info on how we’re running RECORD STORE DAY 2026 can be found here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/offthebeatentracks.co.uk\/pages\/record-store-day\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e https:\/\/offthebeatentracks.co.uk\/pages\/record-store-day \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STRUT RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56621879689596,"sku":"4062548125054","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9763\/5678\/files\/THEHELIOCENTRICSMARSHALLALLENRSD26.webp?v=1775921647","url":"https:\/\/offthebeatentracks.co.uk\/products\/the-heliocentrics-marshall-allen-knoel-scott-bilal-nuclear-war-new-lp-rsd26","provider":"Off The Beaten Tracks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}