{"product_id":"heldon-agneta-nilsson-heldon-iv-50th-anniversary-pre-order","title":"HELDON - AGNETA NILSSON (HELDON IV) (50TH ANNIVERSARY) *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 22nd May 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReissued for its 50th anniversary on May 22nd, this edition arrives in red vinyl, hand-numbered and limited to 500 copies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRichard Pinhas\u003c\/b\u003e’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeldon\u003c\/b\u003e remains a crucial outlier in the 1970s European underground, fusing the more radical edges of progressive rock with early synthesizer experimentation in ways that still feel ahead of their time. Released in 1976,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAgneta Nilsson\u003c\/b\u003e captures a moment of consolidation, as extended pieces evolve through cycles of tension, drift, and release. The album’s internal logic feels both rigorous and open-ended, balancing restraint with sudden surges of intensity. Essential material, sharpened for collectors and new listeners alike.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e++++++++++++\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAgneta Nilsson\u003c\/b\u003e opens with a mind-paralyzing track that proves stillness can have a pulse. “Perspective I” spends ten minutes poring through tectonic layers of heavy sound, piling everything so thick that the song becomes like quicksand for your brain. It’s one of the most daunting works in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeldon\u003c\/b\u003e catalog, made all the more impressive by how simple it is. It’s just sounds put together and turned up. It’s the vital alchemy of Pinhas’s wizardry, deployed with maximum force.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAs on other early\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeldon\u003c\/b\u003e albums, the rest of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAgneta Nilsson\u003c\/b\u003e is diverse in a nearly contrarian way. Each track refuses to mimic its predecessor in a way that feels rebellious, like a child running away from home. This is true despite the fact that three of the four pieces are actually chapters of “Perspective,” partners in a thematic whole.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Each one is a different point of view on the same field,”\u003c\/i\u003e explains Pinhas.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Different parts, different arrangements, but with a full concept in place.”\u003c\/i\u003e It’s not easy to divine that concept in these pieces, but their sibling nature has a subconscious effect.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe album-closing “Perspective IV” is one of Pinhas’ most unabashedly proto-prog guitar-hero epics, boosted by a technical upgrade.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This was the first album where I had enough money to rent one or two days in a real studio to do the drumming,”\u003c\/i\u003e says Pinhas.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e“After that we had real budgets for studio time. That all changed with and after\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgneta Nilsson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e — that was a good turn.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePinhas parlayed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeldon\u003c\/b\u003e’s change of direction into three more adventurous albums in the 70s, and simultaneously spurred himself toward a solo career that continues to prod and probe the sonic universe today, over 40 years since he began. It would be wrong to say this album was the big bang of this singular career; the seeds of were planted years before, and every work Pinhas has been involved with sprouts more sounds and ideas that can grow into their own branches. But\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAgneta Nilsson\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most convincing pieces of evidence that Pinhas in incapable of sitting still.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e++++++++++++\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklisting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA1 Perspective I (Ou Comment Procéde Le Nihilisme Actif)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA2 Perspective II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA3 Perspective III (Baader-Meinhof Blues)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA4 Intermède \u0026amp; Bassong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eB1 Perspective IV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. 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