The following entries, in date order, give brief details of what's recently arrived, or on the horizon - DVDs, CDs, books, television appearances, talks and more. Click each for more details, or place your orders through the direct links below to help Brain Damage!

For concert appearances, check out our Gig Calendar.

OUT NOW - published July 2010
Official 2011 Pink Floyd Calendar

Marking the 40th anniversary of the release of Meddle, the Pink Floyd 2011 Calendar is now available to buy. As you will see from the images of the front and back cover, to the right [click the thumbnails], the calendar focuses on the earlier days in the band's history, with pictures from 1967 through to The Wall concerts, with a couple of 1994 shots for good measure.

As with previous year's calendars, these official ones are well produced, and become quite a collector's item as time goes on. The calendar is 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm), the same size as a vinyl LP (for those who remember them), and has a month per double-page view.

You can order yours now through the following special links: Play.com, Amazon UK, Amazon US/International, Amazon Canada, Amazon France, or Amazon Germany, all of which give a small but vital contribution towards BD site costs, without costing you any extra.

September 15th 2010 (North America)/October 1st 2010 (UK/Europe)
Pink Floyd The Black Strat: A History Of David Gilmour's Black Fender Stratocaster, by Phil Taylor

Many of you will be aware of "The Black Strat: A History Of David Gilmour's Black Fender Stratocaster", the superb book written by Phil Taylor, David's long-term guitar technician, studio manager, production director and much more [review here]. It takes a careful and detailed look at one of rock's most iconic instruments, very ably written by the only man to know Pink Floyd's equipment better than the band. Rather than a dry, technical manual, suited only to those who already know guitars inside and out, it is a rewarding and accessible book that Pink Floyd fans the world over will thoroughly enjoy, packed with truly rare pictures that you won't have seen before.

Now expanded to 208 pages, a fully revised edition is coming out on September 15th (North America) and October 1st (UK and Europe). It contains new information as well as many more unpublished photographs, recently come to light, that further chart the Black Strat's illustrious history. Amending and elaborating on the previous edition, it also continues the story where the last one left off with David's recent live appearances, information, and photographs – including David testing the Fender Black Strat replica models; performances with David Bowie, Jeff Beck, and others; and much more. View five sample pages here.

You can pre-order the book now through Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany and Amazon France. Purchasing things after entering Amazon through our links really helps with site running costs, and we really appreciate it!

October 4th 2010
Syd Barrett album: "An Introduction to Syd Barrett"

On October 4th, 2010, 'An Introduction to Syd Barrett' is released in the UK and Europe by EMI/Harvest Records. It is a brand new collection that will bring together for the first time the tracks of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett on one compilation. It will also include (as a download) the previously-unreleased, 20 minute "Rhamadam".

David Gilmour, who originally worked with Syd Barrett on the solo albums by co-producing 'The Madcap Laughs' and as producer of 'Barrett' has taken the role of executive producer for the album and has, along with Damon Iddins and Andy Jackson at Astoria Studios, remixed five tracks including Octopus, She Took A Long Cold Look, Dominoes and Here I Go on which David Gilmour has added and played bass guitar. Pink Floyd's Matilda Mother also receives a fresh 2010 mix. Brand new artwork has been provided by Storm Thorgerson and his estimable studio.

ORDERING DETAILS
Orders are already being taken, at a very reasonable 37% off the recommended retail price, at Play.com through this direct link. You can also order it from Amazon UK, Amazon France, and Amazon Germany. Amazon.com and Amazon.ca are now taking orders but it is showing as an import; as yet, we don't know if it is going to be released in North America so might be your only way of getting hold of this title...

October 21st, 2010
The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall book by Gerald Scarfe

Orion Books have another essential book in the works, due for publication on October 21st 2010. "The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall" will be a lavishly illustrated hardbacked book by Gerald Scarfe, detailing his work behind the scenes with Roger Waters and, later on, the film with Alan Parker. Roger's announcement of his tour of The Wall has come with perfect timing for this upcoming book, and Roger has been keen to help out where he can with material that has been approved for use within this, the authorised, definitive book of The Wall.

Having been very fortunate to have seen some sample pages and images, we know that this really will be a book that all Pink Floyd fans will love. We're sure you will be knocked out by the quality of the book, and the depth of insight and the promised, never-before-seen material, is quite breathtaking.

We'll be covering this book in detail as the publication date gets closer; in the meantime, secure your copy now, saving up to 15% off the retail price, by pre-ordering from Amazon UK, Amazon US/International, Amazon Canada, Amazon France, or Amazon Germany. You can also shortly order it through Play.com to take advantage of their special pre-order pricing, too.

October 25th 2010
New Bryan Ferry album "Olympia", including David Gilmour

At long last, we have details of the new Bryan Ferry studio album, "Olympia", which is to be released on October 25th, and includes musical contributions from the likes of Nile Rodgers, Groove Armada, Scissor Sisters, Flea, Jonny Greenwood, and David Gilmour. It also sees Bryan reunited on record with members of Roxy Music, including Brian Eno.

Named after the area of London where his studio is situated, "Olympia" comes in four different editions, as detailed below (along with ordering details):

- standard CD edition
- vinyl edition
- CD/DVD version, with three bonus tracks
- 'deluxe' CD/DVD version, in a 40 page deluxe hardback book format with a 13 track CD, a remix CD and a DVD including the video for 'You Can Dance', behind the scenes of the album photoshoot, and track by track interviews with Bryan Ferry and featured album guests (although we don't know if this includes David Gilmour amongst the interviewees).

You can order the album through the following special links:

As these and other retailers get the various editions, we will add to this table.

Autumn 2010 (exact date TBC)
Barrett book

We're pleased to bring you the exclusive news that publisher Essential Works, in conjunction with the Syd Barrett Estate, are currently assembling "Barrett", a large format illustrated book centred on the creative life of the late Roger 'Syd' Barrett.

The publishers describe it as "the definite visual companion to the creative work of Roger 'Syd' Barrett". A limited edition, high quality, large-format book, it focuses on the creative life of Syd. It's been authorised by the Syd Barrett Estate and a percentage of the sales from it will go to the Estate.

We've had a special preview of a number of the images to be included, and we are certain that this will be an absolutely essential book for all fans of Syd Barrett and the early Pink Floyd. It's a mesmerizing selection of pictures, not just Syd's artwork and letters (incredible in themselves), but rare photos including live, backstage, and portrait images, and endearing family snapshots – a collection the like of which has not been seen before.

With the Syd Barrett estate benefiting from sales of the book, Floyd fans have every reason to snap this book up!

It will only be available online and through specialist outlets, and is expected to be published in Autumn/Fall 2010, at a projected price of £60. Find out more, and register your interest, at www.BarrettBook.com now.

Final quarter (October/November) 2010
Roger Waters - The Wall Live In Berlin 1990 20th anniversary DVD and Blu-Ray

With all the focus on The Wall at the moment, it is quite fitting that Brain Damage can bring you exclusive news of an upcoming release that quite a number of you will be interested in! "Roger Waters The Wall Live In Berlin 1990" gets a twentieth anniversary special release on DVD and Blu-Ray this year. Initially expected on or around July 23rd, the release has been pushed back to the final quarter of 2010. Those of us fortunate enough to have attended will remember what a stunning presentation it was. We've been told that, befitting this commemorative edition, there will be additional new content, including interviews.

More details, including ordering information, as we get them; and before you write, there's no indication yet of a DVD release for the original Wall shows in 1980/81, which we know you all want!

Early 2011 (exact dates TBC)
Syd Barrett Festival

The 2008 City Wakes Festival, a tribute to the life and works of Syd Barrett, was a huge success on its staging in Cambridge, in October 2008. Buoyed by the popularity of that event, a second Festival is currently being planned, to be held chiefly in London.

With a huge exhibition planned, along with the other events that the organisers have up their sleeves, it should be an event not to be missed. As before, the Festival will be a not-for-profit event, all officially approved and supported. More information on this as we get it...

Possibly in 2010/2011:

• Wish You Were Here Multi-channel version/SACD (Super Audio CD)
  One of the most anticipated releases, that is still not on a confirmed release footing, is the multi-channel version, possibly Super Audio CD (SACD), of Wish You Were Here. This has been promised for some time, and indeed, in Storm Thorgerson's latest edition of Mind Over Matter, he showcases the artwork for the release which he states "is due in February 2008", which clearly didn't happen! In an interview with David Gilmour published in September 2008 he confirmed that work was still ongoing on the release. At the current time we understand that it is possibly to receive a release in 2010.
• Roger Waters - The Dark Side Of The Moon tour film
  We have had confirmation from Roger's manager, Mark Fenwick, that Roger is working on a film of TDSOTM live show, but until it is finished there will be no release scheduled. As soon as we have more details of what this release (will it be a cinema release, or in DVD and hopefully Bluray format?) will involve, we will let you know. It is encouraging though to get official word on this, which we know from the feedback we've had will be incredibly popular!
• New official website
  Mark also advised that the reason for Roger's website being closed was because they're working on a Pink Floyd website on which the individual members will also feature. This is indeed interesting news, and we're currently trying to find out a little more detail for you all. Many of you will have seen the new design Roger Waters website, focused on the upcoming tour of The Wall in 2010/2011.
• Roger Waters - The Wall tour 2011: rest of the world
  We know many of you are desperately hoping that Roger is intending to take his tour of The Wall to other areas than North America, Mexico, and Europe. As yet we have no firm information, although rumours abound of course! We'll keep you posted on anything credible we hear...
• The Wall 1980/81 DVD release
  One thing that has caused tidal waves of anticipation within the Floyd community is the growing talk that the original Pink Floyd Wall concerts from 1980/81 may well get a DVD release soon. Roger has been alluding to this in various interviews recently so the thought is gathering pace...
• Official film about Pink Floyd
  In an interview with Rhythm Magazine published at the end of August 2010, Nick talks about a film that is in the works about Pink Floyd that he has been working on...
• Pink Floyd Anthology
  In the same interview, he also talks about the long-running Anthology project which has been taking up plenty of time, tracking down footage, working through the legal rights to the material, and so on. As with the official film, there are no dates indicated, and we wouldn't expect either of these any time soon...

As and when we hear anything else, we will update this page.