The worldwide release on Friday of David Gilmour's new album, Rattle That Lock has been met with a very strong reaction from the album buying public, and indeed certain editions seem to be in extremely short supply as a consequence, based on a number of emails we've received asking about the general availability - in particular, the CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray box sets.

As a sign of just how strongly it is selling, the Official Charts organisation in the UK, who publish all the album and single charts, have noted that it has been "a great start to the week for legendary Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour – he leads the race for the top of the Official Albums Chart". They note that Rattle That Lock outpaces nearest rival Lana Del Rey by over 12,000 combined sales, putting Gilmour on track to take the top spot this Friday.

On An Island topped the album charts back in 2006, and nine and a half years later, Rattle That Lock is due to continue that trend. Once the official charts for various countries are published, we will update with information on how RTL has fared in different regions.

Roger Waters will be joining GE Smith on Friday, October 30th, at 8pm, for a very intimate acoustic performance, as part of GE's new series of shows known as "GE Smith presents PORTRAITS". The show takes place at the Bay Street Theatre in New York. This is the second show, and with his friend Roger participating should be one to catch if you can make it to New York at the end of October. The venue is a very small, 150 seat space so should make for a fascinating event.

"PORTRAITS" will be teaming Smith up with various people to join him for an intimate evening to play their favourite tunes on various nights. Smith will explore his passion for R & B while highlighting his guests’ musical ideology.

Tickets are now on sale and selling fast, through Ovationtix.com. Ticket prices range from $60 - $100 and there are just 21 seats left available.

Yesterday morning, US TV channel CBS aired its regular This Morning programme, and amongst the features on it was an interesting interview with David Gilmour and Polly Samson. It is being called his first in-depth interview for US television, and is definitely worth seeing. You can now watch the interview here:

We suspect that many of you this weekend are settling down to explore Rattle That Lock, David Gilmour's new solo album which was released on Friday (September 18th) in various editions - double vinyl, CD, CD and Blu-ray, and CD and DVD box sets. The Blu-ray and DVD editions include much supplementary material as well as a stunning 5.1 surround mix of the album. Our review of the album is currently being worked on and should be along soon - along with our ongoing coverage of the current European concerts. On that note, if you are attending the shows, please let us know what you think of them!

If you want a taste of what the album has to offer, check out the newly released, sixteen minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the album, here:

If you are yet to get hold of the album, you can order it through the following direct links, all resulting in a small but vital contribution toward our ongoing site running costs, which is hugely appreciated:

For those who prefer their music digitally, you can now order the standard edition of Rattle That Lock through iTunes. If you prefer, you can instead order the deluxe version of Rattle That Lock, again through iTunes. Alternatively, if Amazon Music downloads are more your thing, follow the Amazon links above for the available downloads there.