A week ago, on Monday, 14 January, we brought you the news that Analogue Productions, who were responsible for the superb SACD of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, will be issuing a double LP and SACD of Roger Waters' 1992 epic Amused to Death, first released on vinyl in 1992 in a very limited double LP edition.

Analogue Productions have sent out a mailer about it, but have also been in touch with us. They told us that "it will be done in the highest quality possible with a team of Doug Sax and James Guthrie and using the original analog master tapes with vinyl pressed at Quality Record Pressings". One of the things uppermost in most minds is when we might see the releases. "We do not have an exact release date. At this point, six to 12 months from now is a good guess, though we're hoping it will be closer to six months". For the time being, they have gone for a provisional release date of 15 October, 2013.

The mailer notes that the double LP will be on 200-gram vinyl, and that the SACD will be a stereo hybrid (so, will play on non-SACD capable standard CD players). The Q Sound virtual surround sound will be preserved in its 3D glory for these new editions of what we consider one of Roger's best works. As soon as we have more information on this eagerly anticipated release we will let you know.

As our review from August 2011 notes, Bobby Hassall's "Backstage" is a Pink Floyd book with a difference. From the faux "backstage pass" front cover, the memorabilia-strewn back cover, and the staging schematics just inside the cover, it is a fascinating look at life on the road as he follows Pink Floyd's 1989 Another Lapse tour, Knebworth 1990, and, now in this new edition, the 1994 Division Bell tour in Europe. Initial attempts to jump fences and dodge security to see the shows ended with Hassall being "adopted" by the stage crew and even ending up working with them!

From the outset, Hassall's book draws you in and absorbs. Clearly written by a fan, for fans, the style is conversational and first person in perspective. As each situation presents itself, and the author manages to make each "blag" further into the live show, you feel his sense of astonishment and thrill at his achievements. Part diary, part scrapbook, and part narrative, Hassall brings the reader into each situation and the various elements (including his numerous backstage/operational pictures) all come together well. In addition, Hassall includes some interesting technical drawings and details gleaned from key members of the road crew - such as the lighting rig details, and the make-up of the whole Venice staging operation - that flesh out the book nicely.

The original version of the book found favour with David, Richard and Nick, as Hassall found when he approached the Floyd's then-manager, the late Steve O'Rourke. Whilst orders for the physical paper edition are still being taken directly through the publishers, www.mindheadpublishing.co.uk, an eBook version has now been created for the Amazon Kindle format - and (certainly on the UK store) it can be bought for a bargain price of just £1.92 in the UK, and similarly ridiculous bargain prices elsewhere! Click here to buy from Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon Japan, Amazon Germany, Amazon France, Amazon Italy, and Amazon Spain. Kindle books can be read on most Apple devices, along with Android devices, via the official (and free) Kindle apps that are available in the respective app stores.

In just one week's time, the 24-track, 2CD set celebrating (and fundraising for) the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief, which was held at New York's Madison Square Garden, gets released. Columbia Records have included selected highlights of the show (that ran for around six hours all told), which includes Roger Waters with the slightly renamed Another Brick In The Atlantic Wall, Us and Them, and Comfortably Numb which was performed with Eddie Vedder as guest vocalist. For the full track listing, click here.

The album, simply titled "12-12-12 the Concert for Sandy Relief", will be released on January 22nd, 2013, and UK press have started advertising the release today, no doubt to build a bit of momentum this side of the Atlantic.

You can place your pre-order for this 2CD set through these direct links: Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon Espana and Amazon Italy, who all run a pre-order price guarantee, which means if they price match any other retailer between now and release, or indeed drop the price further, you automatically pay the lowest price. The Robin Hood Relief Fund will receive 100% of the net proceeds from the sale of this album, so by buying it, you're really helping the charity.

Analogue Productions, who were responsible for the superb SACD of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, will soon reissue on double LP and SACD Roger Waters' 1992 epic Amused to Death, first released on vinyl in 1992 in a very limited double LP edition. Original copies of the vinyl edition fetch hundreds of pounds - if you can track one down.

The reissue, cut from the master tapes, will be overseen by engineer James Guthrie who was there for the original release. Release dates and retailers should be with us in due course, and we'll update you once we have this information.