Last year, we brought you the news that Ron Geesin's 'The Flaming Cow: The Making of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother' was due for publication at some point this year. More details have now been revealed of the book, along with a very striking cover - see right.

With a street date of July 17th, 2013, The Flaming Cow offers a rare insight into the brilliant but often fraught collaboration between Pink Floyd and composer Geesin, the result of which became known as Atom Heart Mother - the Floyd's first UK number one album.

From the time drummer Nick Mason visited Geesin's damp basement flat in Notting Hill, to the last game of golf between bassist Roger Waters and Geesin, this book is an unflinching account about how one of Pink Floyd's most celebrated compositions came to life. Alongside unpublished photographs from the Abbey Road recording sessions (the only ones taken) and the subsequent performances in London and Paris, Geesin goes on to describe how the title was chosen, why he was not credited on the record, how he left Hyde Park in tears, and why the group did not much like the work. The Flaming Cow rose again, firstly in France, then in London in 2008. After 40 years Atom Heart Mother remains a much-loved record, and The Flaming Cow explores its new-found cult status that has led to it being studied for the French Baccalaureat.

The book - with a foreword by Nick Mason - promises to be a great read, and we're certainly looking forward to it. You can place your order for this hardback book right now 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.

Last night, a packed, sold out Komedia in Brighton saw the first night of a new tour, presenting "Guy Pratt is The Sideman". The one-man show celebrates Guy's 30 years as the bass player of choice for the heavyweights of rock and pop, including Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Robert Palmer, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bryan Ferry, Jimmy Page, David Coverdale, Womack & Womack, and The Smiths.

His one man show is all about life at the pointy end of the music business; Guy regales audiences with at times jaw-dropping stories from behind the scenes - the real truth about being on the road or in a recording studio! His self-deprecating wit is irresistible and his rip-roaring anecdotes have to be heard to be believed. With frequent musical examples courtesy of his beloved vintage Fender bass, and a slightly less reliable electric guitar and amp combo, the Brighton audience clearly had a great time, even coercing Guy into an encore for the extended show.

Tickets are now available for the remaining twelve shows on the tour - the first show of which is tomorrow evening. The full list of dates and links to ticket sales (booking ahead is definitely advised, based on the strength of Brighton ticket sales) can be seen below...

This Thursday, January 31st, BBC Radio 4 in the UK are broadcasting 'The Art Of Sequencing' at 11:30am UK time. Guy Garvey from Elbow considers the challenge of turning a collection of songs into a coherent single piece of art, and how this has changed in the days of downloading single tracks.

Reading the chapters of a novel in the wrong order would be a strange thing to do, but is the running order of an album still important now that you can easily create your own playlists?

Pink Floyd felt so strongly that classic albums such as The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here should be heard as complete works that they took their record company to court in an attempt to retain their artistic integrity. Nick Mason, Pink Floyd's drummer talks about the court case and sequencing the Floyd's albums.

Garvey has strong opinions about the integrity of an album's sequencing, and elsewhere in the programme he talks to Peter Hammill about sequencing on his solo albums and with his prog rock band Van der Graaf Generator.

Our thanks to Matthew Samuel for tipping us off about this show.

In October we told you about a special box set that had been put together. The promoters of the original events had produced a new Bath and Knebworth Pink Floyd commemorative set limited to just 200 which featured many items that were not included with the first version of the set (which we reviewed here).

The original set proved very popular with many Floyd fans who bought it, and one of the highlights for us was the book by Freddy Bannister relating the stories behind the various shows. Particularly interesting were the Floyd and Led Zeppelin segments. The second set was clearly just as popular as it has also completely sold out.

A number of fans also asked about their Genesis box set, and so to cater for the crossover a special new combined set which includes both the Floyd, and Genesis, has been put together - this new collection of items (replica memorabilia, book, t-shirts, posters and more) is again in a limited edition of just 250.

For full details of what is included in the set, and to place your order, visit their website at RockMusicMemorabilia.com.