One of the most iconic concert films of all time took a completely different tack to all the others at the time, and was shot without an audience in attendance. The spectacular Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii had an interesting background, with the issues of the location fairly well known. Our exclusive, lengthy interview with director Adrian Maben (with some questions set by none other than Storm Thorgerson!) covers a lot of the issues and background to the production and is well worth a read.

For those in London in August this year, there's a special opportunity to see the film under (hopefully) a nice, starry sky. The Barbican are showing it in their Sculpture Court on Tuesday, August 23rd at 8:30pm as part of an outdoor cinema season during the summer, and tickets are now available.

There isn't reserved seating - they will open the area an hour before the screening for people to choose where they want to sit. Headphones will be provided for the sound, as there won't be any speakers outside. More details are available about the event here.

Our thanks to Lee McLoughlin and Andy Finn for getting in touch with the info about the screening.

For the latest edition of The StageLeft Podcast the man who originally came up with the idea that turned into Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets - Lee Harris - is interviewed at length.

The fascinating, hour-long chat with Lee covers his origins in music, and the unexpected paths he took which have lead to his current position in a band which continues to impress audiences with their performances.

You can listen to the interview in full below, or if you want to download it on your preferred podcast service, click here for options.

Just announced is a move of venue for one of the upcoming shows on Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets European tour. The organisers have had to move the show, on June 3rd from the Dassous Theatre in Thessaloniki, Greece, to Moni Lazariston.

The new venue, Moni Lazariston, is a cultural centre and art museum in a former monastery, with an auditorium holding 3,000 for concerts and plays. It is reputedly a great place for a concert! Existing ticket holders will be contacted, and tickets for this new venue are available from Ticketmaster.

Details of all the Saucers' upcoming gigs in the UK, Europe, the US and Canada can be found through this link, with details of each gig - including venue and location details, where to get tickets from, and so on - found in the associated show pages.

For the 2019 Record Store Day, one of the more popular and sought after releases was a new mono edition of Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful Of Secrets, released in 1968. This followed one year on from the equally popular mono edition of The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, the band's superb 1967 debut album, released as part of the 2018 RSD.

The mono mix on the album was remastered in 2017 from the original mono analogue tapes by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman.

For those who missed out on this one-day-only release (which came with a Pink Floyd Records catalogue number of PFRLP29), we brought you some great news about this release, back in March.

Well, the day has come! This excellent sounding mix is out on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl TODAY, April 29th 2022. It comes with the classic cover (with a removable sticker, featuring a great shot of the band), as per the picture shown here. The record labels mimic the original Columbia records labels.

It has a catalogue number of PFRLP30, for those who are keeping track of all those - and we know a few people who are doing just that!

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As an alternative you can also order the new edition of this classic album from the UK based HMV store which may be a preferred option for you.