On June 30th 1990 in the grounds of Knebworth House a concert was staged to raise funds for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and the Brit School For Performing Arts. It has since been heralded as one of the best British rock concerts of all time. With the line-up drawn entirely from acts who had been recipients of the prestigious Sliver Clef Award presented annually by Nordoff-Robbins for outstanding services to the British Music Industry, all the artists gave their time and performances for free in order to support the charity.

A "Deluxe Edition" DVD/CD set sneaked out unannounced and un-noticed on June 14th last year, which is a shame as it celebrates the 20th anniversary of this concert. This new edition will continue to raise funds so that they can continue their invaluable work, and contains the double DVD and double CD in the same package for the first time. Also included, which might be quite tempting for some, are a replica of the original event programme and a replica of the original ticket for the event. These are packaged together in a fold out digipack inside a slipcase with metallic silver ink lettering.

As you'll see from the tracklisting below, it featured quite a line-up, playing some of their best songs for the audience who braved some interesting weather on the day! The release features a number of highlights from each artist, but sadly complete sets from the artists were never officially released.

A pink Honda VF500 motorbike formerly owned by Nick Mason is to be auctioned by Bonham's at the International Classic Motorcycle Show in Stafford on April 24th, 2011, to raise funds for the appropriately named Think Pink Scotland.

Think Pink Scotland are currently fundraising to build a breast cancer laboratory within the Beatson Translational Research Centre in Glasgow. Current owner Tony Huck kindly donated the motor bike to Think Pink Scotland on hearing about the funds that they generate for breast cancer research. Think Pink Scotland founder Lynn Murray said "We were thrilled to receive the Honda and I am hopeful that Pink Floyd enthusiasts will dig deep for a great cause".

If you wish to support the charity go to www.beatsonpebbleappeal.org. If you need more info, or wish to bid for the Honda, information will be available on www.bonhams.com prior to the sale. At time of writing, the catalogue is not yet available online.

The forthcoming Syd Barrett: Art and Letters exhibition to be held in London between March 18th and April 10th is starting to attract mainstream press attention, and two UK newspapers have given it coverage today.

First, the Sunday Times has a nice, three-page feature in its magazine, which focuses on Rosemary Breen's views on her brother, and his art. You can read the article here. There's also an audio interview with Russell Beecher, author of the new book "Barrett", that can be heard over at www.TheSundayTimes.co.uk/barrett.

The Independent on Sunday also covers the exhibition, and speaks to Libby (Gausden) Chisman about the love letters, and her relationship with the young Barrett. You can read the interview here...

Out today in the UK is the new issue of Record Collector magazine (cover date March 2011, issue 386). The main feature - from the eye-catching cover portrait, to the well-illustrated seven page article, is a look at Barrett, the new book by Russell Beecher and Will Shutes, and "Syd Barrett: Art and Letters", the exhibition to be held between March 18th - April 10th, 2011.

The article includes the introduction from the book itself, written by Beecher, and an interview with Beecher giving some background to the material he has managed to gather and include in the book.

Alongside the magazine text is a selection of pictures from the book to give a taster of what they've uncovered - from a young Syd in his back garden in early 1964, to pictures of the Tea Set concert in autumn that year, and live shots of the early Floyd at various venues.

The magazine is in all good UK stores now, and will be available as an import in selected international outlets. Alternatively, you can order it online worldwide from www.RecordCollectorMag.com.