As we first told you back on October 7th, the British Royal Mail are producing a special stamp issue focusing on "The Design Classics: Classic Album Covers", which will appear on January 7th, and includes Pink Floyd's The Division Bell amongst the ten sleeves chosen.

With the almost bewildering range of options that you can order (worldwide) from the Royal Mail website, along with a special pair of limited Pink Floyd edition 'First Day Covers' featuring The Division Bell, there's a wide variety of items available to the fan and collector, which we are detailing here to help you with your purchasing decisions...

Today (December 22nd, 2009) sees the iTunes release of the somewhat unexpectedly titled "The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs With Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing the Dark Side of the Moon" - yes, that is the complete and correct title, of the re-recording and reimagining of Pink Floyd's 1973 classic!

This labour of love recording is a collaboration between The Flaming Lips, Stardeath and White Dwarfs With Henry Rollins and Peaches, and at the moment is designated as a digital download only. For those who chose other download sites for their music, you'll have to wait until December 29th for your opportunity.

In the meantime, click the thumbnail for the suitably freaky cover art!

With thoughts now turning to what 2010 will bring, publishers are clearly getting ready to keep the fans busy with a couple of new Pink Floyd titles announced.

"Pink Floyd: Illustrated Biography (Classic Rare & Unseen)" by Gareth Thomas is a hardback from Transatlantic Press which is due to appear on June 1st, 2010. As yet we have little information on this, other than it is a large-format, 224-page book, including "a unique collection of 200 classic, rare and unseen photographs" between its covers. Picture books of the band always prove popular, so we know some of you will be placing your orders with Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, or Amazon France.

All five issues of the Rock 'N' Roll Comics series The Pink Floyd Experience have been out of print and in demand for over fifteen years. As showcased in Pink Floyd's own official box CD set Shine On, the Floyd comics chronicle the band's story. With art by Marvel and DC star Ken Landgraf (Wolverine, Hawkman, Nightwing & Flamebird), this 240-page collection, to be published May 29th, 2010, is said to also include updated material, bringing the saga up to 2010. Some liked the comics, others hated them - for the former, or those who are curious, you can pre-order them at Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, or Amazon France.

David Gilmour's official website has just launched its new look, and very impressive it is too. With a lot of Flash-based widgets used, it is a colourful, and active site to look at - with a nice in-concert laser effect sitting behind David and his signature black Strat. Click the thumbnail to the left for a closer look - or indeed pop over to www.DavidGilmour.com to experience it fully!

In terms of existing content, this is all still there, but will some upgraded methods of presentation (for example, in the picture section). As yet, his blog site hasn't been changed in line with the main site, although this was of course visually (and operationally) upgraded not so long ago.