A new book focusing on the formative years of the Floyd is coming on 9th October this year. "Pink Floyd: The Early Years" is being written by Barry Miles. Miles saw the band play when they were still called "The Pink Floyd Sound" and he wrote the first ever article about them for a New York underground newspaper in 1966.

We posted a story recently which clarified the formats that David Gilmour's new album, On An Island, which hits the stores on March 6th in the UK and Europe, and March 7th in the US, would appear in. We spoke with David's management this afternoon, and details of the packaging have now been revealed.

Yesterday, Nick Mason literally made a flying visit to Sofia in Bulgaria, to promote the latest translation of his book "Inside Out - A Personal History of Pink Floyd".

Having flown in earlier the same day, he presented his book personally to the enthusiastic local audience, and told the assembled Bulgarian media that "It's a pity that I only came here as a writer and not as a drummer!"

Last week, Nick Mason visited Hamburg and Berlin as part of his ever growing world tour to promote his book, "Inside Out - A Personal History of Pink Floyd".