Further to our previous news items about Nick Mason's long-awaited, and much anticipated, book about Pink Floyd, called "Inside Out - A Personal History", to be published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson (a division of Orion Books) on September 9th in Europe, we have now received information on the US publication of the book.

We are sure that you will all join us in wishing Richard Wright, Pink Floyd's keyboard maestro, a very happy birthday and many happy returns! Richard, born this day (July 28th) in 1945, celebrates his 59th birthday...

Richard, the most recent member of the band to release an album (1996's Broken China) is said to be currently working on new material, and hopefully it will appear soon. In the meantime, raise a glass or two to Richard!

We know that many people enjoyed the detailed and imaginative maquettes or figures created by Stevenson Entertainment, and made available last year. We now give you a look at the prototypes for the second set of collectable maquettes. Please note that these are early prototypes and may change before going into production.

As with the first set, the second set will be available in a specially designed carry case with a bonus sixth figure, that will be unavailable elsewhere. At present, they are expected to be in production soon and in US/Canadian shops during the Autumn/Fall - probably late October.

As we get more information from Stevenson Entertainment, we'll let you know.

Further to our previous news and pre-publication offer for the new book which includes a documentary on DVD that Pink Floyd's David Gilmour provides the soundtrack to, we now have an update from the publishers for you.

The book was originally due for release in mid-July, but we believe that there were a couple of issues with the production of the package. However, the publishers have confirmed it is now ready, on it's way over from the printers in Singapore, and should be with them during the first week of August. They will then ensure it is distributed worldwide straight away, including to all Brain Damage readers who took advantage of the pre-order offer that was run via this site.