Just released in the US, and available as an import elsewhere, is another tribute CD - this one is a bit of a "best of", and called "The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Tribute" - a modest claim!

It is a collection of previously issued material, from the likes of Dweezil Zappa, Chris Squire, and Nik Turner, and is an eclectic mix of techno/electronica covers amidst the straight rock readings of the tracks, which includes Run Like Hell, Set The Controls, ABITW 2, Learning To Fly, Shine On, Mother and One Of These Days...

Most Amazon sites (with the exception of the US site) have excerpts of the tracks that you can listen to. Our thanks to Ben Dobie for taking the time to let us know about this and the news story above.

The Daily Yomiuri Online today posted, in its Arts Weekend section, a feature on the forthcoming Pink Floyd Ballet, choreographed by Roland Petit. Here's an extract:

It was announced last night by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences that producer Bob Ezrin, who has worked extensively with Pink Floyd, most notably on The Wall, will be inducted into the Music Hall Of Fame during a special ceremony in April. Toronto-born Ezrin's lengthy resume also lists production credits for Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Kiss, Roberta Flack, and others.

Further to the news story we posted towards the end of last month, concerning a picture disc commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of Dark Side Of The Moon, more details have become apparent, coinciding with the arrival of the record itself at Brain Damage.

It is now clear that it is a counterfeit, and a close look at the record reveals some clues as to its true nature.