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.

French teenager Brian Joubert warned defending champion Yevgeny Plushenko that his days as European King of Ice are numbered as the battle for the men's title heated up at the European Figure Skating Championships in Budapest yesterday. The Frenchman pulled out a faultless performance to Pink Floyd's 'Time' in a costume covered with clock motifs.

The 19-year-old was the last skater on the ice and opened his routine with a clean quadruple toeloop-triple toeloop combination, earning an ovation from the crowd at the Budapest Sports Arena after the two-and-a-half minute routine. He achieved top marks from four judges, with one judge putting him surprisingly in fourth position...

Today saw the publication in the US, by Billboard Books, of "Christie's Rock & Pop Memorabilia" by Peter Doggett and Sarah Hodgson. The book was published by Pavilion Books in the UK a few months ago, and is a wonderful addition to anyone's collection. It is a large-format, full-colour hardback, running to 192 pages.

We are just putting the finishing touches to our review of this title, which will be online in the next few days. The book covers items by all artists that have been sold at auction, and includes some of the rarest items ever seen (and some astronomical prices, too!) shown in well-reproduced pictures. As an example, a colour poster for the legendary winter 1967 UK Hendrix/Floyd tour, signed by Jimi Hendrix himself! The book also provides a guide to buying genuine items, and how to spot rip-offs.

The book can be bought through all normal retailers, and also through our special links at Amazon.com, UK, France, and Germany.

Further to the news posted previously about the forthcoming Roland Petit Pink Floyd Ballet, the company who are participating in the ballet, the Asami Maki Ballet Tokyo, have put a short video of the 1997 PF Ballet which was put on in Marseille, France, on their website.

Click here to see the lower quality 64kbps version, or click here for the higher bandwidth high quality 300kbps version. The ballet is being performed on February 7th and 8th. Full details (in Japanese) are on the flyer we posted last month, and selected details are on the Asami Maki Ballet's website. Thanks again to Sohnosuke Imai...