The new version of Dark Side Of The Moon has slipped three places to number 20 in the UK album charts. This may in part be down to the general lack of publicity in the mainstream UK media, and the lack of promotion in most record shops. Brain Damage has been keeping an eye on many shops, and in most cases it was very hard to find the album, let alone any displays to tell people it is now available!

Wednesday night promised a double treat. In all the local press, previews for the Sam Brown concert that night (April 9th) at Brighton's Concorde 2 stated that it was set to feature David Gilmour on guitar.

Sadly, on the night, David was nowhere to be seen, and Sam seemed a little surprised that people were expecting him to appear. Presumably her publicity or booking agent put something in a press release issued to the local newspapers, to the effect that David would appear! Despite the disappointment of David's no-show, the evening was very enjoyable, with Sam playing a solo show of around 90 minutes...

Nick Mason will be making his normal appearance at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed, this year being held on July 11th to 13th. This year, he will be driving his Ferrari 512S on the hill-climb course, in front of Lord March's stately home. More details and tickets are at the Goodwood website - follow the motorsport links.

The new, 30th anniversary version of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon has gone into the UK's overall album chart at number 17, a pretty high placing for a reissue. More information on chart placings in other countries and regions will follow, as it seems a number of you have a keen interest in such things.