From the NME.
The drum kit played by Rush‘s Neil Peart between 1974-1977 is expected to fetch more than $100,000 (£75,000) at auction in the coming weeks.
Peart’s iconic chrome Slingerland set, which he used for recordings and live performances, will go under the hammer between November 23 and December 9 as part of Bonhams’ Music Memorabilia auction.
Bonhams expects the drum kit will sell for approximately $104,000 (£77,695) to $157,000 (£117,290).
The coveted kit features dual blue heads printed with Rush’s logo and Neil Peart’s name, as well as chrome-wrapped Tom-toms with an original head signed by Peart himself.
As the Bonhams listing explains, the kit was purchased by Peart in 1974 from Toronto’s Long & McQuade music store shortly after he joined the iconic band.
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Peart used the kit for his first performance with the band on August 14, 1974 and it acted as his main drum set until 1977.
Albums such as ‘Fly By Night’, ‘Caress Of Steel’ and ‘2112’ were all recorded with the kit, alongside the band’s first live album ‘All The World’s A Stage’ during Rush’s three-night residency at Toronto’s Massey Hall.
Leading tributes from famous fans, Dave Grohl called Peart “a kind, thoughtful, brilliant man.”
“Today, the world lost a true giant in the history of rock and roll,” he said. “An inspiration to millions with an unmistakable sound who spawned generations of musicians – like myself – to pick up two sticks and chase a dream. A kind, thoughtful, brilliant man who ruled our radios and turntables not only with his drumming, but also his beautiful words.”
He added: “I still vividly remember my first listen of ‘2112’ when I was young. It was the first time I really listened to a drummer. And since that day, music has never been the same. His power, precision, and composition was incomparable. He was called ‘The Professor’ for a reason: We all learned from him.”
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RUSH A Farewell To Kings (Rare 1977 UK 6-track LP, the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock band, including the classic song Closer To The Heart, gatefold picture sleeve with illustrated inner. This is a nice one owner copy with the sleeve and inner showing only minimal wear & the vinyl showing little evidence of play, remaining in stunning near mint condition)
- Rush - Power Windows - Stickered - UK - vinyl LP - £40.00, $51.60, €47.60 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jun-2024 18:00)on July 27, 2024 at 12:23 am
RUSH Power Windows (1985 UK 8-track vinyl LP, the eleventh studio album from the Canadian prog icons, featuring the singles The Big Money, Mystic Rhythms and Manhattan Project from the Peter Collins produced synth-era of the band. The hype-stickered glossy picture sleeve displays one of Hugh Syme's best designs for the band and comes complete with original photo portrait / lyric inner with the vinyl looking barely played VERH31)
- Rush - Presto - German - vinyl LP - £45.00, $58.05, €53.55 (New Item) (arrived 23-Apr-2024 11:49)on July 27, 2024 at 12:23 am
RUSH Presto (1989 German 11-track vinyl LP featuring the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band, including Show Don't Tell, The Pass and Superconductor, glossy 'Rabbit' picture sleeve with picture/lyric inner. The sleeve shows only very minor edgewear and the vinyl shows minimal signs of play. A top copy of this hard to find vinyl album by the trio!)
- Rush - The Big Money - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 23-Apr-2024 13:45)on July 27, 2024 at 12:23 am
RUSH The Big Money (1985 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including Territories plus a live version of Red Sector A, housed in a glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve has a few marks from being stored in a PVC sleeve, whilst the vinyl looks barely played RUSH1212)
- Rush - R30 - Baseball Shirt - Extra Large - US - clothing - £195.00, $251.55, €232.05 (New Item) (arrived 10-May-2024 11:59)on July 27, 2024 at 12:23 am
RUSH R30 (2004 US Official 100% polyester Black Baseball style shirt sold as official merchandise on the band's tour. The button up shirt features embroidered details including the 'Rush' red logo across the chest with the number 30 below in white, and embroidered label at the bottom, and on the back is a large red number 30. Size Extra Large and measuring 24 inches pit-pit and 32 inches from the back neck to the bottom. Apart from a small pull on the back, this example doesn't have many signs of being worn. A superb and rare piece of Rush tour merchandise)
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