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.
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 - All The World's A Stage - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 25-Apr-2024 09:26)on April 27, 2024 at 3:52 pm
RUSH All The World's A Stage (1984 UK Mercury 12-track double vinyl LP featuring a collection of live recordings from their performances at Toronto's Massey Hall between 11th - 13th June 1976, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with the 'Priceless' series inners. The sleeve shows light wear with its original price sticker in place and the vinyl remains in overall excellent condition with minimal signs of play PRID1)
- Rush - A Farewell To Kings - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 22-Apr-2024 15:52)on April 27, 2024 at 3:52 pm
RUSH A Farewell To Kings (1977 UK 6-track vinyl LP, the remarkable fifth studio album by the Canadian rock band including the classics Closer To The Heart & Xanadu. Without its inner, the gatefold picture sleeve itself still has the lyrics printed across the inside spread and the vinyl remains in EX condition with only light signs of play)
- Rush - A Show Of Hands - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $31.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 15-Apr-2024 08:37)on April 27, 2024 at 3:52 pm
RUSH A Show Of Hands (1989 UK 14-track double vinyl LP recorded live during the 'Power Windows' tour in 1986 and the 'Hold Your Fire' tour in '88, including versions of Time Stands Still, The Big Money, Closer To The Heart and Marathon, gatefold picture sleeve. The vinyl appears near mint)
- Rush - Permanent Waves - mid 80s - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 17-Apr-2024 12:00)on April 27, 2024 at 3:52 pm
RUSH Permanent Waves (Mid 80s UK issue of the 1980 6-track vinyl LP, including Rush flagships The Spirit Of Radio and Freewill, closing with the full-blown epic Natural Science, gloss picture sleeve with blank newspaper headline and illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve displays some light shelfwear and, apart from a few cosmetic surface scuffs, the vinyl looks seldom played)
- Rush - The Studio Albums - 1989-2007 - UK - cd album box set - £24.99, $31.24, €29.24 (New Item) (arrived 20-Apr-2024 15:45)on April 27, 2024 at 3:52 pm
RUSH The Studio Albums - 1989-2007 (2013 UK/EU 77-track remastered SEVEN CD Box Set, comprising the albums Presto, Roll The Bones, Counterparts, Test For Echo, Vapor Trails Remixed, Feedback & Snakes & Arrows, with each disc housed in its respective card wallet picture sleeve complete with a 40-page lyric booklet, with all parts housed in a clamshell picture box. Near Mint)
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