The ‘flared trousers’ of 70s drums – Chris Kimball talks about Alan White’s North kit – 511

Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius Dave Watkinson in RAK
studios with Alan's kit and Jeremy North's wonderful Tourmato
photos from Wembley, 1978: Alan's North drums at RAK StudiosBefore
the concertJon lends a percussive handSide view of the drumsA
fantastic shot of keys and drums (spot the Birotron)Farewell
Wembley! This week Mark and I spoke to Chris Kimball about a 70s
oddity in the Yes instrumental arsenal - Alan White's North drums.
After restoring, playing and recording with these strange objects,
Chris is ideally placed to explain why they look so weird and why
drummers like Alan White were interested in using them. It's
another engrossing story from a very knowledgeable musician and
it's packed with detail so I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Why are North drums shaped like that?What were they made of?Why did
they disappear? Listen to the episode and let us know what you
think! Some North Drums artifacts are available here
-http://www.drumarchive.com/North/ I mention and highly recommend
Gerard Bassols' book, The Musical Instruments of Progressive Rock
which is available here in the UK and here in the US.
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