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Sound

With its thin birch shells in '60s sizes, original die-cast rims and coated Remo Ambassador batters the Spirit Of Lily should approximate Moonie's sound pretty well. The 14" deep bass drums give the appropriate fast smack and then there's the question of the three 14"x8" toms. Adjusting the trio to get a good range of intervals is obviously limited.

However, a big part of Moonie's blamming, timpani-like tom sound was due to these uniquely dimensioned toms, and there's no doubt you could get one hell of a clatter. The Premier Series is, in any case, a premium kit with a proven great sound.

Lily graphics

Let's get to the critical part of the exercise, the Lily graphics. Premier has done a thorough job. Colin explains: "We tracked three toms down to the V&A, so we got a good foundation for the artwork, sizes, etc. We found a bass drum head on another one of Keith's drums in the V&A, so that was relatively easy to reproduce.

Finally Colin says, "The covering is digitally printed onto plastic wrap and contains UV varnish for protection. The colours are consistent with no variations in shade - every batch will always be exactly the same - and it won't fade or yellow under stage lighting".