Toward the end of November, a drum kit used by late Rush drummer Neil Peart in the studio and on tour from 1974 through 1977 was listed for auction, with expectations of the kit selling for somewhere between $80,000 and $120,000. That estimation has been shattered as the drummer's hardware was sold for just over half a million dollars — $500,312, to be exact.
The chrome Slingerland was first acquired by Peart somewhere between late July and early August of 1974, before his first show as a member of Rush on Aug. 14 of that year. Peart was brought in as the replacement for John Rutsey, who was the group's original drummer and starred on Rush's eponymous debut, making it the only album to feature anyone outside of the enduring lineup of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Peart.