TAMA Imperialstar Metallic Blue kit

The TAMA Imperialstar Metallic Blue kit (a.k.a the Light Blue kit) was one of Stewart's first TAMA drum kits, from 1976. In 2017 this kit was put up for auction.

Stewart used this kit heavily during The Police's early years. It had travelled around small venues when the band were doing shows in the UK. And it had been used to record the "Fall Out"/"Nothing Achieving" single.

He also toured and recorded with this kit on Outlandos D'Amour and Reggatta De Blanc. In addition to that he also used it for his Klark Kent singles & albums.

But by 1980 the kit was retired from live use and remained at his Buckinghamshire home studio for the rest of the 80s at least. Stewart also used it on his solo projects such as Rumblefish, The Rhythmatist and recording music for The Equalizer.

In 1990 this kit went in storage.

The Blue kit setup
Information taken from auction.

Drums:
 * 22" x 14" Bass Drum, serial number 55474
 * 12" x 7" Rack Tom 1, serial number 55672
 * 13" x 8" Rack Tom 2, serial number 52753
 * 16" x 15" Floor Tom 1, serial number 55407
 * 14" x 5" Snare drum, serial number 62500

Cymbals: (These varied over the years, but here's the setup as given by the auction)
 * 10" Paiste 2002 Splash, serial number 313565
 * 20" Paiste ‘Sound Creation’ Bell Ride, serial number 9261(or 7)84
 * 24" Paiste Rude Ride/Crash, serial number 122031
 * 18" Paiste Signature Series Fast Crash, serial number C6066359
 * 14" Paiste 2002 Top Sound Edge Hi-Hat, serial number 122039
 * 14" Paiste Rude Hi-Hat (bottom), serial number 122038