TAMA Imperialstar Concert Tom-Toms

Stewart Copeland owned a set of four high-pitched TAMA Imperialstar Concert Tom-Toms, all in Metallic Blue finish.

The concert toms had single Remo CS Weather King drum heads, chrome-plated fittings and a die-cast plate for holder, plus concert tom stands. Drum sizes of the high-pitch concert toms were: 5 1/2" x 6", 5 1/2" x 8", 6 1/2" x 10" and 8" x 12".

The TAMA concert toms were probably bought initially as additional drum components to Stewart's Imperialstar Light Blue kit. He was known to have performed live with an expanded setup (incorporating the concert toms) on a few occasions: for instance, during the Strontium 90 gig in May 1977 and the Peter Gabriel WOMAD festival concert on 18 July 1982. As well as during a Police concert on 11 March 1978 at the Rainbow Theatre - except that photos show some Remo Rototoms were also included. The song "Masoko Tanga" on the Outlandos D'Amour album also (likely) features the TAMA concert toms playing the high-pitched tom-tom sounds in the intro.

However, Stewart later preferred using the TAMA Octobans (tube toms) for high-pitched percussion sounds. So he instead had them at his home studio, which later became known as The Worried Rabbit.