BJ Wilson's drumkits: #1A

Ludwig 5-piece (1964–1969) – Black Oyster Pearl No 8025

Drummer and Procol fan Keith Necessary sends us (October 2004) the following fascinating analysis and probable chronology of BJ's drum set-up, based on photographic evidence:

Drums
No. 977P – Ludwig 12” x 24” bass drum in Black Oyster Pearl (Scottish style bass drum)
No. 400 – Ludwig 5” x 14” Supra-phonic snare drum in Chrome
No. 944P – Ludwig 9” x 13” mounted tom tom in Black Oyster Pearl
No. 948P – Ludwig 14” x 14” floor tom in Black Oyster Pearl (BJ omits this drum when stage setup is tight)
No. 950P – Ludwig 16” x 16” floor tom in Black Oyster Pearl

Hardware
No. 4401 - Rogers Swiv-o-matic hi-hat pedal
No. 1286 – Ludwig Speed King bass drum pedal with hard felt beater
No. 1402 – Ludwig Atlas Line cymbal stand (three of them)
No. 1363 – Ludwig Classic Line snare drum stand
No. 1026-1 – Ludwig Atlas drum and tympani stool with round seat
No. 782-1 – Ludwig single tom tom holder (mounted off the left side of the bass drum)

Cymbals (from BJ’s left to right)
14” Zildjian hi-hats (thin top, medium-heavy bottom) on hi-hat stand
20” Zildjian medium crash
22” Zildjian medium heavy ride with sizzles

In all its incarnations this is one of the kits BJ had the longest, having got it kit around 1964-1965 and used it when he was in The Paramounts.

BJ with the Paramounts:  this photo is without the 14" X 14" floor tom shown on the plan above

At Bilzen, 1967 (BJ's first public show with Procol Harum): 16" dinner gong to BJ's right

While filming the Whisky Train sequence in the Copping Brothers' film, 'The Procol Harum'

This kit was probably used on the following albums:
Procol Harum 1967
Shine On Brightly 1968
A Salty Dog 1969
And all the live performances during this period