“100 years ago, two young men got together – a drummer and a drum maker. Both had one idea – the progress and improvement of drummers’ instruments from the drummer’s point of view. Albert Della-Porta and George J. Smith enjoyed making drums and the Premier Drum Company was born.“
My Premier drum story isn’t 100 years old, but I think this photo would have been around taken at least 50 years ago. My First brand new drum set. Premier B303 in a very bright red. I paid for this kit, with money from my gigs. I was 15.
Premier 303 Series, 1974.
Browsing through FB Market place and I saw this kit advertised, with what looked like a Supraphonic and thought “It must be gone by now”. I tried to message but the link on the listing went nowhere. So I searched for the user an DM’d instead. To my surprise, it was still available. I jumped in the car and ended up taking it all home.