Rogers · Rogers Londoner · 1967–late 1970s
Rogers named the Londoner for Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five, and the 1967 catalog sold it as the Dave Clark Londoner, with his line "I like it like that" in the copy. It was a four-piece for the beat-group sound, with a 20-inch bass, 12 and 13-inch toms on a Swiv-O-Matic dual holder, a 16-inch floor tom and a PowerTone snare, all on Holiday drums. Rogers drums sold in Britain in that era were built by Ajax under license. The name outlived the move to Fullerton. The 1970 Londoner used PowerTone drums, and the 1973–74 Londoner V, which Rogers called its most popular setup for basic rock, went to a 22-inch bass and a Dyna-Sonic snare. By 1976 the Londoner Five, Six and Seven had five-ply hardwood shells, MemriLoc hardware and the square Big R badge. So a Londoner can be an Ohio kit or a late Fullerton one, and the badge and tom holder tell you which. Buy one whose drums share a badge style and whose holder fits that era.
Inside the shellRogers Londoner
The catalogs split it cleanly. Holiday drums with the regular Ohio script badge fit the 1967 Dave Clark version, PowerTone drums with the flatter Fullerton script fit about 1970–1975, and MemriLoc hardware with the square Big R badge means 1976 or later. Vintage Drum Guide notes some 1975 drums wear both the last script logo and the new Big R badge.
The dual tom holder or its MemriLoc parts often go missing, and bass drums pick up extra holes from later mounts. Since the name ran for a decade, drums from different Londoner years get sold together as one kit.
Buying guide
There's one Londoner for sale, a 1970s kit titled Big R at $1,168 delivered, so its price isn't a market read. The square Big R badge means 1976 or later, which makes this a Londoner Five, Six or Seven with MemriLoc hardware rather than the 1967 Dave Clark kit. Its first photo shows only a tom, a floor tom and a bass drum in a wood-grain finish, so ask how many drums come with it, their sizes, and whether the MemriLoc tom holder is included. Ask for photos inside each shell and of the bearing edges too, since those are the expensive faults on a kit this age.
$1,167.77est. delivered
The only Londoner on eBay right now, titled 1970s Big R, so it's a 1976 or later kit. The first photo shows three drums, so confirm the piece count and that the tom holder comes with it.
⚡Rogers Londoner BIG R Drum Set 1970's⚡
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 12, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used$1,167.77est. delivered
$1,059.99 + $107.78 shipping
Buy It Now$1,059.99
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Titled 1970s Big R. First photo shows three drums and no tom holder arm, so ask what's included.
Seller: themanwhosoldthedrum
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