The Quads

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Name = The Quads


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Origin = Birmingham, England
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Genre = New Wave, Post-Punk
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Years_active = 1979-1982
Label = Big Bear Records
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Past_members = Josh Jones (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
Jack Jones (Guitar, Vocals)
Jim Doherty (Bass, Vocals)
Johnny Jones (Drums, Vocals)
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The Quads were a new wave band from Birmingham, England, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their 1979 single "There Must Be Thousands" was a particular favourite of the legendary BBC Radio 1 D.J. John Peel; in 2001, he still listed it as one of his all-time favourite records. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/friday_review/story/0,3605,585007,00.html So hard to beat] , "The Guardian", 2001-11-01. Accessed on-line 2007-07-28.]

Discography

ingles

*"There Must Be Thousands" / "You’ve Gotta Jive", 1979, UK #66
*"There’s Never Been A Night" / "Take It", 1979
*"UFO" / "Astronaut's Journey", 1980
*"Gotta Get A Job" / "Gang Of Kids", 1981
*"Still Moment (In Time)" / "Time To Think", 1982

Compilations

*"Bouncing In The Red", 1980 EMI LP album, includes:
**"There Must Be Thousands"
*"Brum Beat - Live At The Barrel Organ", 1980 Big Bear Records double LP album, includes:
**"When Everything's Said And Done"
**"Wonders Never Cease"
*"Shake Some Action Volume 1", 2001 bootleg CD album, includes:
**"There Must Be Thousands" (mastered from vinyl)

Peel Sessions

*1979-08-29
**"Revision Time Blues"
**"I Know You Know"
**"There's Never Been A Night"
**"There Must Be Thousands"

Music excerpts

References

External links

* [http://punkmodpop.free.fr/discoQ.htm The MODPOPPUNK Archives]