The Quads

The Quads
Origin Birmingham, England
Genres New wave, post-punk
Years active 1979–1982
Labels Big Bear Records
Past members Josh Jones
Jack Jones
Jim Doherty
Johnny Jones

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 favourite of the BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who selected it as his "single of the decade!"[1]

Despite receiving considerable airplay on the main BBC Radio 1 daytime programmes, "There Must Be Thousands" only reached No. 66 in the UK singles chart, but in 2001 John Peel still listed it as one of his all-time favourite records.[2]

Then, in 2013, to coincide with its use on a promotional video by natural skincare company JooMo, the track was re-released by Big Bear Records .[3][4]

Discography

Singles

Compilations

Peel session

On 29 August 1979, The Quads recorded a Peel session incorporating;

Music excerpts

Quads - There Must Be Thousands excerpt
An excerpt from The Quads' There Must Be Thousands

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References

  1. John Peel’s single of the decade! Big Bear Music
  2. So hard to beat, The Guardian, 2001-11-01. Accessed on-line 2007-07-28
  3. There Must Be Thousands re-released on iTunes
  4. JooMo Skin Care
  5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 444. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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