Years active 1979–1982 Active until 1982 Genres New wave, Post-punk | Labels Big Bear Records Record label Big Bear Records | |
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Past members Josh Jones
Jack Jones
Jim Doherty
Johnny Jones Origin Birmingham, United Kingdom (1979) Similar The Smirks, Leyton Buzzards, The Distractions, Gary Usher, Jan and Dean | ||
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!"
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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.
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 .
Singles
Compilations
Peel session
On 29 August 1979, The Quads recorded a Peel session incorporating;
Music excerpts
Songs
There Must Be Thousands1979
Surfin' Hearse1993
You Gotta Jive1979
References
The Quads Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA