The Quads

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The Quads
Origin	Birmingham, England
Genre(s)	New Wave, Post-Punk
Years active	1979-1982
Label(s)	Big Bear Records
Former members
Josh Jones (Lead Vocals, Guitar) Jack Jones (Guitar, Vocals) Jim Doherty (Bass, Vocals) Johnny Jones (Drums, Vocals)

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.^[1]

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Singles 1.2 Compilations 2 Peel Sessions 3 Music excerpts 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

• "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

[edit] 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)

[edit] Peel Sessions

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

[edit] Music excerpts

[edit] References

1. ^ So hard to beat, The Guardian, 2001-11-01. Accessed on-line 2007-07-28.

[edit] External links

• The MODPOPPUNK Archives