The Quads
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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 favourite of the BBC Radio 1
DJ
John Peel
. In 2001, he still listed it as one of his all-time favourite records
.
a Peel session incorporating;
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
from Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their 1979 single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"There Must Be Thousands" was a favourite of the BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
. In 2001, he still listed it as one of his all-time favourite records
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
.
Singles
- "There Must Be Thousands" / "You’ve Gotta Jive", 1979, UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#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 EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, includes:- "There Must Be Thousands"
- Brum Beat - Live At The Barrel Organ, 1980 Big Bear RecordsBig Bear RecordsBig Bear Records is a British record label setup in 1972 by Jim Simpson. It specialises in blues and jazz recordings.-Discographical data:*1972: Eddie "Guitar" Burns: Bottle Up And Go - Action ACMP 100 = BEAR 16...
double albumDouble albumA double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
, includes:- "When Everything's Said And Done"
- "Wonders Never Cease"
- Shake Some Action Volume 1, 2001 bootlegBootleg recordingA bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
album, includes:- "There Must Be Thousands" (re-mastered from vinyl)
Peel session
On 29 August 1979, The Quads recordedSound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
a Peel session incorporating;
- "Revision Time Blues"
- "I Know You Know"
- "There's Never Been A Night"
- "There Must Be Thousands"
Music excerpts
- Listen on YouTube There must be thousands - Bouncing in the red, 1980 EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
- Listen on YouTube Feel the need for more - Unreleased material, 1988