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

• "There Must Be Thousands" / "You’ve Gotta Jive", 1979, UK No. 66 ^[5]
• "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 album, includes:
  • "There Must Be Thousands"
• Brum Beat - Live At The Barrel Organ, 1980 Big Bear Records double 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" (re-mastered from vinyl)

Peel session

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

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

Members

• Josh Jones – vocals, guitar
• Jack Jones – guitar
• Johnny Jones – drums
• Jim Doherty – bass guitar

Music excerpts

Quads - There Must Be Thousands excerpt

An excerpt from The Quads' There Must Be Thousands

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• Listen on YouTube There must be thousands - Bouncing in the red, 1980 EMI
• Listen on YouTube Feel the need for more - Unreleased material, 1988