A journey in photos, video and audio of BABS quartets from the 1970's to
the present day.
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QUARTZ PRECISION (gold medal 1989)
1st place 1989 Bournemouth
.jpg) our publicity photo with the winner's trophy and the "Sterling-Burrows" award for highest stage presence marks ... |
.jpg) 1989 contest finals photo - the first song was "The Great Race" with appropriate characters! |
| Quartz Precision at BABS 1988 Convention in Harrogate | 1989 BABS Convention finals |
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1989 BABS Convention finals - results (Stuart Wineberg announces) |
1989 BABS Convention finals - acceptance |
.jpg) this photo was taken at dinner an hour or so after the quartet was awarded the gold .... |
 another convention photo from the 1989 finals |
.jpg) QP at the SPEBSQSA convention in San Francisco 1990 (we came 22nd / 52) |
.jpg) QP in San Francisco 1990 |
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| QP sang at Andy's Wedding (to Kath) | another wedding photo |
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| QP also sang at Timmy Mallett's wedding reception | QP in 2000 @ Brighton - we reunited for the "Quartet of the Millennium" contest (2nd place) |
 convention photo 1988 |
 Our club, Crawley Chordsmen, threw a party for us to celebrate the gold. FYI, that's Bob Beckford in the green sweater (from the Beckford Bros 1974 quartet silver medallists) |
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1988 BABS Quartet semifinals |
1988 BABS Quartet finals |
| QP @ 1991 BABS Prelims (mike warmers) |
QP perform on the 1991 BABS Convention Saturday Night Show - featuring the theme from "Neighbours" and "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" !! MC'd by Ian Taylor. |
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1990 BABS Convention show - QP performs "The Englishman with his usual Bloody Cold" and the Morecombe & Wise classic "Bring Me Sunshine (Medley)" |
1988 BABS Quartet Southern prelims (B/W) |
 CD cover "The Great Race" |
%20(s).jpg) QP sang at Chris Tideman's surprise birthday party !! |
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(AUDIO) "The Great Race" |
(AUDIO) "All I Need is Just a Girl Like You!" |
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| QP Entered the "Quartet of the Millennium" contest in Brighton 2000 (2nd place) | |
 QP pictured with His Excellency The Honourable Henry E. Catto (United States Ambassador) at a Christmas Dinner held at New Scotland Yard hosted by Mr. John Dellow, the Deputy Commissioner, and London's senior detectives, December 1989. |
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