A journey in photos, video and audio of BABS medalist quartets from the 1970's to
the present day.
If you have photos you'd like to include please email to
graham.smith@tx.rr.com
REGENCY PRIDE (gold medal 1981)
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| Regency Pride with trophy, at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton 1981 | |
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1981 BABS Convention (Skegness) finals |
 this photo was taken immediately after we came off stage in the finals - we never wore pink lapel flowers again! |
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Regency Pride were featured on "Jim'll Fix It" (March 26th 1983) |
 press clipping from our appearance on "Jim'll Fix It" |
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 Graham sitting in Jimmy Savile's famous chair on "Jim'll Fix It" |
| performing on the Isle of Wight
Ferry (singing "I Love to Hear That Old Barbershop Style - click on
audio below .... ) |
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| @ Harmony College 1981 ("My Little Mandy and Me") | at Universal Studios, Los Angeles CA in 1982 |
 appearing with "Bucks Fizz" on Pebble Mill at One |
Regency Pride were guests on "Pebble Mill at One" |
 .... Derek and Allan feeling nervous ! |
 Allan singing "I'm confessin' that I love you" always loved these silk yellow shirts :) click on the audio below .. |
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 Regency Pride as "The School Board" in "The Music Man" (Theatre Royal in Brighton) |
| Regency Pride with Joe Liles (Harmony College 1981) | |
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| more "Music Man" ....... | a very happy bunch of guys ! |
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| Goofing off in the dressing room, Los Angeles 1982 | @ The Dome, Brighton 1983 |
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Regency Pride - Warwick Convention 1984 |
.jpg) "When the Toy Soldiers March On Parade" |
.jpg) Reunion - Harrogate 1998 |
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| Regency Pride at the top of the
CN Tower in Toronto (1982) ...... it was WINDY !!!!!! |
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 Allan, Graham and friends - Brighton 1994 |
 Green suits .... on stage in Pennsylvania 1983 |
 quartet and wives hanging out at a party in Los Angeles Feb 1982 |
 Publicity photo 1983  posing with the "Queen Mary" in Long Beach CA  |
.jpg) Derek Barton (front row, right) was also a member of the Barbershop group at Hove Grammar School in 1975. Note, the director here is PC George Beer, a member of the Hove Harmonizers. Graham Smith was also at this school in the year below Derek, although never sang in this group |
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 on the Crawley Chordsmen show |
 on the Guildford show (Bob Watkin, Director, on the right was the bass of the 1976 BABS Quartet Champs "The Barrytones") |
 performing on the ferry to the Isle of Wight  Los Angeles afterglow 1982 |
 performing in 1980 before the contest  ... it's a long story ...... (at the "Music Man" @ Theatre Royal in Brighton |