Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Spectrum [Vinter] 1968
Adjudicators:	Tom Atkinson , John Carr , Vivian Dunn , Gilbert Vinter
Venue:	Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Grimethorpe Colliery	George Thompson	16	192
2	Carlton Main Frickley Colliery	Jack Atherton	17	190
3	Fairey	Kenneth Dennison	18	189
4	CWS (Manchester)	Alex Mortimer	1	183
5	Ransome & Marles	Dennis Masters	15	181
6	GUS	Stanley Boddington	10	179
10	Brighouse & Rastrick	Walter Barrow Hargreaves	4
18	Wingates Temperance	Stanley Whiteman	6
	Foden Motor Works	Rex Mortimer	2
	Cory	John Harrison	3
	Yorkshire Imperial	Trevor Walmsley	5
	Besses o' th' Barn	Frank Bryce	7
	Black Dyke Mills	Geoffrey Brand	8
	Templemore	Alfred Bell	9
	Thoresby Colliery	William Lippeatt	11
	BMC Concert	Cliff Edmunds	12
	Lindley	Ernest Woodhouse	13
	Ever Ready (Craghead)	Eric Cunningham	14
	Mirrlees Works	Jack Atherton	19
	Edge Hill	William Yates	20
	City of Coventry	Albert Chappell	21

Gilbert Vinter's ill-health (he died only 34 days later) forced him to retire from adjudicating duties mid-way through the contest; he was replaced for the remainder of the contest by Tom Atkinson.

The British Bandsman report of the contest in the Sept. 13th issue states: "Mr. Gilbert Vinter, the composer of the day's test piece was prevented from attending as the programme announced that he would, due to ill health. All will join in the expression of goodwill which Mr. Fearnley voiced in a telegram to Gilbert Vinter from Belle Vue." and " The adjudicators were Sir Vivian Dunn, and Mr John Carr. In the capacity of referee was Mr. Eric Ball. It was at extremely short notice that Eric Ball had been called upon to fill this important role." In the Bandsman only Dunn's and Carr's remarks were published.