Safeway Goya was lead singer of The Nobodys, who released an album on Capitol Records and EMI International August 8, 1984. The album and the single from it are both called "No Guarantees". Goya produced the album and wrote the songs with guitarist Alex Blanc. The group's video, shot in Amsterdam, Berlin, and Los Angeles, aired on MTV that year. The single, "No Guarantees," was used in Michael Apted's movie Firstborn, starring Peter Weller & Teri Garr (1984),[1] and in episode 27, "Buddies," of the television series Miami Vice.
Alex Blanc & Safeway Goya were in fact brothers. The pen name "Safeway Goya" was taken from the Safeway grocery store and Goya Spanish foods to reflect both his American and Spanish sides. Prior to their taking those stage names they were Alex and Fred de Rafols. The brothers were of Spanish descent.
They originally started their musical careers in Davis, California in the early 70's under the group name "Squid". They also built a small recording studio in their mother's home on Anza street. Appropriately, it was name Anza Studios and Silversleeves Productions. Anza records produced a 45 in 1975 "Rain or Shine" / "Kick Up A Storm" that was engineered by Anthony Dalla Rosa. Their album entitled "No Guarantees" featured Timex Burke on drums, Eric Garcia on bass and Ken Ypparila on keyboards. The albums playlist included "No Guarantees","I Scratch","They Didn't Offer Me You","Just One Of Your Legs", What Can I Do", I Am Helpless Without My Computers", Drops Of Water", "The Gang On Fortune Hill" and "I Don't Mind". Safeway Goya Fred de Rafols was also an Academic at Johns Hopkins University. Fred de Rafols now teaches Spanish at the University of Nevada, Reno.[2][3]
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