Safeway Goya
| Safeway Goya | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Fred De Rafols |
| Also known as |
Safeway Safeway Goya[1] |
| Genres | New wave, dance-rock, art punk, experimental rock, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Academic |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980-1985 |
| Labels | Capitol Records, EMI |
| Associated acts | Translator, What is This?, Wet Picnic, Eleven, The Nobodys |
Safeway Goya was lead singer of The Nobodys, a new wave band from Los Angeles, California, not to be confused with the punk band of the same name, The Nobodys, from Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Nobodys released an album on Capitol Records and EMI International August 8, 1984. The album as well as the first single from it are both titled "No Guarantees". Goya produced the album and wrote the songs with guitarist & keyboardist 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),[2] and in episode 27, "Buddies," of the television series Miami Vice.
Stage name
Alex Blanc & Safeway Goya were in fact brothers. The pen name "Safeway Goya" was taken from the Safeway grocery store and the famous Spanish painter, Francisco Goya to reflect both his American and Spanish sides. Prior to their taking those stage names they were Alex and Fred de Rafols. The brothers are of Spanish descent.
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"No Guarantees"
 Audio sample from the live album The Nobodys: No Guarantees |
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Career
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 Avenue. Appropriately, it was named Anza Studios and Silversleeves Productions. Anza records produced a 45 in 1975 "Rain or Shine" / "Kick Up A Storm" that was engineered by Anthony Della 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". Fred de Rafols was also an Academic at Johns Hopkins University. He now lives in Reno, Nevada and is a professor of Spanish at the University of Nevada, Reno.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Name * (January 10, 2015). "Artist Biography by Michael Sutton". All Music.com. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ↑ Firstborn Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 2011
- ↑ University Directory University of Nevada at Reno. Retrieved March 2011
- ↑ Fred de Rafols transparentnevada.com. Retrieved March 2011