Random Trivia

Would-Be-Goods’ song The End of the World has no relations to Skeeter Davis’ “The End of the World”, except for its title.

Would-Be-Goods – The Morning After

I’ve briefly mentioned Would-Be-Goods before, but it was really just about a video I made of a crocodile.

Would-Be-Goods started off as just Jessica Griffin (who stole the band’s name from E. Nesbit’s children book “The Wouldbegoods” (1899).) Her early recordings for él Records had the Monochrome Set as session players because she did not have a full band. They were not an actual full band until 2000 when she was joined in by Peter Momtchiloff, Debbie Green and Lupe Nuñez-Fernandez.

Would-Be-Goods – Southernmost

Would-be-Goods – The End of the World

Anyway, their debut album, “The Camera Loves Me”, was so popular that it was released three times: 1988, and 1999 (four new songs) and, once again, 2003 (two extra songs).

I had a lot of trouble deciding on what song to showcase. I personally think they’re all really good. I’ve decided to play it safe and picked the title track off The Morning After. Other recommended tracks to listen to: “Richard III”, “Velasquez and I”, and “Black Pearls Of Polynesia”.

PS, as you can see below, Would-Be-Goods have been on numerous compilations. The best one to get is probably the Matinée 50 for the cover of the Lucksmiths’ “Southernmost” and Romantic And Square Is Hip And Aware for the Smiths’ “Back to the Old House”.

DISCOGRAPHY

Fruit Paradise (7″ Single, 1987)

The Camera Loves Me (7″ single, 1988)

The Camera Loves Me (1988, reissued: 1999, 2003)

Mondo (1993)

Sugar Mummy (7″ Single, 2001)

Emmanuelle Beart (EP, Sep 2001)

Brief Lives (Mar 2002)

The Morning After (2004)

MISCELLANEOUS

A Meeting On The Disc (Mar 1993) Split 7″ with The Bridge

COMPILATIONS

London Pavilion Volume Two (1987)	Too Good To Be True: The Very Best Of El Records 1985-1988 (Jan 1987)	The Ruling Class – The Very Best Of El Records (Jan 1988)	London Pavilion Volume Three (1988)	Girl Talk (Jun 1989)	Abracadabra (Jan 1992)	My Favourite Flavour + Amen (1992)	Bellissimmo! El Singles Part 2 (Jan 1993)
London Pavilion Volume One & Two (1993)	Prego! ’93 (Aug 1993)	Sunshine Pop (Nov 1999)	Él Records – The Legendary B Sides (Jan 1995)	Trattoriar Menu 100 (Sep 1996)	The World In Winter (Jan 2000)	Valentine 2000: The El Love Album (Feb 2000)	Modern Acoustic (Jul 2000)
All’s Fair in Love and Chickfactor – CF Mixtape 1 (2000)	Matinée Spring Collection (May 2001)	The Matinée Summer Splash! (Aug 2002)	The Matinée Autumn Assortment! (Oct 2003)	Daft Wild Strawberry Soda (2003)	Grimsby Fishmarket #5 (2003)	Matinée 50 (Jul 2003)	Romantic And Square Is Hip And Aware (Jan 2004)