Would Be's

• Julie McDonnell - vocals
• Mattie Finnegan - guitar
• Paul Finnegan - guitar
• Eamonn Finnegan - bass
• Pascal Smith - drums
• Aidan O'Reilly - trombone/sax/violin

Bio:

Wonderful indie pop band formed in early 1989 by the three Finnegan brothers, evolving from an their earlier band called The Nobody's. Another brother James Finnegan managed them and footed the bill for the recording and the first pressing of 250 copies of their debut single, released through Danceline Records. This single was famously championed by John Peel. It is more easily found as the UK pressing on Decoy. 17 year old singer Jilie McDonnell left the band shortly afterwards, replaced by Eileen Gogan. The band reformed in 2000 with a new singer Karen Cunningham.

tracks:
Addicted To The Predictable
I Want To Say What Goes Without Saying

track: Must It Be

 

side one:
I'm Hardly Ever Wrong
Great Expectations

side two:
I Want To Say What Goes Without Saying
There Is There Are That's All

tracks:
All This Rubbish Is True
Must It Be
Funny Ha Ha
My Radio Sounds Different In The Dark

   

side one:
Funny Haha
Cynical Song

side two:
All This Rubbish Is True
Logic Makes No Sense To Me

Notes:
"Logic Makes No Sense To Me" was previously recorded in a faster version by The Nobodys

side one:
Funny Ha Ha
Cynical Song
All This Rubbish Is True
Logic Makes No Sense To Me

side two:
I'm Hardly Ever Wrong
Great Expectations
I Want To Say What Goes Without Saying
There Is There Are That's All

Notes:
This compilation collects the 1st and 2nd EPs. Why Decoy chose to release it with the same title as one of those EPs escapes me! There are no CD bonus tracks. I've been told that a CD edition exists which adds the 3rd EP (DYT26) but I cannot confirm this, nor have I ever seen it offered for sale.

side one:
My Radio Sounds Different in the Dark

side two:
Would Be Song
Damn Mistake

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