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'''''Safety''''' is the first extended play and public release by British [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Coldplay]]. It was recorded at [[Tottenham]]'s Sync City Studios with Nikki Rosetti between 1 and 2 February 1998, following their debut live performance at The Laurel Tree.<ref name="LITB2">{{Cite book |last1=Wild |first1=Debs |title=Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay |last2=Croft |first2=Malcolm |publisher=ECW Press |year=2018 |isbn=9781787391093 |pages=17–20 |language=en}}</ref> [[Phil Harvey (band manager)|Phil Harvey]] financed the sessions for £ |
'''''Safety''''' is the first extended play and public release by British [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Coldplay]]. It was recorded at [[Tottenham]]'s Sync City Studios with Nikki Rosetti between 1 and 2 February 1998, following their debut live performance at The Laurel Tree.<ref name="LITB2">{{Cite book |last1=Wild |first1=Debs |title=Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay |last2=Croft |first2=Malcolm |publisher=ECW Press |year=2018 |isbn=9781787391093 |pages=17–20 |language=en}}</ref> [[Phil Harvey (band manager)|Phil Harvey]] financed the sessions for £1,500 and received a box with 500 copies on 19 May 1998.<ref name="LITB2" /> Most of them were given away to record labels, friends and family,<ref name="coldplay.com">{{cite web |date=4 February 2002 |title=We Interview Coldplay's Manager |url=http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111124731/http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine1.pdf |archive-date=11 November 2007 |access-date=31 December 2021 |website=Coldplay E-Zine}}</ref> but around 150 are known to have been sold on the open market.<ref name="LITB2" /> |
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According to Harvey, his father and an [[Trinity College, Oxford|Oxford]] roommate were the ones to help him fund ''Safety''.<ref name="coldplay.com" /> The latter originally bought a copy of it for around £3.<ref name="LITB2" /> On 25 May 1998, the band managed to sell 50 units of the extended play to their public at [[Dingwalls]].<ref name="coldplay.com" /> All three of the songs appeared unaltered on subsequent Coldplay releases: "Bigger Stronger" and "Such a Rush" were featured on ''[[The Blue Room (EP)|The Blue Room]]'', while "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" was used as a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] for their breakthrough hit "[[Yellow (Coldplay song)|Yellow]]".<ref>{{cite web|date=21 April 2009|title=Hi Oracle! Some of the early songs appear on two releases...|url=http://www.coldplay.com/oracledetail_pop.php?id=659&page=&iframe=true|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608152312/http://www.coldplay.com/oracledetail_pop.php?id=659&page=&iframe=true|archive-date=8 June 2011|access-date=13 February 2022|work=Coldplay Official Website}}</ref> |
According to Harvey, his father and an [[Trinity College, Oxford|Oxford]] roommate were the ones to help him fund ''Safety''.<ref name="coldplay.com" /> The latter originally bought a copy of it for around £3.<ref name="LITB2" /> On 25 May 1998, the band managed to sell 50 units of the extended play to their public at [[Dingwalls]].<ref name="coldplay.com" /> All three of the songs appeared unaltered on subsequent Coldplay releases: "Bigger Stronger" and "Such a Rush" were featured on ''[[The Blue Room (EP)|The Blue Room]]'', while "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" was used as a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] for their breakthrough hit "[[Yellow (Coldplay song)|Yellow]]".<ref>{{cite web|date=21 April 2009|title=Hi Oracle! Some of the early songs appear on two releases...|url=http://www.coldplay.com/oracledetail_pop.php?id=659&page=&iframe=true|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608152312/http://www.coldplay.com/oracledetail_pop.php?id=659&page=&iframe=true|archive-date=8 June 2011|access-date=13 February 2022|work=Coldplay Official Website}}</ref> |
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| Released | 25 May 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1–2 February 1998 | |||
| Studio | Sync City Studios, Tottenham | |||
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| Length | 14:24 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
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Safety is the first extended play and public release by British rock band Coldplay. It was recorded at Tottenham's Sync City Studios with Nikki Rosetti between 1 and 2 February 1998, following their debut live performance at The Laurel Tree.[2] Phil Harvey financed the sessions for £1,500 and received a box with 500 copies on 19 May 1998.[2] Most of them were given away to record labels, friends and family,[3] but around 150 are known to have been sold on the open market.[2]
According to Harvey, his father and an Oxford roommate were the ones to help him fund Safety.[3] The latter originally bought a copy of it for around £3.[2] On 25 May 1998, the band managed to sell 50 units of the extended play to their public at Dingwalls.[3] All three of the songs appeared unaltered on subsequent Coldplay releases: "Bigger Stronger" and "Such a Rush" were featured on The Blue Room, while "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" was used as a B-side for their breakthrough hit "Yellow".[4]
Packaging[edit]
The album artwork is a photograph of lead singer Chris Martin taken by John Hilton, a friend of the band.[5] His long exposure shot captured Martin's moving head perfectly framed by a safety door sign at one of the band's gigs and inspired the EP's title.[6]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Bigger Stronger" | 4:49 |
| 2. | "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Such a Rush" | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 14:24 | |
Personnel[edit]
- Coldplay
- Chris Martin – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, songwriting, production
- Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, songwriting, production
- Guy Berryman – bass guitar, songwriting, production
- Will Champion – drums, songwriting, production
- Technical personnel
- Nikki Rosetti – production, engineering
- Phil Harvey – management
- John Hilton – photography
- Kut & Payste Studios – sleeve design
References[edit]
- ^ "Entrevista com Nikki Rosetti, produtora dos EPs Safety e Blue Room" [Interview with Nikki Rosetti, producer of Safety and Blue Room EPs]. Viva Coldplay (in Portuguese). 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Wild, Debs; Croft, Malcolm (2018). Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay. ECW Press. pp. 17–20. ISBN 9781787391093.
- ^ a b c "We Interview Coldplay's Manager" (PDF). Coldplay E-Zine. 4 February 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Hi Oracle! Some of the early songs appear on two releases..." Coldplay Official Website. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Art History: Safety EP". Coldplay Timeline. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Safety EP – Part 2". Coldplay Official Website. 2000. Archived from the original on 27 October 2000. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Coldplay (1998). Safety EP (liner notes). UK: Coldplay.
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