Safety_(EP)

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Safety (EP)

1998 extended play by Coldplay

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]

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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

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

All songs written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.[7]

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Personnel

Coldplay
Technical personnel
  • Nikki Rosetti – production, engineering
  • Phil Harvey – management
  • John Hilton – photography
  • Kut & Payste Studios – sleeve design

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    Wild, Debs; Croft, Malcolm (2018). Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay. ECW Press. pp. 17–20. ISBN 9781787391093.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "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.
  5. [5]
    "Art History: Safety EP". Coldplay Timeline. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Safety EP – Part 2". Coldplay Official Website. 2000. Archived from the original on 27 October 2000. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. [7]
    Coldplay (1998). Safety EP (liner notes). UK: Coldplay.
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