Safety (EP) explained

Safety
Type:EP
Artist:Coldplay
Cover:Safety ep.jpg
Alt:Blurred black and white photograph of Chris Martin in front of a door marked "Safety".
Recorded:1–2 February 1998
Studio:Sync City Studios, Tottenham
Length:14:24
Label:Self-released
Next Title:The Blue Room
Next Year:1999

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 live debut at The Laurel Tree in London.[1] Phil Harvey funded the project for £1,500 and received a box with 500 copies on 19 May 1998. Most of them were given away to record label executives, friends and family,[2] but around 150 were sold on the open market. According to Harvey, it was his father and an Oxford roommate that helped him finance Safety. The latter originally bought a copy of it for around £3.

Packaging

The artwork is a photograph of lead singer Chris Martin taken by John Hilton, a friend of the band.[3] 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 extended play's title.[4]

Distribution

On 25 May 1998, Coldplay managed to sell 50 units of the extended play to their public at Dingwalls. All three of the songs appeared unaltered on subsequent releases: "Bigger Stronger" and "Such a Rush" were featured on The Blue Room, while "No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground" became a B-side for their breakthrough hit "Yellow".[5] According to UNILAD, copies of the extended play can now go up to $2,500 on marketplaces across the internet.[6]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Coldplay
Technical personnel

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wild . Debs . Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay . Croft . Malcolm . ECW Press . 2018 . 9781787391093 . 17–20 . en.
  2. Web site: 4 February 2002 . We Interview Coldplay's Manager . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071111124731/http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine1.pdf . 11 November 2007 . 31 December 2021 . Coldplay E-Zine.
  3. Web site: 10 June 2010 . Art History: Safety EP . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220207164043/https://timeline.coldplay.com/article/art-history-1-safety-ep/ . 7 February 2022 . 7 February 2022 . Coldplay Timeline.
  4. Web site: 2000 . Safety EP – Part 2 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001027185944/http://www.coldplay.com/discography/safety_2.htm . 27 October 2000 . 20 February 2023 . Coldplay.
  5. Web site: 21 April 2009 . Hi Oracle! Some of the early songs appear on two releases... . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608152312/http://www.coldplay.com/oracledetail_pop.php?id=659&page=&iframe=true . 8 June 2011 . 13 February 2022 . Coldplay.
  6. Web site: 7 November 2024 . People Are Being Advised to Check Their Old CD Collections as Albums Could Be Worth Up to $10,000 . live . https://archive.today/20241107210058/https://www.unilad.com/film-and-tv/news/power-rangers-walter-emanuel-jones-missing-finger-636452-20241101 . 7 November 2024 . 9 November 2024 . UNILAD.
  7. Safety EP. Coldplay. 1998. Self-published. United Kingdom. liner notes.

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