''Safari'' is an
EP by
the Breeders
The Breeders are an American alternative rock band based in Dayton, Ohio, consisting of members Kim Deal (rhythm guitar, lead vocals), her twin sister Kelley Deal (lead guitar, vocals), Josephine Wiggs (bass guitar, vocals) and Jim Macpherson ( ...
, released in 1992 on
4AD
4AD is a British record label owned by Beggars Group. It was founded in London under the name Axis Records by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent in 1980 as an imprint of Beggars Banquet Records. The name was changed to 4AD after the release of th ...
/
Elektra Records
Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the ...
. By the time of its release,
Kim Deal
Kimberley Ann Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American musician. She was the original bassist and co-vocalist in the alternative rock band the Pixies (band), Pixies from 1986 to 1993 and again from 2004 to 2013. She is the frontwoman of the Bre ...
had enlisted her twin sister
Kelley to play guitar for the band.
It is the only Breeders recording that features both
Kelley Deal and
Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in New England. She came to prominence as a co-founder of the band Throwing Muses with her step-sister Kristin Hersh. Donelly went on to co-form the altern ...
.
Track listing
Personnel
;The Breeders
*
Kim Deal
Kimberley Ann Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American musician. She was the original bassist and co-vocalist in the alternative rock band the Pixies (band), Pixies from 1986 to 1993 and again from 2004 to 2013. She is the frontwoman of the Bre ...
– vocals, guitar
*
Kelley Deal – guitar
*
Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in New England. She came to prominence as a co-founder of the band Throwing Muses with her step-sister Kristin Hersh. Donelly went on to co-form the altern ...
– vocals, guitar
*
Josephine Wiggs – vocals, bass, cello
*
Britt Walford (billed as Mike Hunt) – Drums
*
Jon Mattock – drums on "Safari"
;Technical
*Paul Berry, Dante DeSole, Guy Fixsen, Mark Freegard and Ben Darlow – engineers
*
Vaughan Oliver – sleeve
*Shinro Ohtake - charcoal drawing "Nairobi Viii" (1983)
References
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The Breeders albums
1992 debut EPs
4AD EPs
Elektra Records EPs