''Safety'' is the first extended play and public release by British
rock band
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey (band m ...
. It was recorded at
Tottenham
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's Sync City Studios with Nikki Rosetti between 1 and 2 February 1998, following their live debut at The Laurel Tree in
London
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.
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,
but around 150 were sold on the open market.
According to Harvey, it was his father and an
Oxford
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The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...
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.
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.
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
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". According to
UNILAD, copies of the extended play can now go up to $2,500 on marketplaces across the internet.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Coldplay, with co-production from Nikki Rosetti.
Personnel
;Coldplay
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Chris Martin – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, songwriting, production
*
Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, songwriting, production
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Guy Berryman – bass guitar, songwriting, production
*
Will Champion
William Champion (born 31 July 1978) is an English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer and percussionist of the Rock music, rock band Coldplay. Raised in Southampton, he learned to play numerous instruments during his yout ...
– drums, songwriting, production
;Technical personnel
* Nikki Rosetti – production, engineering
*
Phil Harvey – management
* John Hilton – photography
* Kut & Payste Studios – sleeve design
References
External links
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Coldplay EPs
1998 debut EPs
Self-released EPs