SAFARI
RECORDS
The
first of two Safari labels in the 1970s. This one was owned by Reg McLean,
and appears to have concentrated upon Reggae and Soul / Dance music. It
used just the one label design, which came in three different colour
schemes. There were also three different series of catalogue numbers
used. Safari's first record, Ward Jensen's, 'Hard Hard Hard', was numbered
SFI-100, but after two more issues the series changed to SF-1100 - The Doyley
Brothers' 'Scaredycat' can be found as both SFI-102 and SF-1102. The
labels were usually black with gold printing, but on a few issues the gold was
replaced by silver. During that period the company did its own marketing;
as yet I haven't managed to pin down the distributors. Safari signed a
licensing agreement with EMI in the summer of 1976, which resulted in a short
run of pink labelled records, numbered in the SFR-0s. McLean briefly
managed an early line-up of The Stranglers and recorded three tracks by them in
April 1975 for a Safari single, but nothing was issued. Perhaps one of the
numbers missing from the discography below might have been slated for it -
SF-1103 or 1104. He moved on to start the Circle International and Voyage
International labels. Distributed By Safari Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons
For The Info.
| 74 |
Ward Jensen |
Hard, Hard,
Hard |
SAFARI |
SFl |
100 |
| 74 |
Clinton Grant |
Travelling & Singing |
SAFARI |
SFl |
101 |
| 75 |
Doyley Brothers |
Scardycat |
SAFARI |
SFl |
102 |
| 75 |
Doyley
Brothers |
Scardycat |
SAFARI |
SF |
1102 |
| 75 |
Not Traced |
|
SAFARI |
SF |
1103 |
| 75 |
Not Traced |
|
SAFARI |
SF |
1104 |
| 75 |
Louisa Mark |
Caught
You In A Lie |
SAFARI |
SF |
1105 |
| 76 |
Zabandis |
Your Love
To Me |
SAFARI |
SF |
1106 |
| 75 |
Bryan Clarke |
What Am I To Do |
SAFARI |
SF |
1107 |
| 76 |
Nickname James & Brown |
Destiny |
SAFARI |
SF |
1108 |
| 76 |
Louisa Mark |
All My Loving |
SAFARI |
SF |
1109 |
| 76 |
Not Traced |
|
SAFARI |
SF |
1110 |
| 76 |
Gray
Jennifer |
Kisses, Kisses, Kisses |
SAFARI |
SF |
1111 |
| 76 |
Matumbi |
After
Tonight |
SAFARI |
SF |
1112 |
| 76 |
Matumbi |
After Tonight |
SAFARI |
SFR |
1 |
| 76 |
Doyley Brothers |
Scardycat |
SAFARI |
SFR |
2 |
| 76 |
Chatanhoogatin |
Christmas Reggae |
SAFARI |
SFR |
3 |
| 77 |
Saffire |
Lay Your Boogie Down |
SAFARI |
SFR |
4 |
| 77 |
Julia
Williams |
Far Flung Stars |
SAFARI |
SFR |
5 |
