Rare Swedish pressing with different cover artwork. Gatefoldcover

The history of Safari starts with the Swedish/Hungarian rockband P.S. Band, founded by Gyula Papp and Bela Svärdmark in 1982.The style of P.S. Band was defined as laid back soft rock. TheSwedish label Scabri Records heard the musc of P.S. Band and fellin love with the material and saw their potential. Scabri was alabel that only lasted for a few years and released a handful ofalbums and ten singles. However Scabri’s contract came with severalterms; first, they had to choose a name that sounded goodinternationally, it became Safari. The other condition proved to bea tougher nut. Only three of the members Gyula Papp, Bela Svärdmarkand Miklos Varga were able to stay so with sore heart they saidgoodbye to the other members of P.S. Band. The three members alsohad to take stage names that sounded less Hungarian so they becameJulio Pappa, Bela Stephan S and Miki Varga. Then Scabri wanted thethree members to team up with some professional Swedish sessionmusicians – Janne Schaffer, Christian Veltman and Magnus Persson tostart the recordings of Safari’s debut album, That Was Then This IsNow, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Bela Svärdmark had also been playingwith Puss & Kram, De Funkar and been guitarist on Hungarian 70srock act Skorpio’s 1978 album The Run.

Track list:
1. That Was Then, This Is Now
2. Love Of My Life
3. Winters Day
4. Orange-instrumental
5. Dear Lord
6. Winters Day II-instrumental
7. Give Me Your Love Tonight
8. Are You Leaving
9. Listen Johnny
10. Whats That Look In Your Eye
11. Is This The End Of Our Love

Condition cover: stickers and bent marks on cover

Condition vinyl: nm

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