WRWTFWW

Safari

Name: Safari
Brand: WRWTFWW
SKU: WRWTFWW108CLRD
Price: 52.00 CAD
Availability: InStock

Pre-order $52.00 CAD

ETA OCTOBER 2025

This is a distribution title courtesy of WRWTFWW.

Description

WRWTFWW Records is extremely happy to present the official reissue of Safari's self-titled album from 1984. The Japanese jazz-fusion super gem is available now as a limited-edition transparent vinyl LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve with obi.

Originally released on fabled label VAP, Safari is a one-of-a-kind city pop-adjacent summer blend of AOR, smooth jazz, and sun-drenched boogie. The sole album from the all-star outfit was the brainchild of keyboardist Toshiyuki Daitoku and Japan-based Californian jazz-funk-latin-fusion bassist Gregg Lee. Together with a large team of experienced musicians, they created a lush, immaculately-arranged 8-track cruise filled with poolside grooves, breezy rhythms, and feel-good vocal harmonies.

Safari features the well-known title track which acted as the theme song for an 80s sports program on Fuji Television, the night-swim chill music tune "All Right in The Night", and the fan-favorite buoyant vacation hit "The Morning After".

The official reissue is fully licensed and sourced from the original masters, with an audiophile cut by Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios, ensuring the warm, pristine sound this lost treasure deserves.

Safari is the second release from WRWTFWW's City Pop Series, following Momoko Kikuchi's beach classic Ocean Side, also available on transparent vinyl LP. The series, complete with a visual identity designed by Lopetz/Büro Destruct, also comes with a limited merch capsule, and more sun-soaked gems lined up for the future.

Points of interest

- For fans of Jazz-fusion, AOR, mellow funk, yacht rock, city pop, smooth jazz, chillwave, vaporwave, very endless summers, private press treasures, skinny dipping at night, living life with no worries.
- Super limited edition transparent vinyl LP reissue of Japanese jazz-fusion classic Safari by…Safari!

Track List

A1 Safari 6:17
A2 The Morning After 5:02
A3 Lonely One In City 5:33
A4 Brass Monkey 5:32
B1 Mr. Gregg 5:27
B2 Day Dream At The Bob's Beach 4:43
B3 All Right In The Night 4:42
B4 Twin Of The Cafe Au Lait 6:45

Shipping Policy

ETAs are estimates and subject to change. They are kept up to date on product pages. We do not have more info beyond what's on the product page.

We use a variety of shipping carriers from Canada Post, USPS, UPS, PostNL and APC. A shipping carrier will be chosen based on the best available rate. Generally, the breakdown will look like this:

Canada: Stallion Express (Uniuni, ICS, Canada Post, others)
USA: 3rd party handed off to USPS
Rest of the World: PostNL / APC

All orders are shipped from Ontario, Canada.

Flat-rate shipping fees to Canada and the USA only cover up to 5 kg. Orders over 5 kg will be invoiced separately for shipping.

All orders are tracked unless otherwise noted in the shipping.

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Orders outside Canada and the U.S. are not returned to us if they cannot be delivered or picked up. These orders are destroyed so we are unable to offer refunds. Please make sure you are monitoring the tracking link.

We ship once a week, generally on Monday or Tuesday.

Orders that include pre-orders will ship once everything in the order is in stock.

Import fees/duties/customs/tariffs are the buyer's responsibility. Orders returned for non-payment of these fees are subject to a 15% restocking fee. The cost of the item, minus the restocking fee and excluding the shipping, will be refunded when the returned order is received. This applies to Canada and US orders only. Orders outside Canada and the US are not returned to us, see above.

We reserve the right to cancel any orders.

Country/region

Safari