The Enchanters, Dories and Angels were pre-Safaris groups with various Safari members and female leads. The Four Evers were a post-Safaris group.
- See waybackattack.com/safaris.html for a well-sorted written history of the Safaris.
Enchanters (Los Angeles) – Cafe Bohemian/ Touch Of Love, ’59 (Orbit 532 & Bamboo 513, ’61)
- Gms: Marvin Rosenberg, Richard Clasky & Sandy Weisman.
Dories (Los Angeles) – I Loved Him So/ Tragedy Of Love, ’59 (Doré 528)
- Gms: Marvin Rosenberg, Richard Clasky, Shelton ‘Shelly’ Briar, & Sandy Weisman.
Angels (Los Angeles) (Bilijean & The) – A Lover’s Poem “From Her”, ’59 (Tawny 101)
- The female lead, Bilijean (Billie Jean Kunkel), also released two rockabilly sides as Bee Jee & The Living Dolls (female juvenile group), Teen Age Waltz/ Too Young Blues on Vita 139 in 1956.
Angels (Los Angeles) – A Lover’s Poem “From Him”, ’59 (Tawny 101)
- Gms: Marvin Rosenberg, Richard Clasky, Shelton ‘Shelly’ Briar, & Jimmy Stephens.
Safaris (w The Phantom’s Band)
– Image Of A Girl/ 4 Steps To Love, ’60 (Eldo 101)
– The Girl With The Story In Her Eyes/ Summer Nights, ’60 (Eldo 105)
- Gms: Marvin Rosenberg, Richard Clasky, Shelton ‘Shelly’ Briar, & Jimmy Stephens.
Safaris (w the Phantoms Band) (Jimmy Stephens’ Safari Group) – Shadows/ In The Still Of The Night, ’60 (Eldo 110)
- Gms: Jimmy Stephens & unknown members.
Jimmy Stephens (Jimmy Stephens’ Safari Group) – Congratulations/ Love Dreams, ’61 (Eldo 112)
- Scans found.
Safaris (w the Masked Phantoms Band) – Garden Of Love/ Soldier Of Fortune, ’61 (Eldo 113)
- Gms: Marvin Rosenberg, Richard Clasky, Shelton ‘Shelly’ Briar, & Lee Forester.
Suddens – Childish Ways/ China Love, ’61 (Sudden 103)
- Scans were found for the listing as above.
- The book listed ‘Garden Of Love’ as the B-side flip but no scans were found.
- Gms: Marvin Rosenberg, Richard Clasky, Shelton ‘Shelly’ Briar & Lee Forester.
Safaris & Related Groups – Image LP 1000
- Related Groups are noted:
Side A: Image Of A Girl, 4 Steps To Heaven, Touch Of Love (The Enchanters), I Loved Him So (The Dories), The Girl With The Story In Her Eyes, Summer Nights, Spare Time, Childish Ways (The Suddens), Dream Girl (The Suddens), My Image Of A Girl (Is You).
Side B: In The Still Of The Night, Shadows, Soldier Of Fortune, Garden Of Love, Tragedy Of Love (The Dories), China Love (The Suddens), Come Up I The World (The Four Evers), That’s Where The Difference Lies (Jimmy Stevens & The Safaris), Legion Of The Lost.
Jimmy Stephens as Jimmy Stevens (Unknown BB/Group) – A Funny Thing Happened/ That’s Where The Difference Lies, ’63 (Valiant 6049)
Four Evers (LA) – Colors/ Come Up In The World, ’64 (Chattahoochee 630)
- The group is comprised of some members involved with the Safaris/Suddens groups.
- ’Come Up In The World’ appears on several Safari comps with various spellings of the Four Evers name.
Ginger (Blake) (ref Honeys) – Dry Tears/ Spare Time, ’61 (Titan 1717)
- Book lists BB as Safaris.
- ‘Spare Time’ appears on the Image LP 1000 asby the Safaris.