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Welcome Discerning
Music Fans!
To the World Wide Web home of Banana Records! Banana
Records released its first record in 1982 - long before the debut of
that entity known as the internet - but here we are!
Banana Records traces its history in Cleveland to as
far back as 1973, when it emerged as a concept in the heads of a few
music heads plying the scene in those long ago times. Please feel free
to explore these pages. You'll find a
concise history of Banana on the about page, you can
explore the Banana stable of artists,
and purchase their material. You can also check out
Mab Zab Music
publishing, which continues to be operational and can handle your music
publishing needs. (Protect that intellectual property, folks!) And of
course, there is the Banana Store,
where you can buy select titles from archived and current Banana
artists.
Thanks for visiting, and
send us email
with any questions/additions/subtractions.
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BREAKING NEWS:
Announcing the Best of 2022
Zabby Award Winners!
Banana Records is proud to
announce the winners of the Mab Zab "Best of 2022 Zabby Awards" which
were presented at the 50th Anniversary Mab Zab Extravaganza, held on
February 18, 2023 in Florida, USA.
Once again, Banana Records artists had a GREAT showing, claiming
17 of the coveted awards.
Best Guitar Player: Brian Butterfield
Best Bassist: Bryant Zowie
Best Drummer: John Adams
Best Keyboards: Leen
Gallagher
Best Male Vocalist: Les Vincent
Best Female Vocalist:
Colleen Croniger
Best Band: Butterfield
8
Best Producer: Paul
Nickels
Best Album: “Another
Day In Paradise” – Butterfield 8
Best Song: ”Renaissance
Man” (Paul Nickels, written by Jim Butterfield)
Best Mansion: McLaren
Chautauqua Octomansion
Best Bar: Jolly Shagger
Biggest Disappointment:
Tribe Name Change
Comeback of the Year:
Peggy Ryel
Best Couple: Bill &
Peggy Hayes
Handsomest Man: Glenn
McLaren
Most Beautiful Girl in the World:
Patsy Malloy
Most Extravagant Lifestyle:
Pat Malloy
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2023 Off To A Fast Start At Banana Records!
Multiple New Releases In Progress
Banana Records is ramping up for a banner release
year in 2023. At least
three major releases are being worked on and are in various stages of
completion.
 First,
Paul Nickels has been hard at work compiling another
collection of songs for release as a follow-up to 2021’s “With Friends
Like These”. Once again,
this solo release will contain songs penned by both Paul, and friends in
the music business that he has worked with over the years.
As a preview to the album, Paul released “Renaissance Man’,
written by fellow Banana Record artist Jim Butterfield.
The single, available on all streaming services is a credit to
Paul’s maturation as both producer and artist.
The only definitive thing we can report about the new release
(working title: “Honor and Doom") is that it will be available sometime
in 2023. When reached for
comment, all Paul would say was “…it definitely won’t be a 20-song album
this time." Let’s hope it’s more
than 20, because the world needs more from this eclectic artist.
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 Next
is a special surprise for all long-time Banana/Mab Zab followers.
Les Vincent (Les Vincent & The Tree Toads) is finally
going to record his original tunes for a 2023 Banana Records release.
Les hooked up with Jim Butterfield and Paul Nickels to finally
record some classic tunes that he wrote years ago.
His release will also include newly=written songs, and some
select reworkings of classics.
Les is recording demo versions at his new studio in Massachusetts
and Paul is engineering/producing the tracks at his Handsome Recording
Studio in Bay Village, OH.
Jim is helping with some of the instrumentation and production from his
Banana Studios South location.
The trio plan to get together in the Spring to put the final
touches on this soon-to-be classic. When
asked what the release might be titled, Mr. Vincent stated “it
definitely won’t be called “Combat Rock (or How The West Was Won)”.
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 Finally,
Banana Records President Jim Butterfield is at it again.
Jim is working on a new album for a release in 2023.
He has stated that he wants to release one album per year for
the foreseeable future, because, as he says “I’m not getting any
younger."
When the release date gets closer, we will hold another
contest on these pages to name the new album.
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Recent Banana Releases
"Another Day In
Paradise”
Butterfield 8 New Release Now
Available for CD Purchase
Visit the Banana Records
Store Here to place your order today!
The record is also available on all streaming services now, and you
can purchase a digital download here:
http://www.butterfield81.bandcamp.com/album/another-day-in-paradise
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"Renaissance Man"
The new single from Banana Recording Artist Paul Nickels
Available now on all streaming services
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All Contents © Mab Zab Ltd.,
2023. Content may be reproduced or shared with permission only.
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