Where Yellow Turns
To Gold!
in the great music city
of Cleveland, Ohio
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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.
Mark your calendar for the big 50th anniversary
extravaganza which will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2023.
Best Guitar Player: Rick Christyson Best Bassist: Mark Bluhm Best Drummer: Rock Handsome Best Keyboards:
La Farrell Best Male Vocalist: Les Vincent Best Female Vocalist:
Jinni Fontana Best Band:
Butterfield 8 Best Producer:
Paul Nickels Best Album:
“With Friends Like These” – Paul Nickels Best Song:
”Pavlov’s Cat” (Terry Hartman) Best Mansion:
Ryel Parma Mansion Best Bar: Jolly Shagger Biggest Disappointment:
Last Year’s Extravaganza Attendance
Comeback of the Year:
Bob Burford Best Couple:
Leen & Bryant Zowie Handsomest Man:
Brockly Spears Most Beautiful Girl in the World:
Penny Seko Most Extravagant Lifestyle:
Pat Malloy
Luckiest Guy In The World CDs Now Available The new 10-song album by Butterfield 8 is now
available as a compact disc.
This a limited-edition pressing, so when they’re gone…..they’re
gone. The CDs are $12.00
each including postage.
Preferred payment methods are PayPal or Venmo (see below), but if you
don’t want to use either of those payment methods, just email us at
jim@bananarecords.net, and we will make sure you get a copy.
www.paypal.me/BananaRecords Venmo: @bananarecords If you don’t have access to either of these payment methods, simply email Jim Butterfield at: jim@bananarecords.net and we will make sure we take care of you. * * * * * History of Banana Records Podcast
Banana Records President Jim Butterfield recently sat down with Chris Noga from “The Listen Project” to discuss the history of Banana Records. The Listen Project is an internet radio program that features music released by Northeast Ohio musicians circa 1975 – present. The radio station can be found online here. They broadcast 24/7/365, and the playlist is VERY
complete. Chris puts a lot
of effort into providing a comprehensive and eclectic mix of
Cleveland-area music.
Outside of a few hard-core Mab Zabbers, he has one of the few complete
collections of the Banana Records catalog. The one-hour interview with Jim is archived here. * * * * *
“With Friends Like These,”
the first solo record by Cleveland area musician and Banana Records
artist Paul Nickels, is now
available through all streaming services and for purchase as a CD. Click Here to Order Your Copy Now from the Banana Store. Learn more about Nickels at
www.handsomeproductions.com
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