Founder Branislav Zivanovic Country of origin Germany Official website www.bellaphon.de | Genre Various Location Frankfurt Founded 1961 | |
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Artists Böhse Onkelz, Nektar, Die Flippers, Ganymed, Geordie Albums Cottonwoodhill, Weihnachten mit den Flippers, Auf rote Rosen fallen Trä, Aus Liebe weint man nicht, Wünsche fliegen übers Meer Profiles | ||
Bellaphon Records is an independent German record label. Their artists have included Geordie, Limahl, Johnny Cash, Ringo Starr, Suzi Quatro, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Nektar, Merger, and Ganymed.
Bellaphon were founded in 1961 by Branislav ("Branco") Zivanovic. They are headquartered in Frankfurt. The company runs the labels Bellaphon, Bacillus and L&R. Bellaphon has recorded artists like The Flippers, Franz Lambert, FAHRENHEIT 212, and the Böhse Onkelz.
Death of its founder
After the death of Branco Zivanovic his widow Jutta Zivanovic-Riedel led the company. Unfortunately she didn't have a good hand for this business and lost the distributed labels and nearly all the artists over the years. Only a few German schlager artists (e.g. Gaby Baginsky, Michael Morgan) and a few international artists (Olivia Newton-John, Graeham Goble) were left to distribute.
During this time the jazz branch of Bellaphon Records with its distributed labels Concord Records and Enja Records MW were highlights of the catalogue.