Bellaphon Records

Bellaphon Records is an independent German record label of Bellaphon records GmbH. The label produces its own artists and distributes those of other labels.^[1]

Bellaphon Records
Founded	1961 (1961)
Founder	Branislav Zivanovic
Genre	Various
Country of origin	Germany
Location	Frankfurt
Official website	www.bellaphon.de

Recording artists

• Johnny Cash
• The Flippers
• Ganymed
• Geordie
• Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
• Fahrenheit 212 (de)
• Franz Lambert
• Limahl
• Merger
• Nektar
• Böhse Onkelz
• Suzi Quatro
• Ringo Starr
• Orion aka Jimmy Ellis

History

Bellaphon were founded in 1961 by Branislav "Branco" Zivanovic (1923–1993). The company is headquartered in Frankfurt.

Labels owned

In 1972, Bellaphon Records Riedel & Co. KG owned Bellaphon Records and Admiral Records.

Labels represented

In 1972, Bellaphon Records Riedel & Co. KG represented Musidisc (France); Orange and Reflection (both of the United Kingdom); Audio Fidelity, Bang, Brunswick, Cadet, Cadet/Concept, Casablanca, Checker, Chess, Fantasy/Galaxy, and Hot Wax (all of the United States); Janus and GRT (both of Canada).^[2]

Labels distributed

In 1982, Bellaphon Import was the distributor of 65 small German rock, pop, and jazz labels throughout West Germany. The labels included Bacillus and a popular jazz and blues label, L&R.^[3] Other notable labels distributed by Bellaphon included Concord and Enja.

Death of its founder

Branco Zivanovic died on May 29, 1993, in Frankfurt, while serving as President of Bellaphon.^[4] His widow, Jutta Zivanovic-Riedel, took over as head of the company. She reportedly did not 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.