Bananarama – Bananarama (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1984

Bananarama is an LP by Bananarama from 1984 released on the Liberation Records label.

About this album

Bananarama’s self-titled debut is a sharp, playful slice of early-80s British pop that helped define the duo’s appeal. Released in 1984, it blends synth-pop polish with disco instincts, pairing cool melodies and clipped wit with the clean, dancefloor-friendly production of the era. The album’s profile was lifted by Cruel Summer and Robert De Niro’s Waiting, songs that showed Bananarama could be both hook-heavy and slyly distinctive. Arriving as pop and club culture increasingly overlapped, the record established the group as one of the decade’s most recognisable female acts and a lasting reference point for glossy, self-assured pop.