Bongo Fury (50th Anniversary)

Bongo Fury turns 50!  The classic collaboration between Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart during May 1975 resulted in a flurry of new compositions, a tour, and eventually an album. Bongo Fury is made up of mostly live recordings from the Armadillo Headquarters in Austin, TX, along with a few studio recordings from The Record Plant in Los Angeles. The album is a memorable addition to the Zappa Catalog and the last to feature the band name “Mothers” before it was retired in 1976.

5CD - This new 50th Anniversary Edition presents 5 CDs of material (roughly 80% unreleased) including studio outtakes and live tracks plus the two Armadillo concerts complete and remixed from the original 16-Track Masters. Also includes unseen photos and liner notes from band member, Denny Walley, plus Vaultmeister Joe Travers. Blu-Ray features new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 mixes, and high-resolution stereo audio with bonus surround experiences from Zappa’s Vault.  

2LP - Analog mastering of the main album by Bernie Grundman on 180g black vinyl from original master tapes. Also includes record withhighlights from the box set, litho print, and booklet feat. unseen photos and liner notes frm guitarist, Denny Walley, and Vaultmeister Joe Travers. 

LP - This new 50th Anniversary Edition features all analog mastering of the classic album by Bernie Grundman on 180g black vinyl from the original master tapes.  

LP - Standard Black Vinyl

2xLP - Standard Black Vinyl

5xCD+BR - Super Deluxe Boxset

LP -
Side One:
1. Debra Kadabra
2. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
3. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
4. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
5. 200 Years Old

Side Two:
1. Cucamonga
2. Advance Romance
3. Man With The Woman Head
4. Muffin Man
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2xLP:-
LP01 -
Side One:
1. Debra Kadabra
2. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
3. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
4. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
5. 200 Years Old

Side Two:
1. Cucamonga
2. Advance Romance
3. Man With The Woman Head
4. Muffin Man

LP02 -
Side Three:
1. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (Long Version)
2. Man With The Woman Head (Isolated Vocal)
3. Muffin Man / A Little Green Rosetta (Alternate Take)
4. Born To Suck

Side Four:
1. The Torture Never Stops
2. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
3. 200 Years Old
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5xCD+BR:-
Disc 1: Bongo Fury - The Album + Bonus Fury -
1. Debra Kadabra
2. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
3. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
4. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
5. 200 Years Old
6. Cucamonga
7. Advance Romance
8. Man With The Woman Head
9. Muffin Man
10. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (Long Version)
11. Man With The Woman Head (Isolated Vocal)
12. Muffin Man / A Little Green Rosetta (Alternate Take)
13. 200 Years Old (Long Version)
14. Born To Suck (Vocal Session Snoop)
15. Born To Suck

Disc 2: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/20/1975 -
1. 5-20-75 Show Start
2. “Put A Shirt On Man”
3. Apostrophe’
4. Stink-Foot
5. I’m Not Satisfied
6. Debra Kadabra
7. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
8. The Velvet Sunrise
9. Pound For A Brown – Part I
10. Pound For A Brown – Part II
11. Sleeping In A Jar

Disc 3: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/20/1975 cont’d -
1. “Enjoy The Steambath”
2. The Torture Never Stops (Original Version)
3. Camarillo Brillo
4. Muffin Man
5. Advance Romance
6. Montana
7. Duke’s Things
8. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
9. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
10. Echidna’s Arf (Of You) / Terry’s Solo
11. The Ampeg Mini-Moog Controller Guitar Experiment
12. Willie The Pimp

Disc 4: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/21/1975 -
1. “Good Evening, Ladies And Gentlemen”
2. Apostrophe’
3. Stink-Foot
4. I’m Not Satisfied
5. Debra Kadabra
6. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
7. The Velvet Sunrise
8. Pound For A Brown – Part I
9. “We’ve Had A Bomb Threat”
10. Pound For A Brown – Part II

Disc 5: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/21/1975 cont’d -
1. Advance Romance
2. Florentine Pogen
3. Montana
4. Camarillo Brillo
5. Muffin Man
6. Willie The Pimp
7. Claremont Rehearsal
8. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
9. Portuguese Lunar Landing

Disc 6: BLU-RAY
(ATMOS, 5.1 surround + HRA 192k/24b & 96k/24b)
1. Debra Kadabra
2. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
3. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
4. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
5. 200 Years Old
6. Cucamonga
7. Advance Romance
8. Man With The Woman Head
9. Muffin Man
10. The Torture Never Stops (Original Version)
11. Debra Kadabra (1993 UMRK 6-Channel Mix)
12. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (1993 UMRK 6-Channel Mix)