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. 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.
Tracks
Disc 1
1. Debra Kadabra (Live)
2. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (Live)
3. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top (Live)
4. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (Live)
5. 200 Years Old
6. Cucamonga
7. Advance Romance (Live)
8. Man With The Woman Head (Live)
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 (Live / Vocal Session Scoop / Remastered 2012)
15. Born To Suck
Disc 2
1. 5-20-75 Show Start (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
2. "Put A Shirt On Man" (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
3. Apostrophe' (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
4. Stink-Foot (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
5. I'm Not Satisfied (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
6. Debra Kadabra (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
7. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
8. The Velvet Sunrise (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
9. Pound For A Brown - Part I (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
10. Pound For A Brown - Part Ii (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
11. Sleeping In A Jar (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
Disc 3
1. "Enjoy The Steambath" (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
2. The Torture Never Stops (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
3. Camarillo Brillo (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
4. Muffin Man (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
5. Advance Romance (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
6. Montana (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
7. Duke's Things (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
8. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
9. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
10. Echidna's Arf (Of You) / Terry's Solo (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
11. The Ampeg Mini-Moog Controller Guitar Experiment (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
12. Willie The Pimp (Live In Austin, Tx - May 20, 1975)
Disc 4
1. "Good Evening, Ladies And Gentlemen" (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
2. Apostrophe' (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
3. Stink-Foot (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
4. I'm Not Satisfied (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
5. Debra Kadabra (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
6. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
7. The Velvet Sunrise (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
8. Pound For A Brown - Part I (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
9. "We've Had A Bomb Threat" (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
10. Pound For A Brown - Part Ii (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
Disc 5
1. Advance Romance (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
2. Florentine Pogen (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
3. Montana (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
4. Camarillo Brillo (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
5. Muffin Man (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
6. Willie The Pimp (Live In Austin, Tx - May 21, 1975)
7. Claremont Rehearsal (Rehearsal / Claremont, Ca, April 10, 1975)
