Frank Zappa - Bongo Fury (50th Anniversary Edition) - Limited Copies
BONGO FURY turns 50! The Zappa & Beefheart collab in May 1975 resulted in new songs, a tour, & album. Bongo Fury is mostly live recordings from Austin, TX & the last to use the name “Mothers” before it was retired in 1976.
2LP has analog mastering of the main album by Bernie Grundman on 180g black vinyl frm original master tapes. Also includes record w/ highlights frm the box set, litho print, + booklet feat. unseen photos & liner notes frm guitarist, Denny Walley, & Vaultmeister Joe Travers.
CD Box: BONGO FURY turns 50! The Zappa & Beefheart collab in May 1975 resulted in new songs, a tour, & album. Bongo Fury is mostly live recordings from Austin, TX. It’s the last to use the name “Mothers” before it was retired in 1976. This box is 5 CDs of material incl. studio outtakes + two concerts. Also includes unseen photos & liner notes from guitarist, Denny Walley, plus Vaultmeister Joe Travers. Blu-Ray features new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 mixes, & high-res stereo audio w/ bonus surround experiences.
Released 20th March 2026
Track List:
Disc 1: Bongo Fury - The Album + Bonus Fury
- Debra Kadabra
- Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
- Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
- Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
- 200 Years Old
- Cucamonga
- Advance Romance
- Man With The Woman Head
- Muffin Man
- Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (Long Version)
- Man With The Woman Head (Isolated Vocal)
- Muffin Man / A Little Green Rosetta (Alternate Take)
- 200 Years Old (Long Version)
- Born To Suck (Vocal Session Snoop)
- Born To Suck
Disc 2: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/20/1975
- 5-20-75 Show Start
- “Put A Shirt On Man”
- Apostrophe’
- Stink-Foot
- I’m Not Satisfied
- Debra Kadabra
- Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
- The Velvet Sunrise
- Pound For A Brown – Part I
- Pound For A Brown – Part II
- Sleeping In A Jar
Disc 3: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/20/1975 cont’d
- “Enjoy The Steambath”
- The Torture Never Stops (Original Version)
- Camarillo Brillo
- Muffin Man
- Advance Romance
- Montana
- Duke’s Things
- Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
- Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
- Echidna’s Arf (Of You) / Terry’s Solo
- The Ampeg Mini-Moog Controller Guitar Experiment
- Willie The Pimp
Disc 4: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/21/1975
- “Good Evening, Ladies And Gentlemen”
- Apostrophe’
- Stink-Foot
- I’m Not Satisfied
- Debra Kadabra
- Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
- The Velvet Sunrise
- Pound For A Brown – Part I
- “We’ve Had A Bomb Threat”
- Pound For A Brown – Part II
Disc 5: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/21/1975 cont’d
- Advance Romance
- Florentine Pogen
- Montana
- Camarillo Brillo
- Muffin Man
- Willie The Pimp
- Claremont Rehearsal
- Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
- Portuguese Lunar Landing
Disc 6: BLU-RAY
(ATMOS, 5.1 surround + HRA 192k/24b & 96k/24b)
- Debra Kadabra
- Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
- Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
- Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
- 200 Years Old
- Cucamonga
- Advance Romance
- Man With The Woman Head
- Muffin Man
- The Torture Never Stops (Original Version)
- Debra Kadabra (1993 UMRK 6-Channel Mix)
- Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (1993 UMRK 6-Channel Mix)
2LP:
LP01
Side One:
- Debra Kadabra
- Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
- Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
- Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
- 200 Years Old
Side Two:
- Cucamonga
- Advance Romance
- Man With The Woman Head
- Muffin Man
LP02
Side Three:
- Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (Long Version)
- Man With The Woman Head (Isolated Vocal)
- Muffin Man / A Little Green Rosetta (Alternate Take)
- Born To Suck
Side Four:
- The Torture Never Stops
- Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
- 200 Years Old
