Frank Zappa with Captain Beefheart & The Mothers / Bongo Fury
Artist Frank Zappa with Captain Beefheart & The Mothers
Title Bongo Fury
Titel Zusatz 50th Anniversary Edition
Released 02.10.1975
Format 5 CD Box & Blu-ray Audio
Condition Cover M-
Condition Record M-
Reissue Yes
Reissue Date 20.03.2026
Label Zappa Records
Catalog No ZR20050
Country USA & Europe
Primary Genre Rock
Number of Tracks 69
Playing Time 406:59
Tracks
Bongo Fury :: The Album & Bonus Fury – Mixed At The Record Plant, 1975 (CD 1)
1. Debra Kadabra (3:55)
2. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (6:00)
3. Sam with the Showing Scalp Flat Top (2:51)
4. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (3:04)
5. 200 Years Old (4:35)
6. Cucamonga (2:24)
7. Advance Romance (11:17)
8. Man with the Woman Head (1:29)
9. Muffin Man (5:36)
10. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (Long Version) (8:35)
11. Man with the Woman Head (Isolated Vocal) (1:30)
12. Muffin Man / A Little Green Rosetta (Alternate Take) (3:37)
13. 200 Years Old (Long Version) (7:59)
14. Born to Suck (Vocal Session Snoop) (9:34)
15. Born to Suck (3:44)
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX - 20 May, 1975 (CD 2)
1. 5-20-75 Show Start (3:11)
2. "Put a Shirt on Man” (5:23)
3. Apostrophe' (5:57)
4. Stink-Foot (6:20)
5. I'm Not Satisfied (2:05)
6. Debra Kadabra (3:57)
7. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (8:27)
8. The Velvet Sunrise (6:17)
9. Pound for a Brown – Part I (12:48)
10. Pound for a Brown – Part II (7:18)
11. Sleeping in a Jar (2:22)
20 May, 1975 (Continued) (CD 3)
1. "Enjoy the Steambath” (1:50)
2. The Torture Never Stops (Original Version) (11:48)
3. Camarillo Brillo (3:54)
4. Muffin Man (3:18)
5. Advance Romance (12:36)
6. Montana (7:31)
7. Duke's Things (7:54)
8. Sam with the Showing Scalp Flat Top (3:39)
9. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (2:40)
10. Echidna's Arf (Of You) / Terry's Solo (2:57)
11. The Ampeg Mini-Moog Controller Guitar Experiment (5:26)
12. Willie the Pimp (11:06)
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX - 21 May, 1975 (CD 4)
1. "Good Evening, Ladies and Gentlemen” (3:58)
2. Apostrophe' (4:32)
3. Stink-Foot (7:50)
4. I'm Not Satisfied (2:02)
5. Debra Kadabra (3:59)
6. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (9:08)
7. The Velvet Sunrise (6:23)
8. Pound for a Brown – Part I (11:23)
9. "We've Had a Bomb Threat” (3:13)
10. Pound for a Brown – Part II (15:32)
21 May, 1975 (Continued) & Afternoon Rehearsal, Bridges Auditorium, Pamona College, Claremont, CA - 10 April 1975 (CD 5)
1. Advance Romance (14:24)
2. Florentine Pogen (10:23)
3. Montana (8:43)
4. Camarillo Brillo (4:02)
5. Muffin Man (6:33)
6. Willie the Pimp (9:07)
7. Claremont Rehearsal (1:21)
8. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (2:42)
9. Portuguese Lunar Landing (9:24)
Bongo Fury :: The Album & Bonus Tracks (Blu-ray Audio)
1. Debra Kadabra (3:55)
2. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (6:00)
3. Sam with the Showing Scalp Flat Top (2:52)
4. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (3:04)
5. 200 Years Old (4:35)
6. Cucamonga (2:24)
7. Advance Romance (11:17)
8. Man with the Woman Head (1:29)
9. Muffin Man (5:36)
10. The Torture Never Stops (Original Version) (9:15)
11. Debra Kadabra (3:55)
12. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (3:04)
Remastered Yes
Packaging Clamshell Box
Live / Studio Yes
Album Notes Clamshell-Box comes with 18-page booklet and unseen black and white photos from the archives.

Original Album - 2012 Remaster By Bob Ludwig, Source: Original 1/4" Stereo Analog Tape Masters

Blu-ray tracks 11 & 12 are 1993 UMARK 6-Channel mixes produced by Frank Zappa mixed by Frank Zappa and Spence Chrislu, taken from Sony 3324 Dash Digital Masters.

Blu-Ray Audio: Dolby Atmos / 24-bit/96kHz Dolby TrueHD 5.1 / 24-bit/192kHz PCM Stereo / 24-bit/96kHz PCM Stereo

℗ © 2026 UMG Recording, Inc.

Made in Germany on the cellophane sticker.

Sleeves for discs four and six are damaged on some copies. (Disc four: two scratches on back; disc six: dent/tear on left fold on back)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned UPC-A): 602488048170
  • Barcode (Text): 6 02488 04817 0
  • Other (Catalog # face of CD1): 602488048187
  • Other (Catalog # face of CD2): 602488048194
  • Other (Catalog # face of CD3): 602488048200
  • Other (Catalog # face of CD4): 602488048217
  • Other (Catalog # face of CD5): 602488048286
  • Other (Catalog # face of BD): 602488048293
  • Matrix / Runout (CD1 Variant 1 & 2): [Universal logo] 8804818 [Universal logo] AP50097-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
  • Mastering SID Code (CD1 Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L578
  • Mould SID Code (CD1 Variant 1): IFPI 9703
  • Mould SID Code (CD1 Variant 2): IFPI 9706
  • Matrix / Runout (CD2 Variant 1 & 2): [Universal logo] 8804819 [Universal logo] AP50098-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
  • Mastering SID Code (CD2 Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L576
  • Mould SID Code (CD2 Variant 1): IFPI 9703
  • Mould SID Code (CD2 Variant 2): IFPI 9706
  • Matrix / Runout (CD3 Variant 1 & 2): [Universal logo] 8804820 [Universal logo] AP50099-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
  • Mastering SID Code (CD3 Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L576
  • Mould SID Code (CD3 Variant 1): IFPI 9703
  • Mould SID Code (CD3 Variant 2): IFPI 9706
  • Matrix / Runout (CD4 Variant 1 & 2): [Universal logo] 8804821 [Universal logo] AP50100-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
  • Mastering SID Code (CD4 Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L576
  • Mould SID Code (CD4 Variant 1): IFPI 9703
  • Mould SID Code (CD4 Variant 2): IFPI 9706
  • Matrix / Runout (CD5 Variant 1 & 2): [Universal logo] 8804828 [Universal logo] AP50101-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
  • Mastering SID Code (CD5 Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L576
  • Mould SID Code (CD5 Variant 1): IFPI 9703
  • Mould SID Code (CD5 Variant 2): IFPI 9706
  • Matrix / Runout (BD): EP51511-01 8804829 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
  • Mastering SID Code (BD): IFPI L579
  • Mould SID Code (BD face of disc): IFPI 9752
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