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Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary

a Compilation/Boxed-Set release
by The Mothers of Invention

Release Year: 2026

Date Label Catalog # Comments
20 Mar 2026 Zappa Records 5CD+Blu-ray, 2LP, 1LP, 1LP, Limited Edition (180 gr, orange & black galaxy vinyl, litograph of the band)

Release Information

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

Added To Proggnosis Database on: 1/31/2026 12:00:00 AM
Entry Last Updated on: 6/10/2026 11:12:00 AM by: DBSilver

Track List

CD 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

CD 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

CD 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

CD 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

CD 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

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)

Performer Credits

Frank Zappa
Lead Guitar, Lead & Backing Vocals

Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet)
Vocals, Harmonica, Shopping Bags, Soprano Saxophone

George Duke
Keyboards, Lead & Backing Vocals

Napoleon Murphy Brock
Saxophone, Lead & Backing Vocals

Denny Walley
Slide guitar, Backing Vocals

Bruce Fowler
Trombone

Tom Fowler
Bass

Terry Bozzio.
Chester Thompson
Drums

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