Bongo Fury

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Bongo Fury
Released October 1975
See also: IINK, Patio, KUR The Old Masters, Box III

Players

• Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals)
• Terry Bozzio (drums, moisture)
• Robert "Frog" Camarena, uncredited (vocals on Debra Kadabra)
• Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, vocals)
• George Duke (keyboards, vocals)
• Bruce Fowler (trombone, fantastic dancing)
• Tom Fowler (bass, also dancing)
• Chester Thompson (drums on “200 Years Old” and “Cucamonga”)
• Captain Beefheart (harp, vocals, shopping bags)
• Denny Walley (slide guitar, vocals)

Tracks

LP Side One Debra Kadabra (3:54) Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (6:02) Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top (2:50) Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (3:06) 200 Years Old (4:34) Side Two Cucamonga (2:24) Advance Romance (11:20) Man With The Woman Head (1:29) Muffin Man (5:37)

CD Debra Kadabra (3:54) Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (5:59) Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top (3:22) Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (2:33) 200 Years Old (4:32) Cucamonga (2:24) Advance Romance (11:17) Man With The Woman Head (1:29) Muffin Man (5:34)

Release Notes

Recorded Live at Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin Texas 20th & 21st of May 1975. 'Plus Selected Studio Wonderment'.
Produced by Frank Zappa.
Remote Recording by Record Plant, L.A.
Overdubs and mixing at The Record Plant, L.A.
Engineered by Kerry McNabb, Mike Braunstein, Kelly Kotera, Mike Stone, Davey Moire and Frank Hubach.
Photography by John Williams.
Design: Cal Schenkel.

Background Information

Captain Beefheart is the alias of Don van Vliet, seen on the right of the cover photo. The photo has been flipped, left to right, evidenced by the sign above FZ's head which reads "Chocolate Sundae" backwards. On the wider 'zoom-out' image of the Australian cover this is more apparent, but can also be seen at the overlap on the back of other vinyl issues. The John French book (Beefheart: Through The Eyes Of Magic; p10) suggests this photo was taken at 'Fosters Freeze' in Lancaster.

The tracks Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top and Man With The Woman Head were written by Don van Vliet ©1973 Beefheart Music, BMI.

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
21	1.1 Original Stereo	1	LP	Warner DiscReet DS 2234	1975-10-02	None		US edition. Matrix # Side 1: 31936-1B (B) Side 2: 31937-1B (B)
		1	LP	Warner DiscReet K 59209	1975-11	None		UK edition, withdrawn due to contractual issues between Captain Beefheart and Virgin Records. May or may not have been in circulation.
		1	LP	Warner DiscReet DIS 59 209		None		German edition.
		1	LP	Warner-Pioneer DiscReet P-10093D		None		Japanese edition.
		1	8T	Warner DiscReet DIS M8D 2234	1975	None		US edition.
	1.2 Remaster Stereo	1	LP	Barking Pumpkin BPR 9999-7	1987-12-30			Included in The Old Masters, Box III set.
		1	CS	Zappa TZAPPA 15	1989	5016583601546		UK edition.
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10097	1989-04-19?	0014431009723		US edition.
		1	CD	Zappa CDZAP 15	1989-01	5016583601522		UK & French editions, ADD. Matrix # ZAPCD 15 MPO 05 @@
		1	CS	Barking Pumpkin D4 74220	1989-07-28?	0013347422046		US edition, XDR.
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5036	1994-11-25	4988112405783		Japanese edition.
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10522	1995-05-02	0014431052224		US edition. Matrix # IFPI L502 IFPI 8711 DISCTRONICS RCD 10522 01
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5125	1995-10-25	4988112407855		Japanese edition.
		1	CS	Rykodisc RAC 10522	1996-02-29?	0014431052248		US edition.
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 5260	1996-05-30	4988112408609		Japanese edition = Rykodisc RCD 10522 repackaged with an obi strip and extra liner notes in Japanese
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 1221	2001-10-24	4988112412774		Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
		1	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10903	2005-08-16	0014431090325		= VideoArts VACK 1221, the barcode is a sticker, the Ryko reference is not printed.
		1	CD	VideoArts VACK 1341	2008-09-24	4988112417885		Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve.
	1.1 Remastered Original Stereo	1	CD	Zappa/UMe ZR 3854	2012-08-28	0824302385425		US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe. Source: Original 1975 Analog Master. Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering, 2012.
		1	CD	Zappa/UMG Intl 0238542	2012-08-28	0824302385425		EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3854, manufactured in Germany.

See Also

• The Old Masters, Box III