{"id":399686,"date":"2026-01-31T00:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/399686\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:23:11","slug":"what-to-expect-from-zappas-bongo-fury-50th-anniversary-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/399686\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect From Zappa’s ‘Bongo Fury’ 50th Anniversary Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bongo Fury, the 1975\u00a0partly live album recorded by Frank Zappa<\/a> and Captain Beefheart<\/a>, will celebrate a belated 50th anniversary in March with a new five-CD, one-Blu-ray box set.<\/p>\n

The upcoming collection will\u00a0feature 48 unreleased live and studio tracks from the period, including new mixes, extended versions and a pair of concerts.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Super Deluxe Edition, Bongo Fury (50th Anniversary Edition)\u00a0will be released on March 20 in several formats<\/a>, including disc, vinyl and digital.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Captain Beefheart Albums Ranked<\/a><\/p>\n

You can listen to “Debra Kadbra” recorded live in Austin on May 21, 1975, below.<\/p>\n

Hear Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s ‘Debra Kadabra (Live In Austin, TX – May 21, 1975)’<\/p>\n

Zappa and Captain Beefheart (who was born Don Van Vliet) met when they were teens growing up in Lancaster, California, in the late ’50s. While their relationship had experienced some rocky periods over the years, they continued collaborating.<\/p>\n

What Records Did Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart Play On Together?<\/p>\n

Beefheart’s 1969 classic\u00a0Trout Mask Replica<\/a>\u00a0featured much Zappa input, including production and performance credits. Beefheart repaid the favor by appearing on Zappa’s Hot Rats<\/a>\u00a0album that year, singing “Willie the Pimp.”<\/p>\n

In January 1975, they recorded the studio tracks that would be on Bongo Fury; the live performances followed in May that year. It would be the last record\u00a0Zappa and Beefheart\u00a0would work on together. The album was also the final one to be released under the\u00a0Mothers’ name.<\/p>\n

Zappa’s band at the time included drummer Terry Bozzio, singer and saxophonist Napoleon Murphy Brock, keyboardist George Duke, trombonist Bruce Fowler, bassist Tom Fowler and guitarist Denny Walley.<\/p>\n

What’s on the 50th Anniversary Edition of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s ‘Bongo Fury’<\/p>\n

The expanded Bongo Fury will include Bob Ludwig’s 2012 master of the original nine-track album, plus five outtakes from the record’s sessions.<\/p>\n

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New stereo mixes of the live material, some of which ended up on the original LP, fill out the remaining CDs.<\/p>\n

Live shows from May 20 and 21, 1975,\u00a0at Austin’s Amardillo World Headquarters feature Bongo Fury songs and cuts from other Zappa records, such as “Apostrophe’,” “Montana” and “Willie the Pimp.”<\/p>\n

The Blu-ray features Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround sound mixes of the album and some of the bonus tracks. You can see the track listing for the set below.<\/p>\n

Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, ‘Bongo Fury (50th Anniversary Edition)’ Track Listing<\/p>\n

CD 1
Bongo Fury \u2013 The Original Album \u2013 2012 Remaster + Bonus Fury \u2013 Bonus Tracks
The Original Album
1. Debra Kadabra
2. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
3. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
4. Poofter\u2019s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
5. 200 Years Old
6. Cucamonga
7. Advance Romance
8. Man With The Woman Head
9. Muffin Man
Bonus Fury \u2013 Bonus Tracks
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<\/p>\n

CD 2
Armadillo World Headquarters \u2013 Live In Austin, TX, 5\/20\/1975
1. 5-20-75 Show Start
2. \u201cPut A Shirt On Man\u201d
3. Apostrophe\u2019
4. Stink-Foot
5. I\u2019m Not Satisfied
6. Debra Kadabra
7. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
8. The Velvet Sunrise
9. Pound For A Brown \u2013 Part I
10. Pound For A Brown \u2013 Part II
11. Sleeping In A Jar<\/p>\n

CD 3
Armadillo World Headquarters \u2013 Live In Austin, TX, 5\/20\/1975
Continued
1. \u201cEnjoy The Steambath\u201d
2. The Torture Never Stops (Original Version)
3. Camarillo Brillo
4. Muffin Man
5. Advance Romance
6. Montana
7. Duke\u2019s Things
8. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
9. Poofter\u2019s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
10. Echidna\u2019s Arf (Of You) \/ Terry\u2019s Solo
11. The Ampeg Mini-Moog Controller Guitar Experiment
12. Willie The Pimp<\/p>\n

CD 4
Armadillo World Headquarters \u2013 Live In Austin, TX, 5\/21\/1975
1. \u201cGood Evening, Ladies And Gentlemen\u201d
2. Apostrophe\u2019
3. Stink-Foot
4. I\u2019m Not Satisfied
5. Debra Kadabra
6. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
7. The Velvet Sunrise
8. Pound For A Brown \u2013 Part I
9. \u201cWe\u2019ve Had A Bomb Threat\u201d
10. Pound For A Brown \u2013 Part II<\/p>\n

CD 5
Armadillo World Headquarters \u2013 Live In Austin, TX, 5\/21\/1975
Continued
1. Advance Romance
2. Florentine Pogen
3. Montana
4. Camarillo Brillo
5. Muffin Man
6. Willie The Pimp
7. Claremont Rehearsal
8. Poofter\u2019s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
9. Portuguese Lunar Landing<\/p>\n

BLU-RAY AUDIO
Bongo Fury \u2013 The Album + Bonus Audio
Dolby Atmos \/ 24-bit\/96kHz Dolby TrueHD 5.1 \/ 24-bit\/192kHz PCM Stereo \/ 24-bit\/96kHz PCM Stereo
Bongo Fury \u2013 The Album
1. Debra Kadabra
2. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy
3. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
4. Poofter\u2019s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
5. 200 Years Old
6. Cucamonga
7. Advance Romance
8. Man With The Woman Head
9. Muffin Man
Bonus Audio
1. The Torture Never Stops (Original Version)
2. Debra Kadabra (1993 UMRK 6-Channel Mix)
3. Poofter\u2019s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead (1993 UMRK 6-Channel Mix)<\/p>\n

Frank Zappa Albums Ranked<\/p>\n

Navigating his extensive catalog, including releases with the Mothers of Invention, can be tricky. But don’t worry – we did the heavy work.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Michael Gallucci<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bongo Fury, the 1975\u00a0partly live album recorded by Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, will celebrate a belated 50th…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399687,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,40940,50,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-399686","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-new-albums","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}