Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Edition

disc 1

1. Debra Kadabra

See notes for "Debra Kadabra" on Bongo Fury (1975).

5. 200 Years Old

See notes for "200 Years Old" on Bongo Fury (1975).

6. Cucamonga

7. Advance Romance

See notes for "Advance Romance" on Bongo Fury (1975).

8. Man With The Woman Head

See notes for "Man With The Woman Head" on Bongo Fury (1975).

9. Muffin Man

See notes for "Muffin Man" on Bongo Fury (1975).

10. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy (Long Version)

See notes for "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy" on Bongo Fury (1975).

11. Man With The Woman Head (Isolated Vocal)

See notes for "Man With The Woman Head" on Bongo Fury (1975).

12. Muffin Man/A Little Green Rosetta (Alternate Take)

13. 200 Years Old (Long Version)

Where's the stumbler gonna go
To watch the lights turn blue?
Well, right down the Village Inn
Squattin' down, poppin' up
Yeah, by the jukebox, man

See "Village Of The Sun" on Roxy & Elsewhere (1974).

See also notes for "200 Years Old" on Bongo Fury (1975).

14. Born To Suck (Vocal Session Snoop)

See notes for "Born To Suck."

15. Born To Suck

Vaultmeister, "Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers - Bongo Fury - 50th Anniversary Box Set - 03/20/2026 *," Hoffman Music Forums, March 20, 2026

I found out one of the unidentified voices is Michael Braunstein.

Sources & Edits

Live Backing Track

Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Edition (2026)	Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Edition (2026)
5.02. Florentine Pogen (May 21, 1975)	1.15. Born To Suck
05:21-09:34	0:00-3:12
09:34-09:54
09:54-10:22	3:12-3:40

Studio Vocals, 1st Run

Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Edition (2026)	Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Edition (2026)
1.14. Born To Suck (Vocal Session Scoop)	1.15. Born To Suck
1:11-1:51	0:13-0:53
1:51-2:04
	0:53-1:11
2:04-2:17	1:11-1:35
	1:24-1:35
2:17-3:07	1:35-2:25
	2:25-2:57
3:07-3:41	2:57-3:30

Studio Vocals, 2nd Run

Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Edition (2026)	Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Edition (2026)
1.14. Born To Suck (Vocal Session Scoop)	1.15. Born To Suck
5:36-8:58	0:00-3:19

disc 2

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

See notes for "Debra Kadabra" on Bongo Fury (1975).

7. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy

See notes for "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy" on Bongo Fury (1975).

8. The Velvet Sunrise

9. Pound For A Brown—Part I

10. Pound For A Brown—Part II

11. Sleeping In A Jar

disc 3

1. "Enjoy The Steambath"

2. The Torture Never Stops (Original Version)

See notes for "The Torture Never Stops Original Version" on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991).

3. Camarillo Brillo

4. Muffin Man

5. Advance Romance

6. Montana

7. Duke's Things

FZ:
I love the blues
She paid my rent

pbuzby, "Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers - Bongo Fury - 50th Anniversary Box Set - 03/20/2026," Steve Hoffman Music Forums, March 21, 2026

"I Love The Blues - She Paid My Rent" (amusing quip from FZ about Duke's solo album [I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry (1975)] during Duke's solo piece on 5/20)

8. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top

See notes for "Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top" and "Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead" on Bongo Fury (1975).

9. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead

See notes for "Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead" on Bongo Fury (1975).

10. Echidna's Arf (Of You)/Terry's Solo

11. The Ampeg Mini-Moog Controller Guitar Experiment

This is a guitar that operates a Minimoog that was delivered to us a few days ago by people from the Ampeg company.

Al_Fresco, "Bongo Fury (50th Anniversary)," Zappateers, March 24, 2026

It was a Hagstrom Swede Patch 2000. Photo by W. Blaine Pennington.

12. Willie The Pimp

disc 4

1. "Good Evening, Ladies And Gentlemen"

2. Apostrophe'

3. Stink-Foot

4. I'm Not Satisfied

5. Debra Kadabra

6. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy

See notes for "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy" on Bongo Fury (1975).

7. The Velvet Sunrise

After they stole things from the Indians and killed off the ones they couldn't buy off by giving them blankets infected with smallpox [...]. After they prayed to God they got into the stupid looking wooden beds with a board in the middle of it so they couldn't fuck each other too much.

Them Or Us (The Book) (1984), p. 21

SHEMP: America? They're getting ready to have a revolution over there . . . they got Indians . . . the Indians got smallpox from the blankets the British gave them for Christmas . . . people sleep in beds with wooden boards down the middle so nothing can happen . . . are you crazy?

8. Pound For A Brown—Part I

See notes for "Advance Romance" on Bongo Fury (1975) and "Man With The Woman Head" on Bongo Fury (1975).

9. "We've Had A Bomb Threat"

10. Pound For A Brown—Part II

disc 5

1. Advance Romance

See notes for "Advance Romance" on Bongo Fury (1975).

2. Florentine Pogen

See notes for "Born To Suck."

3. Montana

4. Camarillo Brillo

5. Muffin Man

See notes for "Muffin Man" on Bongo Fury (1975).

This is an experimental guitar presented to you by the Ampeg Corporation. They're letting me test it out here on this location. I hope it works.

Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Edition

disc 1

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

Vaultmeister, "Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers - Bongo Fury - 50th Anniversary Box Set - 03/20/2026 *," Hoffman Music Forums, March 20, 2026

Sources & Edits

Live Backing Track

Studio Vocals, 1st Run

Studio Vocals, 2nd Run

disc 2

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

disc 3

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

pbuzby, "Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers - Bongo Fury - 50th Anniversary Box Set - 03/20/2026," Steve Hoffman Music Forums, March 21, 2026

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

Al_Fresco, "Bongo Fury (50th Anniversary)," Zappateers, March 24, 2026

12. Willie The Pimp

disc 4

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

Them Or Us (The Book) (1984), p. 21

8. Pound For A Brown—Part I

9. "We've Had A Bomb Threat"

10. Pound For A Brown—Part II

disc 5

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