Bongo Fury

1975 Avantgarde Blues Rock

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Tracklist

A1 Debra Kadabra 3:54
A2 Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy 6:02
A3 Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top 2:50
A4 Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead 3:06
A5 200 Years Old 4:34
B1 Cucamonga 2:24
B2 Advance Romance 11:20
B3 Man With The Woman Head 1:29
B4 Muffin Man 5:37

Musicians

Also credited. Written-By: Don Van Vliet. Design: Cal Schenkel. Engineer: Davey Moire, Frank Hubach, Kelly Kotera, Kerry McNabb, Michael Braunstein, Mike D. Stone. Management (In DiscReetion): Herb Cohen. Photography By: John Williams.

Release notes

This version is mastered by and pressed by and identifiable with S1 or S2 (try reading it upside-down), usually together with faint SX in runout writings. Stamped Kendun Mastering credits also present in runouts.

Some copies might have a transparent sticker, with the album title, affixed to the top or bottom on the front cover.

Tracks A1 to A4, B2 to B4: “Recorded live at Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin Texas, May 20th & 21st, 1975”.
“Plus Selected Studio Wonderment”
A5, B1 & B4 intros were recorded in January & February 1974, at The Record Plant, L.A.

Special thanks to the kitchen staff at The Armadillo, especially Jan Beeman

Made in U.S.A.
© 1975 DiscReet Records, Inc.

On labels: ℗ 1975 Warner Brothers Records Inc. [sic]
Tracks A1, A2, A4 to B2, B4: © 1975 Munchkin Music - ASCAP
Tracks A3, B3 © 1973 Beefheart Music - BMI

Spine reads: DS 2234 ZAPPA / BEEFHEART / MOTHERS BONGO FURY 0698-℗ 1975 WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC.-PRINTED IN U.S.A.

See also very similar:
with SXT in the runouts.

Runouts are etched except for the KENDUN A or B stampings.