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Frank Zappa/Captian Beefheart "Bongo Fury" LP VG+ DS 2234 Mothers of Invention

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Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart "Bongo Fury" LP Discreet Records DS 2234 (US)

Vinyl is VG+, Jacket is VG+!

Original Press

Track Listing:

A1 Debra Kadabra 3:54A2 Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy 6:02A3 Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top 2:50A4 Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead 3:06A5 200 Years Old 4:34B1 Cucamonga 2:24B2 Advance Romance11:20B3 Man With The Woman Head 1:29B4 Muffin Man 5:37

Bongo Fury is an album released by and in 1975. The live portions were recorded on May 20 & 21, 1975 at the in , . Studio tracks were recorded in January 1975 (during the sessions which produced and much of ).

The album is a notable entry in Zappa's discography, because it was the last to feature a majority of his early 1970s band, which appeared on albums (1973), (1974), (1974), and (1975).

's vocals are featured both on the sprawling "Advance Romance" as well as on the three-part harmonies of "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy". , in his only tour with Zappa's band, delivers vocals on several tracks, including his two short prose readings "Sam with the Showing Scalp Flat Top" and "Man with the Woman Head". Bongo Fury also marks the first appearance of , who would become Zappa's featured drummer between 1975 and 1978.

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