Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart’s ‘Bongo Fury’ to Receive 50th Anniversary Reissue

Frank Zappa And Captain Beefheart Bongo Fury Returns With Expansive 50th Anniversary Editions

The legendary 1975 live collaboration between Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and The Mothers is reissued in definitive form, expanded with previously unheard concerts, vault material and immersive new mixes. by Paul Cashmere Frank Zappa’s restless mid-1970s creative surge is brought back into sharp focus with the announcement of Bongo Fury (50th Anniversary Edition), a major new archival release celebrating one of the most idiosyncratic and hist…

Oh, Hell Yeah! Zappa & Beefheart’s Bongo Fury Gets A 50th Anniversary Upgrade

“With Beefheart in the band, there’s a guy who’s really into words and what they can do. I respect his literary ability, especially as in some instances I wonder if he’s literate at all… The way he relates to language is unique. With somebody else in the band who’s into it at that level, he […] The post Oh, Hell Yeah! Zappa & Beefheart’s Bongo Fury Gets A 50th Anniversary Upgrade appeared first on Tinnitist.

Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart's Landmark Album Gets Special Edition

It has 80% unreleased material.

Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart’s ‘Bongo Fury’ to Receive 50th Anniversary Reissue

In celebration of 50 years of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s sentimental collaborative 1975 album Bongo Fury, a massive 50th anniversary reissue will be released via Zappa Records/UMe. Set for a March 20th release, it’s now available for pre-order. The collection includes a six-disc (5CD/1Blu-ray Audio) Super Deluxe Edition box set that features 57 tracks, over 80 percent of which are previously unreleased. Produced by Zappa Vaultmeister Jo…