FRANK ZAPPA/CAPT BEEFHEART BONGO FURY ORIG 1975 DISCREET LP SHRINK + STICKER NM
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FRANK ZAPPA/CAPT BEEFHEART~BONGO FURY~ORIG 1975 DISCREET LP~SHRINK + STICKER~NM! FRANK ZAPPA/CAPT BEEFHEART~BONGO FURY~ORIG 1975 DISCREET LP~SHRINK + STICKER~NM!
Zappa / Beefheart / Mothers ?– Bongo Fury
Discreet ?– DS 2234
RARE ORIGINAL DISCREET PRESSING FROM 1975 - 42 YEARS AGO!!
ALBUM IS OPEN BUT STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP!
INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL HYPE STICKER, TOO!
SHRINK IS PARTIALLY TORN NEAR THE STICKER.
COVER IS IN EX/NM CONDITION WITH VERY LIGHT WEAR.
VINYL IS IN EX/NM CONDITION.
AMAZING CONDITION FOR THIS ORIGINAL PRESSING!
Tracks A1 to A4, B2 to B4: "Recorded live at Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin Texas, May 20th and 21st, 1975. Plus Selected Studio Wonderment."
A5, B1 & B4 intros recorded Jan & Feb 1974, remote recording, overdubs & mixing at The Record Plant, L.A.
Bongo Fury captures Captain Beefheart aka Don Van Vliet with Frank Zappa during their brief reunion for a series of shows in the spring of 1975. This album is a pastiche of both live performances -- taken from two evenings at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, TX -- and studio recordings that were almost a year-and-a-half old. This is the last album to feature the highly technical jazz fusion of Mothers of Invention, whose roots can be traced back to 1973 circa Over-Nite Sensation. The live portions are highlighted by the latest addition to the band -- frenetic percussionist extraordinaire Terry "Ted" Bozzio, who would stay with Zappa for a majority of the '70s. Most Zappa enthusiasts either love or hate Bongo Fury. Much of the disparity has to do with the lack of the extended fusion-based instrumentals that had graced their predecessors One Size Fits All and Roxy & Elsewhere as much as it does with the inclusion of Captain Beefheart. Conversely, those consumers whose passions tend toward both Zappa and Captain Beefheart consider this disc as a mutual zenith. Either way, there is a little something for every element. The album plunges directly into the ballsy rocker "Debra Kadabra." Although the track is credited solely to Zappa, the schizophrenic animation given by Van Vliet is an inspired combination of singing and spoken word -- as might be delivered by an amphetamine-drenched preacher. Zappa and the Mothers give the multi-tempo song a full-throttled workout, which is met headlong with "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy." This track comes from Zappa's long tradition of "tales from the road" involving various encounters with female enthusiasts. The song also includes some fiery fretwork from Zappa during the waning moments. Additional stellar guitar work can be found on "Advance Romance," as the best elements of this particular band occur here. The track grooves with a force similar to that of "Florentine Pogen" from One Size Fits All and contains a memorable Napoleon Murphy Brock vocal. The song also features the most extended instrumental interaction on Bongo Fury, running at over 11 minutes. Likewise, the two Captain Beefheart penned spoken-word selections, "Sam With the Showing Scalp Flat Top" and "Man With a Woman Head," are key entries into his anthology of surrealistic prose.
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
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Recorded At – Armadillo World Headquarters
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Overdubbed At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mixed At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Bass, Other [Also Dancing] – Tom Fowler
Design – Cal Schenkel
Drums – Chester Thompson (tracks: A5, B1)
Drums, Other [Moisture] – Terry Bozzio
Engineer – Davey Moire, Frank Hubach, Kelly Kotera, Kerry McNab*, Mike Braunstein*, Mike Stone
Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
Harmonica [Harp], Vocals, Other [Shopping Bags] – Captain Beefheart
Keyboards, Vocals – George Duke
Management [In Discretion] – Herb Cohen
Photography By – John Williams (30)
Saxophone, Vocals – Napoleon Murphy Brock*
Slide Guitar, Vocals – Denny Walley
Trombone, Other [Fantastic Dancing] – Bruce Fowler (3)
Written-By – Don Van Vliet (tracks: A3, B3), Frank Zappa (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B4)
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