captain beefheart - discography - guest appearances - bongo fury (with frank zappa 1975)

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CAPTAIN'S CARGO
discography - official releases

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART GUEST APPEARANCES
with frank zappa

BONGO FURY 1975 vinyl

go to bongo fury the rest - willie the pimp - other - combinations - pre beefheart

captain
beefheart - zappa / beefheart / mothers - bongo fury (live
1975) - front cover lp usa
original sleeve without titles...

includes two ORIGINAL van vliet COMPOSITIONS !

- A -
debra kadabra 3:54 live
carolina hard-core ecstasy 6:02 live
SAM WITH THE SHOWING SCALP FLAT TOP don van vliet 1973 2:50 live
poofter's froth wyoming plans ahead 3:06 live
200 years old 4:34 studio
- B -
cucamonga 2:24 studio
advance romance 11:20 live
MAN WITH THE WOMAN HEAD don van vliet 1973 1:29 live
muffin man 5:37 live
41:16 minutes
- outtake -
the torture never stops (original version) 9:16 live
live = recorded on 20 or 21 may 1975

captain beefheart - zappa / beefheart / mothers - bongo
fury (live 1975) - blaok and white lettering of titles
two half examples of the titles

the BAND
besides
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart * harp * vocals ** shopping bags
FRANK ZAPPA * lead guitar * vocals
amongst others the 'mothers (of invention)' consisted of future magic band members
BRUCE FOWLER fossil / old hat * trombone * fantastic dancing
DENNY WALLEY feeler's rebo / walla walla * slide guitar * vocals

-------------------- ALBUMS

ZAPPA / BEEFHEART / mothers * BONGO FURY live in concert at armadillo world headquarters, austin, texas, may 20th & 21st 1975 (plus selected studio wonderment) front picture actually mirrored commercial bill above frank's head usually retouched

australia 1975 discreet ds 2234 'chocolate sundae' cover titles in black
australia 1975 cassette reprise m5r 2234 front with big titles in blue round 'chocolate sundae' elpee picture
belgium 1975 discreet 59209 has 'sabam' on label
canada 1975 discreet ds 2234 made by wea canada

= no maple leaf logo on back cover

- front cover without titles

- front with clear title sticker black lettering

= back cover with maple leaf logo front without titles

canada 1975 cassette discreet cdx 2234 in snapshut case
canada 1975 8track discreet 8dm 2234 manufactured by wea musique du canada
canada 1995 cassette rykodisc rac 10522
england 1975 discreet k 59209 release cancelled due to contractual problems with captain beefheart and virgin records

= test pressing blank labels plain white sleeve typed notes sheet dated 7th october handwritten info on labels

= pre-release test pressing blank labels in intended 'chocolate sundae' sleeve titles in black

england 1988 cassette zappa records tzappa 15 similar to ceedee

captain beefheart - zappa / beefheart / mothers - bongo
fury (live 1975) - 'chocolate sunday' front cover lp

the higher cut 'chocolate sundae' sleeve

france 1975 discreet 59209 titles in black labels with sacem logo manufactured by warner bros
france 1975 cassette discreet 459 209 front with elpee cover on orange background cassette titles in black orange tray manufactured by duplicassette wrongly titled '200 years older' track
germany 1975 discreet (pale yellow) dis 59209 'chocolate sundae' cover titles in black made by wea gmbh
germany 1975 cassette discreet front with 'chocolate sundae' elpee cover cassette titles in white distributed by wea gmbh

= first release dis 459 209 x orange labels with 'discreet' logo standard cassette

= later release 459 209 x white labels with 'warner bros' logo screws cassette

greece 1975 discreet ds 59209 z titles in black
holland 1975 discreet dis 59209 titles in white marketed by wea records
italy 1975 discreet w 59209 titles in black
italy 1975 cassette discreet w 459209 'chocolate sundae' cover album title in white band name in yellow with s.i.a.e. stamp
japan 1975 discreet p 10093 d 'sundae' cover titles in black insert with english and japanese notes and lyrics includes van vliet live picture (twice) made by warner pioneer corporation japan with obi strip

= promo white label white 'sample' sticker on front cover labels with additional japanese text

= stock copy common front

new zealand 1975 reprise ds 2234 titles in black
spain 1975 reprise hres 291-74 titles in black made by hispavox all rim texts divided by '-'
spain 1977 reprise hres 291-74 reissue lower part of rim text not divided by '-'
spain 1975 cassette reprise ch 768 with elpee front on brown background made by hispavox a few title credits on insert also in spanish white cassette
spain 1977 cassette reprise ch 768 reissue
usa 1975 discreet (yellow) ds 2234 clear title sticker on shrink wrap black lettering mentions cat. no. and 'made in usa'

= test pressing white 'columbia record productions' label - plain white sleeve cue sheet by warner bros
- standard sleeve without titles sides handwritten on labels shrink wrap without sticker with press picture of a mother of invention = promo 'not for sale' on labels round 'promo' sticker on shrink - with separate zappa photo and long press message no word on beefheart
- without press set = standard copy front cover without titles
= record club issue [also:] rca music service r 114523 limited edition very rare

usa 1975 cassette discreet dis m5d 2234

= in snapshut case

= in slip case

usa 1975 8track discreet dis m8d 2234 manufactured by warner bros

captain beefheart / don van vliet, frank zappa - 'bongo
fury' press conference 1975

and offstage it's...: cola fury

usa 1975 discreet ds 2234 front with clear title sticker titles in black mentions cat. no. and 'made in usa'

= promo round 'promo' sticker on sleeve

- labels with 'not for sale' print

- with press picture and sept. '76 warner bros media information
- with big two-fold poster of front cover picture above title credits

- stock labels with press picture

- stock labels no additional stuff

= stock copy

usa 1977 cassette reprise m5r 2234
usa 1987 barking pumpkin bpr 9999 7 remastered without lyrics limited edition mail order only originally a part of old masters box 3 front cover without titles
usa 1987 cassette barking pumpkin d4 74220 remastered titles in black with lyrics to the zappa compositions limited edition mail order only
usa 1989 cassette barking pumpkin / zappa records tzappa 15 similar to ceedee titles in black with lyrics to the zappa compositions
usa 1995 cassette rykodisc rac 10522 similar to ceedee titles in white green cassette

captain beefheart - guest appearances - zappa / beefheart
/ mothers 'live (bongo fury)' - detail front lp argentina

ZAPPA / BEEFHEART / mothers * front cover: LIVE IN CONCERT AT ARMADILLO WORLD HEADQUARTERS AUSTIN, TEXAS may 20th 21st, 1975 back cover and labels: BONGO FURY [etc.] titles in white lettering and slightly different font track listing on labels mainly in spanish 'super lujo' series includes:

1973 SAM Y SU CUERO CABELLUDO CHATO (sam with the showing scalp flat top) 2:50 live

1973 UN HOMBRE CON CABEZA DE MUJER (man with the woman head) 1:29 live

argentina 1976 music hall mh 14.198 mono

= promo discreet white label 'disco para demostración' labels have additional 'prohibida su venta' text in red promo stamp on back cover
= stock copy warner bros (palm tree) label lay-out completely different to promo

argentina 1976 cassette warner bros 3.546

captain beefheart - zappa / beefheart / mothers - bongo
fury - label lp argentina

go to the NEXT part: the REST of BONGO FURY

NOTE: as i'm no zappa expert at all, this overview is incomplete...
special thanks to hans-peter schmidt for his kind help with the start

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