Well, we’re getting off to a great start this year with a couple of new releases planned.
Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary
Only a year late but welcome none the less, Bongo Fury gets a deluxe release on CD. This will be available from 20 March 2026.
There will be 5 CDs of material (roughly 80% unreleased) including studio outtakes and live tracks plus the two Armadillo concerts complete and remixed from the original 16-Track Masters. Also includes unseen photos and liner notes from band member, Denny Walley, plus Vaultmeister Joe Travers. Blu-Ray features new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 mixes, and high-resolution stereo audio with bonus surround experiences from Zappa’s Vault.
Disc 1: Bongo Fury – The Album + Bonus Fury
Disc 2: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/20/1975
Disc 3: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/20/1975 cont’d
Disc 4: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/21/1975
Disc 5: Armadillo World Headquarters – Live in Austin, TX, 5/21/1975 cont’d
Disc 6: BLU-RAY (ATMOS, 5.1 surround + HRA 192k/24b & 96k/24b)
There will also be :
- a double black vinyl version – the bonus disc includes highlights from the 6-disc box set, a lithograph print, plus booklet.
- a single 180g orange & black galaxy vinyl from the original master tapes plus a frame-able lithograph print of the band
- single black 180g vinyl version with no extras
Lick My Decals Off Baby – Deluxe Record Store Day 2026
Available from 18th April 2026.
This limited edition 2LP vinyl set features the original album, recut from the original master tapes at Bernie Grundman Mastering, plus an additional LP with previously unreleased instrumental versions and alternate takes from the original album sessions, most of which has been circulating amongst collectors for many years.
Here’s a list of the bonus tracks :
1. Lick My Decals Off, Baby (Instrumental Version)
2. Doctor Dark (Instrumental Version)
3. I Love You, You Big Dummy (Instrumental Version)
4. Bellerin’ Plain (Instrumental Version)
5. Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop (Instrumental Version)
6. Japan In A Dishpan (Instrumental Version)
7. I Wanna Find A Woman That’ll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go
(Instrumental Version)
8. Petrified Forest (Instrumental Version)
9. The Buggy Boogie Woogie (Instrumental Version)
10. The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig) [Instrumental Version]
11. Space-Age Couple (Instrumental Version)
12. The Clouds Are Full Of Wine (Not Whiskey Or Rye) [Instrumental Version]
13. Flash Gordon’s Ape (Instrumental Version)
14. Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop (Alternate Version)
15. I Wanna Find A Woman That’ll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go
(Alternate Version)
16. Lick My Decals Off, Baby (Alternate Version)
17. I Love You, You Big Dummy (Instrumental Harp Version)
