{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep537: Bongo Fury at 50 \u2013 Zappa, Beefheart and the Vaultmeister","description":"Zappa Vaultmeister Joe Travers discusses the Bongo Fury box set, the Frank and Beefheart origin story, Frank's cutting edge approach and what may be next from the Zappa Universe. Order the Zappa\/Beefheart Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary editions here Topics Include:  Joe and Nate bond over the Stooges and unreleased raw recordings Bongo Fury turns 50 with 48 previously unheard tracks Two complete Armadillo shows finally presented unedited in sequence Portuguese Lunar Landing emerges from rehearsal tapes\u2014a true nugget Frank kept tour itineraries but few detailed production notes Joe worked solo digitizing tapes for decades under Gail's direction Universal now controls the vault\u2014the process has changed significantly Frank's Mac had one gigabyte\u2014they dumped mixes to tape constantly Kennedy backup tapes and Synclavier data may be unplayable forever Racing against tape decay and obsolete machines that can't be replaced Heartbreak: 1630 tapes getting stuck and destroyed inside malfunctioning machines Early history of Frank and Captain Beefheart The Soots recorded together\u2014Tiger Roach released, two covers still unreleased Frank invited Beefheart to join tour to get him some money Beefheart was unpredictable\u2014lyrics in paper bags, sketching onstage mid-show \u201cBorn to Suck\u201d captures spontaneous studio magic with Snoop tape banter Frank constantly taped everything\u2014jokes often sparked future song ideas Post-tour darkness: Herb Cohen fallout left Frank uncertain about everything Frank and Beefheart reconnected\u2014hour-long phone calls in Frank's final months Warner Brothers failed to promote One Size Fits All and Bongo Fury Cheaper Than Cheap footage sat in vault for decades\u2014sync issues unresolved Joe finally identified the mystery tapes; Universal funded the restoration More Atmos projects coming\u2014Joe teases a big announcement next month  Extended &amp;amp; High resolution version of this podcast is available at:&amp;nbsp;www.Patreon.com\/VinylGuide  Apple:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/tvg-ios Spotify:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/tvg-spot Amazon Music:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/tvg-amazon Support the show at&amp;nbsp;Patreon.com\/VinylGuide  ","author_name":"The Vinyl Guide","author_url":"http:\/\/vinylguide.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40339030\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199314750"}