of the Smithereens, to perform and act as "house band" at public radio station WFUV's "Fare Thee Well" concert for beloved radio legend Vin Scelsa at City Winery, who was retiring from radio. Besides renditions of their own songs, the group backed David Johansen, Marshall Crenshaw, Southside Johnny, Stephen Trask (composer of Hedwig and the Angry Inch), David Bromberg, and others in a three-hour concert that was broadcast on the station on July 4, 2015. The group embarked on a mini-tour of the Northeast during October 2016 that paired them with West Coast power-pop band the Rubinoos. In early 2020 it was announced that The Bongos would perform in several select cities including Atlanta, Philadelphia, and New York to "celebrate four decades Hoboken Pop". Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the concerts were postponed until 2021. In January 2021, The Bongos' made a new agreement with RCA Records to distribute their music via Sony Music's Legacy Recordings label. The first release under the new arrangement, Beat Hotel - Expanded Edition was released on the RCA label via Legacy Recordings on July 9, 2021. The collection was a remastered edition of the original album in high-definition with twelve previously unreleased bonus tracks. Discography Albums Beat Hotel (1985, RCA Records) – produced by John Jansen Phantom Train (2013, Jem Records) – produced by Eric (E.T.) Thorngren, Chris Blackwell, the Bongos Beat Hotel - Expanded Edition (2021, RCA Records/Legacy Recordings) Compilation albums Drums Along the Hudson (1982, PVC Records – the album features the first singles and the first EP) – produced by Ken Thomas, Mark Abel, the Bongos Start Swimming (1981, Stiff Records) ("Telephoto Lens" and "In the Congo" appear on this live recording from London's Rainbow theatre. The band, then still a trio, was joined on "In the Congo" by members of Bush Tetras and Throbbing Gristle) Drums Along the Hudson – Special Edition (2007, Cooking Vinyl; 2014, Jem Records) "Numbers with Wings" and other songs appear on numerous 1980s compilations on a variety of labels. Singles "Telephoto Lens" b/w "Glow in the Dark" (1980, Fetish Records) "In the Congo" b/w "Mambo Sun" (1980, Fetish Records) "The Bulrushes" b/w "Automatic Doors" (1981, Fetish Records) "Zebra Club" b/w "Certain Harbours" (1982, Fetish Records) "Mambo Sun" b/w "Hunting" (1982, Fetish Records) "Numbers with Wings" b/w "Skydiving" (1983, RCA Records, Sweden) "Numbers with Wings" (Remix) b/w "Barbarella" (Remix) – 12" single – (1983, RCA Records)