FZ Original Recordings; Steve Vai Archives, Vol. 2

FZ Original Recordings was first made available in The Secret Jewel Box set. Steve Vai reflects here on his three years as a member of Frank Zappa's ensemble where he was credited not just as "guitarist" but as wielder of "strat abuse" and "impossible guitar parts." These are Frank Zappa recordings, written and produced by Zappa, and authorized by the Zappa Family Trust.

Frank Zappa - FZ Original Recordings; Steve Vai Archives, Vol. 2
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ReleasedDecember 11, 2001
Recorded1980–1985
GenreProgressive rock
Length74:06
LabelLight Without Heat
Steve Vai chronology
The Secret Jewel Box
(2001)
Frank Zappa - FZ Original Recordings; Steve Vai Archives, Vol. 2
(2001)
The Elusive Light and Sound Vol. 1
(2002)

The booklet contains the original liner notes for each Zappa track, along with Vai's comments on each track.

Track listing

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All songs written by Frank Zappa

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Tell Me You Love Me"Tinsel Town Rebellion2:07
2."Theme From 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear"You Are What You Is3:31
3."Jumbo Go Away"You Are What You Is3:43
4."Drowning Witch"Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch12:03
5."Envelopes"Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch2:46
6."Teen-Age Prostitute"Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch2:40
7."The Jazz Discharge Party Hats"The Man from Utopia4:28
8."Ya Hozna"Them or Us6:26
9."Alien Orifice"Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention4:12
10."Approximate" (Recorded live in the summer of 1982 in Pistoia, Italy)You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 41:49
11."I'm a Beautiful Guy"You Are What You Is1:56
12."Beauty Knows No Pain"You Are What You Is3:01
13."What's New In Baltimore?"Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention5:04
14."Moggio" (Recorded live in the summer of 1982, European tour)You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 52:29
15."RDNZL" (Recorded live in the summer of 1982, European tour)You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 57:59
16."Magic Fingers" (Recorded live 12/11/80, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica CA)You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 62:21
17."Strictly Genteel" (Recorded live 10/31/81, The Palladium, New York NY)You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 67:08
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