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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| Released | December 11, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1985 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 74:06 | |||
| Label | Light Without Heat | |||
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The booklet contains the original liner notes for each Zappa track, along with Vai's comments on each track.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Frank Zappa
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Tell Me You Love Me" | Tinsel Town Rebellion | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Theme From 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear" | You Are What You Is | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Jumbo Go Away" | You Are What You Is | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Drowning Witch" | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch | 12:03 |
| 5. | "Envelopes" | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch | 2:46 |
| 6. | "Teen-Age Prostitute" | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch | 2:40 |
| 7. | "The Jazz Discharge Party Hats" | The Man from Utopia | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Ya Hozna" | Them or Us | 6:26 |
| 9. | "Alien Orifice" | Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Approximate" (Recorded live in the summer of 1982 in Pistoia, Italy) | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 | 1:49 |
| 11. | "I'm a Beautiful Guy" | You Are What You Is | 1:56 |
| 12. | "Beauty Knows No Pain" | You Are What You Is | 3:01 |
| 13. | "What's New In Baltimore?" | Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention | 5:04 |
| 14. | "Moggio" (Recorded live in the summer of 1982, European tour) | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 | 2:29 |
| 15. | "RDNZL" (Recorded live in the summer of 1982, European tour) | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 | 7:59 |
| 16. | "Magic Fingers" (Recorded live 12/11/80, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica CA) | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 | 2:21 |
| 17. | "Strictly Genteel" (Recorded live 10/31/81, The Palladium, New York NY) | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 | 7:08 |