FZ Original Recordings; Steve Vai Archives, Vol. 2

Frank Zappa - FZ Original Recordings; Steve Vai Archives, Vol. 2
Compilation album by Steve Vai
Released	December 11, 2001
Recorded	1980-1985
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	74:06
Label	Light Without Heat
Steve Vai chronology
The Secret Jewel Box (2001) FZ Original Recordings; Steve Vai (Archives, Vol.2) (2001) The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. 1 (2002)

FZ Original Recordings is only 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.

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

Track listing

All songs written by Frank Zappa

1. "Tell Me You Love Me" - 2:07
2. "Theme From 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear" - 3:31
3. "Jumbo Go Away" - 3:43
4. "Drowning Witch" - 12:03
5. "Envelopes" - 2:46
6. "Teen-Age Prostitute" - 2:40
7. "The Jazz Discharge Party Hats" - 4:28
8. "Ya Hozna" - 6:26
9. "Alien Orifice" - 4:12
10. "Approximate" - 1:49 (Recorded live in the summer of 1982 in Pistoia, Italy)
11. "I'm A Beautiful Guy" - 1:56
12. "Beauty Knows No Pain" - 3:01
13. "What's New In Baltimore?" - 5:04
14. "Moggio" - 2:29 (Recorded live in the summer of 1982, European tour)
15. "RDNZL" - 7:59 (Recorded live in the summer of 1982, European tour)
16. "Magic Fingers" - 2:21 (Recorded live 12/11/80, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica CA)
17. "Strictly Genteel" - 7:08 (Recorded live 10/31/81, The Palladium, New York NY)

Original release

• Track 1 from "Tinsel Town Rebellion" (1981).
• Tracks 2, 3, 11, 12 from "You Are What You Is" (1981).
• Tracks 4, 5, 6 from "Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch" (1982).
• Track 7 from "The Man from Utopia" (1983).
• Track 8 from "Them or Us" (1983).
• Tracks 9, 13 from "Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention" (1985).
• Track 10 from "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4" (1991).
• Tracks 14, 15 from "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5" (1992).
• Track 16, 17 from "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6" (1992).

External links

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