The Secret Jewel Box

The Secret Jewel Box is a ten-CD box set, a collection of music by guitarist Steve Vai, released in 2001. Vai's website describes it as "not a compilation of Vai's catalog, but rather something far more conceptual. The series includes soundtracks, rarities, outtakes and oddities, out of print albums, Vai’s recordings with Frank Zappa and with early bands Alcatrazz and The Classified, acoustic piano interpretations of Vai songs, even an eclectic audio art project."[1]

The Secret Jewel Box
Box set by
Steve Vai
ReleasedDecember 11, 2001
Recorded1980 to ?
GenreProgressive rock
Hard rock
Instrumental rock
Length??
LabelLight Without Heat
ProducerSteve Vai
Steve Vai chronology
The 7th Song, Enchanting Guitar Melodies (Archives Vol. 1)
(2000)		 The Secret Jewel Box
(2001)		 FZ Original Recordings; Steve Vai (Archives Vol. 2)
(2001)

The box and the first three CDs were released in 2001, with only 10,000 boxes having been manufactured. Those who purchased the box were to be notified when the remaining CDs were ready. The 100-page booklet was to be sent out to those who had collected all 10 CDs after the last CD was produced. It was 13 years between the release of Disc 6 (2004) and Disc 7 (2017).

Content
Volume Year Album Info
01 2001 The Elusive Light and Sound Vol. 1 Included in Box, Re-released as separate CD in 2002
02 2001 Alcatrazz - "Disturbing the Peace" Included & Only in this Box
03 2001 Frank Zappa Original Recordings; Steve Vai (Archives, Vol. 2) Included & Only in this Box
04 2003 Mystery Tracks (Archives Vol. 3)
05 2003 Various Artists (Archives Vol. 4)
06 2004 "Vai: Piano Reductions, Vol. 1" (by Mike Keneally)
07 2017 Steve Vai & The Classified - Modern Primitive
08 & 09 "Alcatrazz: Panic Jungle [Live In Japan]"
10 "Hot Chunks"

Production
  • Producer – Eddie Kramer (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
  • Engineer, Mixed By – Eddie Kramer (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), John Begoshian (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Paul Levy (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
  • Engineer [Assisted By], Mixed By [Assisted By] – Brian Leshon (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Brian Scheuble (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Mark Wilczak (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Paul Lani (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Ross Stien (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)[2]
  • Mastered By – George Marino (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Neil Citron (tracks: 1-1 to 1-40), Steve Vai (tracks: 1-1 to 1-40)
  • Photography [2nd Disc Logo] – Steve Crise
  • Photography [2nd Disc] – Ron Slenzak
  • Written-By, Composed By, Producer, Arranged By, Performer – Frank Zappa (tracks: 3-1 to 3-17)
  • Arranged By – Steve Vai (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
  • Artwork By [1st Disc] – Steve Vai
  • Artwork By [2nd Disc Design] – Dyer/Kahn, Inc., Tim Owens
  • Artwork By [2nd Disc Metal Logo Sculpture] – Nicholas Fasciano
  • Artwork By [3rd Disc Art Direction] – Ciruelo Cabral, Gail Zappa, Priscila Bara, Steve Vai

References
  1. "The Secret Jewel Box: About the Box". vai.com.
  2. Assistant Engineer Brian Leshon https://www.discogs.com/Steve-Vai-The-Secret-Jewel-Box/release/1461419
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