Flex-Able Leftovers

For the 1998 album, see Flex-Able Leftovers (album).

Flex-Able Leftovers was a limited edition 10" vinyl EP by American composer and guitarist, Steve Vai. It was leftover material from the recordings done during the "Flex-Able" days (1982 to 1984) and originally released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). In this regard, it can be perceived as a supplement to the initial release of "Flex-Able".^[1] As in the case of the main album, "Flex-Able Leftovers" boast of a Zappa-based stylistic and musical influence.

Flex-Able Leftovers
EP by Steve Vai
Released	1984
Recorded	1982–1984
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	32:25
Label	Urantia Records/Akashic Records
Producer	Steve Vai
Steve Vai chronology
Flex-Able (1984) Flex-Able Leftovers (1984) Passion and Warfare (1990)
Alternative cover

Background

There were only two EP editions in 1984:

• The first issue (limited to 1,000 copies) on Urantia Records.
• The second issue, with a different cover artwork/design (limited to 1,000 copies) on Akashic Records.

Subsequently, the EP was re-released as a studio album with more tracks in November 1998.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Vai, except where noted.

In Side

1. "You Didn't Break It" (Bob Harris, Suzannah Harris) – 4:14
2. "Bledsoe Bluvd" – 4:22
3. "The Beast of Love" (Joe Kearney) – 3:29
4. "Burnin' Down the Mountain" – 4:22

Out Side

1. "So Happy" (Vai, Laurel Fishman) – 2:43
2. "Details at 10" – 5:57
3. "Little Pieces of Seaweed" (Vai, Larry Kutcher) – 5:12
4. "Chronic Insomnia" – 2:00

Credits

Personnel

• Steve Vai – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, coral sitar, keyboards, electric piano, bass guitar, background vocals
• Scott Collard – Synthesizer (Prophet V)
• Larry Crane – piccolo xylophone, bell lyre, vibraphone
• Fammin – vocals (screaming)
• Laurel Fishman – vocals
• Chris Frazier – drums
• Joe Kearney – vocals
• Larry Kutcher – vocals (narration) and lyrics (for Little Pieces Of Seaweed)
• Stu Hamm – vocals, bass guitar
• Suzannah Harris – background vocals
• Bob Harris – vocals programmed by drums
• Tommy Mars – vocals, violin, keyboards
• Lillian Vai – vocals (crying)
• Chad Wackerman – drums
• Pete Zeldman – percussion

Technical contributions

• Steve Vai – producer, engineer, mixing, cover artwork/cover design
• John Matousek – mastering
• Mark Pinske – mastering (assistant)

References

1. Victor Rouă (11 December 2022). "Steve Vai – Flex-Able Leftovers (1984), Instrumental Rock EP". The Rockpedia. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
2. "Flex-Able Leftovers". Steve Vai official website. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.