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📀 FULL SPECIFICATIONS 🎤 Artist : Steve Vai 🎵 Title : Passion And Warfare 💿 Format : CD 🌍 Country : US 🗓️ Year : 1990 🏷️ Label : Relativity 🔢 Catalog number : 88561-1037-2 🔗 Discogs Release ID : 21933415 ▥ Barcode : 8856110372 🎼 Genre : Rock ✨ Media condition : VG+ 🖼️ Sleeve condition : EX ⭐ Pressing type : Confirmed original 🎵 AT A GLANCE Steve Vai’s *Passion And Warfare* is a landmark in modern rock guitar. Released in 1990 on Relativity, this CD edition captures the album’s technical brilliance and emotional depth with clarity. The packaging here is solid: media in Very Good+ condition, sleeve in Excellent shape, and no obi or inserts missing. A clean, well-preserved copy of a record that still sounds fresh decades later. If you love virtuoso playing with real feeling, this one deserves a spot in your collection. The original pressing status adds weight—this isn’t just a reissue, it’s the edition that first brought Vai’s vision to the world. ✨ HIGHLIGHTS • Confirmed original pressing from 1990 • Clean media with light signs of use • Sleeve in excellent condition • No obi or inserts missing • Relativity’s US edition 💡 MUSIC STORIES 🎸 Vai’s signature guitar for the album — The Frankenstrat guitar, Vai’s iconic custom instrument, was built using parts from a Fender Stratocaster and a Gibson Les Paul. It became his signature sound during this era and was used extensively on *Passion And Warfare*. 🎬 The "For the Love of God" music video — The video for the album’s closing track was directed by Wayne Isham and features Vai playing the song in a surreal, dreamlike setting. It won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video in 1990, cementing Vai’s status as a rock icon. 🎹 The piano intro to "Liberty" — The opening piano melody on "Liberty" was played by Vai himself, showcasing his versatility beyond guitar. The track blends technical precision with a melancholic, almost cinematic feel, a signature of the album’s sound. 🫧 PROTECTION Transparent outer protective sleeve provided. 📦 PACKING & SHIPPING Fast and careful shipping.