Zebra "3.V (Limited Edition, 2013 Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, SHM-CD, Mini-LP, Japan, Arcangelo Records, ARC-8073)"

3.V is the third studio album by American hard rock band Zebra, released in 1986 by Atlantic Records. The album failed to chart – it would be the group's last studio album for Atlantic before being dropped from the label. The album went out-of-print in 1990. It was reissued in 2007 as an import paired on one CD with No Tellin' Lies, another deleted title, as the stand-alone compact disc version became a scarce collector's item in the meantime. 3.V, along with the first two Zebra albums, was reissued on CD again in Japan in 2013. In 2016 Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD.

Some critics have heralded this to be the best Zebra album, even better than their debut. Doug Stone from AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars, saying "3.V has that certain something extra: more than an album, 3.V opens the mind of an unheralded genius." Classic Rock Review wrote that the album was "plagued by clusters of both mediocrity as well as pure brilliance" but "includes some of the band's finest work".

Track listing

All tracks were written by Randy Jackson

1. "Can't Live Without" 3:40
2. "He's Making You the Fool" 3:52
3. "Time" 5:21
4. "Your Mind's Open" 3:37
5. "Better Not Call" 5:04
6. "You'll Never Know" 2:59
7. "About to Make the Time" 4:57
8. "You're Only Losing Your Heart" 3:48
9. "Hard Living Without You" 3:21
10. "Isn't That the Way" 3:16

Originally released in 1986.

From the OBI, outer jacket, insert and disc face:

“Made in Japan.”

From the OBI:

“Sound source provided by : Warner Music Japan”

“2013 Remastering”

Track durations do not appear on this release.

Mini LP style release including an outer cardboard sleeve, an inner fiber sleeve, a foldout, twelve-panel insert and an OBI.

Recording information:

Arranged & Produced by Randy Jackson & Zebra

Stephen Benben, Jamie Chaleff, Ken Collins, Ellen Fitton, Ira McLaughlin, Dan Nash - engineers

Mitchell Frondelli, Dan Nash – mixing

Recorded At – Atlantic Studios

Recorded At – Unique Recording

Recorded At – Boogie Hotel

Recorded At – Sonic Sound Studios