
The release versions are certain stages of Zappa X, so they get special names-but Zappa X was constantly undergoing modifications and improvements from the early Zappa stages until some point past Zappa Mexico II.

Zappa X is simply the developmental version. My understanding is that Zappa X is also a little bit more advanced than Zappa Mexico II, but Anthony soon realized that he was not going to be able to get much of an additional strength increase, and was discouraged by Zappa Mexico II, so he retired to focus more on academia.

So if I were to consider your position on Zappa X as the most advanced Zappa version, then it would imply that Zappa X was developed after the release Zappa Mexico II in favor of further developing Zappa Mexico II or to release, say, Zappa Mexico III? My understanding is that Zappa X is also a little bit more advanced than Zappa Mexico II, but Anthony soon realized that he was not going to be able to get much of an additional strength increase, and was discouraged by Zappa Mexico II, so he retired to focus more on academia. Keep in mind, after the final release of Zappa Mexico II (January, 2008), Anthony Cozzie retired due to higher academic ambitions. Just doesn't apply to Zappa Mexico II as, in reiteration, Zappa X (regardless of which Zappa X) served as an experimental engine before the final, finished product: Zappa Mexico II.

Therefore the notion that Zappa X is also the most advanced Zappa version-it's whatever beta is being used at the time. There is a typically eccentric official translation, and I have included these lines in brackets where I have translated the song differently.However in this case, there IS/WAS no Zappa X actively developed after the release of Zappa Mexico II (January, 2008). NB I have translated the German part of the lyrics below. His Deutsch pronunciation leaves a lot to be desired (a German friend says he can’t understand a word), but at least Zappa admits this in the introduction to the video above. This American musician often combined complex music with absurd lyrics, and here they are in a mixture of English and German. This song is from Zappa’s 1975 album “One Size Fits All”, and it was also released as a single in Germany.
