Texte 1977-1994
Zweitausendeins, Frankfurt
1996 April
ISBN 3-86150-179-1
646 pp, hardcover, 21 x 15 cm
German/English
Dual English/German text with translations by Carl Weissner. Prints the lyrics of Zappa albums from Zoot Allures to You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore vol IV and unreleased (stand Dec 1990) lyrics of 9 songs. These 9 unreleased songs are:
- Am-nerica
- We Been There
- These Are The 90s
- Beneath Contempt
- Lonesome Cowboy Ron
- You Look Like A Dork
- The Portuguese Lunar Landing
- Dragon Master
- New World Order
This book is in a way Plastic People volume 2. Both books are approved by Zappa. Zweitausendeins: "The book [Zonx] was compiled, edited and commented by Zappa himself. Translated by Carl Weissner, who discussed the intricate passages with Zappa."
Zonx was reprinted several times in 1996 and then again in 2004. The 1996 printing had artwork on front/spine and ISBN number on back, but no dust jacket. The 2004 printing came with dust jacket and simple black cover.
On the dust cover and in Zweitausendeins catalog (Merkheft) this book is titled Zonx: Texte letzter Hand, 1977-1994.