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Do or Die: Diary 1982

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Do or Die: Diary 1982
2000 CD release cover
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 1982 (cassette)
March 30, 2000 (compact disc)
RecordedEurope, January–March 1982
GenreRock
LabelROIR
ProducerPhil Rainford
Nico chronology
Drama of Exile
(1981)
Do or Die: Diary 1982
(1982)
The Drama of Exile
(1983)

Do or Die: Diary 1982 is a live album by Nico, released in November 1982. The album chronicles her European tour from January 18 to March 28, 1982. It features songs from Nico's albums The Marble Index, Desertshore, The End... and Drama of Exile, which include covers of the Velvet Underground, David Bowie and the Doors.

It was originally released on cassette in November 1982 by 1/2 Records under the title 1982 Diary (as a matched set with the cassette En Personne En Europe – later reissued on CD as Femme Fatale by Jungle Records) and later reissued under a handful of different titles, including Nico Sings the Void. It was released on compact disc by Danceteria in 1987 under the title Do or Die (using the ROIR reissue title) and later reissued by ROIR US with a different cover on March 30, 2000.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim.caambiguous[2]

AllMusic called Do or Die one of the "finest" documents of a Nico live concert, noting that the songs "are drawn from almost every phase of her career, essentially lining up as the definitive 'greatest hits' album Nico is still awaiting."[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Nico, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Janitor of Lunacy" 4:02
2."All Tomorrow's Parties"Lou Reed4:44
3."Sãeta"Nico, Quilichini4:19
4."Sãeta"Nico, Quilichini2:56
5."Vegas" 3:13
6."No One Is There" 4;02
7."Innocent and Vain" 2:23
8."Secret Side" 3:43
9."Procession" 3:06
10."Heroes"David Bowie, Brian Eno5:52
11."Femme Fatale"Reed3:03
12."All Tomorrow's Parties"Reed2:43
13."I'm Waiting for the Man"Reed6:30
14."The End"Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore8:13

Notes:

Personnel

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Produced and engineered by Phil Rainford
Mastered by Dave Greatbanks
Compiled by Nigel Bagley
Digitally remastered by Pomeroy Audio (January 2000)

References

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  1. ^ a b Do or Die: Diary 1982 at AllMusic
  2. ^ Butland, John F. (August 31, 2000). "Nico In Europe Do or Die – Diary 1982". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved July 6, 2016.