Do or Die: Diary 1982

Do or Die: Diary 1982 is an album chronicling Nico's 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.

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All songs written by Nico, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Janitor of Lunacy" — 4:02
2. "
   All Tomorrow's Parties" (Reed
   ) — 4:44
3. "Sãeta" (Nico, Quilichini) — 4:19
4. "Sãeta" (Nico, Quilichini) — 2:56
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" (Bowie, Eno
    ) — 5:52
11. "
    Femme Fatale
    " (Reed) — 3:03
12. "All Tomorrow's Parties" (Reed) — 2:43
13. "I'm Waiting for the Man" (Reed) — 6:30
14. "The End" (Morrison, Krieger, Manzarek, Densmore) — 8:13

• Tracks 1, 2 and 13 recorded at Teatro Nuova Medica in Bologna, Italy on March 28, 1982
• Track 3, 5 recorded in Rotterdam, Netherlands on March 7, 1982
• Track 4 recorded at a
  Piccadilly Radio session in Manchester, England
  in January 1982
• Tracks 6, 8, 12 and 14 recorded at Saltlagertet in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 14, 1982
• Tracks 7, 9 and 11 recorded in London, England on January 18, 1982
• Track 10 recorded in Amsterdam, Netherlands on March 6, 1982
• Tracks 5 and 10 are in
  mono, and other tracks in stereo

• Nico – vocal, harmonium
• Samarkand :
• Mahamad Hadi - 1/4 tone synth guitar, dilruba
• Vasken Solakian - Kemantche, Tar
• Blue Orchids:
  • Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Goldstraw – guitar
  • Una Baines – keyboards
  • Steve Garvey: bass, backing vocals
  • Toby Toman – drums

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