The Drama of Exile

ACT I:

  1. One More Chance (4:13)
  2. The Sphinx (4:00)
  3. Sãeta (3:40)
  4. Genghis Khan (3:34)
  5. Heroes (5:41)

ACT II:

  1. Henry Hudson (3:46)
  2. 60/40 (4:35)
  3. Orly Flight (2:48)
  4. Vegas (3:30)
  5. I'm Waiting For the Man (4:14)

Re-recorded second version

Vegas

Vegas
(Nico)

The road that leads you to Vegas
Remains so free
Where men have lost a perfect set
Within so much regret
The turning wheel on every table
Have they told you yet
A formula, a winning scheme
More than you can dream

In a case of crime
In a case of death
Would you have to hold
Have to hold your breath ?
The charges of your sentence
An answer to your key
A switching argument
Condemning
Your damned
To plea

From the black screen of my eyelids
Closing in on you
The image showing me that
It is oh so true
The young man with a wild smile
Like Bonaparte
He's looking like a piece of
like a piece of art

In a case of crime
In a case of death
Would you have to hold
Have to hold your breath ?
The charges of your sentence
An answer to your key
A switching argument
Condemning
Your damned
To plea

Drama of Exile C-3813
FR LP Invisible Record C 3813
1983-06-00
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Re-recorded at Music Works, 43 Capel Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, 1981-05-00
Producer: Jean-Marc Philippe "Kilikini" Quilichini (Arranged and produced by Kilikini for Nadett' Duget production)
Engineer: Mike Pela

Nico: vocals
Mohamad Hadi: lead guitar, bouzouki, simisha, backing vocals, piano
Jean-Marc Philippe "Kilikini" Quilichini: bass guitar, african percussions, rhythm guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
Steve Cordona: drums
J.J. Johnson: percussion, trumpet
Thierry Matiozek: electric violin, backing vocals
Gary Barnacle: saxophones, drums
Andy Clarke: organ, piano, synthesizer

The Sphinx is dedicated to Andreas B. 60-40 to Nadett' D.

This is the re-recorded version of Drama of Exile that can be found on:
LP The Drama of Exile , FR Invisible Record C 3813, 1983-06-00
LP Drama of Exile , CS Tomk TK 0002-1311, 1991-11-17
CD Drama of Exile (Version originale), FR Buda Records 92647-2, 1996-03-21
CD Drama of Exile, CS Tomk TK 0002-2311, 1998-00-00
CD Drama of Exile CS Rakos Records RR 01, 2004-01-05

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Serge Mironneau