the original producer Philippe Quilichini and issued on Invisible Records in the spring of 1982. Deeply hurt by the legal battle and the fate of his work, Philippe Quilichini became involved with heroin and died in 1983. Nadette Duget left London permanently and flew back to Corsica where she died of anorexia a few months later. This left Aaron Sixx to further release the incomplete first version in the Netherlands and Sweden only with Nico's permission several months after the debacle with the masters. The original version of the LP was released on CD for the first time in Germany by Line Records in 1988. Shortly after, Nico died. The album was released in England by Great Expectations Records in 1989 and in the United States by Cleopatra Records in 1993. The original recording received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars. Rolling Stone gave a mostly favorable review, while Trouser Press received the album poorly. Musical style Drama of Exile has been described as "a tentative foray into post-punk". In The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, the author writes, "Drama of Exile pairs [Nico] with a thin new wave band that wouldn't have sounded out-of-place on, say, Rough Trade." Nico and the album were covered in Dave Thompson's book on gothic rock, The Dark Reign of Gothic Rock. Track listing Drama of Exile (1981) The Drama of Exile (1983) Personnel Nico – vocals Drama of Exile Muhammad Hadi (Mad Sheer Khan) – lead guitar, fretless bouzouki, snitra, backing vocals, piano Philippe Quilichini – bass, African percussions, rhythm guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals Steve Cordona – drums J. J. Johnson – percussion, trumpet Davey Payne – saxophone Andy Clark – organ, piano, synthesizer The Drama of Exile For the remake, the lineup was the same but without Davey Payne, and with additional help from: Thierry Matioszek – electric violin, backing vocals Gary Barnacle – saxophones, drums References External links (1981) (1982) 1981 albums Nico albums