Live: Take No Prisoners

Live: Take No Prisoners is Lou Reed's third live album. Released in 1978, it was Reed's contribution to the double live album era. It was recorded at the Bottom Line in New York, and there is no overdubbing. It is distinguished for featuring several lengthy and humorous monologues from the artist, among them a detailed story of the origin of "Walk on the Wild Side," and a rant against rock music critics, particularly Robert Christgau. The illustrations on the cover were officialy credited to Brent Bailer but Spanish illustrator Nazario won in 2000 a legal battle after which it was determined that the original drawning had been done by him, for the cover of a magazine in the eighties. RCA was forced to pay Nazario 4 million pesetas...