The Mercyful Fate / King Diamond F.A.Q.

Melissa

Official releases:

Label	Catalogue #	Format	Country	Date	Comments
Music For Nations	MFN 10 / SOSLP129	LP	Sweden	1983
Music For Nations	MFN 10	LP	France	1983
Bernett	SB 18011	LP	France	1983
Roadrunner	RR 9898	LP	Holland	1983	w/ inner sleeve
Megaforce	MRI-369	LP	USA	1983	w/ insert
Caroline / Megaforce	CAROL 1385	LP	USA	1983	w/ inner sleeve
Estudio Eldorado	no 3073	LP	Brazil	1983	w/ black & grey label
Attic	LAT-1187	LP	Canada	1983	w/ inner sleeve
Megaforce	MRI 369	LP	USA	1983	numbered Picture-Disc
Megaforce	MRI 369	LP	USA	1983	un-numbered Picture-Disc
FEMS	SP25-5196	LP	Japan	1985	w/ obi, lyrics and special japanese insert
Cargo / Roadrunner	RRCAR 8770-1	LP	Germany	2007-11-02	Remaster, 180gr vinyl, w/ inner sleeve, sticker on cover.
Roadrunner	RR 8770-2	CD	Holland	1997	Remaster
Roadrunner	RR 8116-5	CD	Holland	2005	25th Anniversary edition w/ bonus tracks and bonus DVD, Digipack

Songs: (Vinyl)

A-side:
Evil (4:46) (Shermann / Diamond)
Curse Of The Pharaohs (4:00) (Shermann / Diamond)
Into The Coven (5:35) (Shermann / Diamond)
At The Sound Of The Demon Bell (5:20) (Shermann / Diamond)

B-side:
Black Funeral (2:47) (Shermann / Diamond)
Satan's Fall (11:21) (Shermann / Diamond)
Melissa (6:40) (Shermann / Diamond)

Songs: (CD)

01. Evil (4:46) (Shermann / Diamond)
02. Curse Of The Pharaohs (4:00) (Shermann / Diamond)
03. Into The Coven (5:35) (Shermann / Diamond)
04. At The Sound Of The Demon Bell (5:20) (Shermann / Diamond)
05. Black Funeral (2:47) (Shermann / Diamond)
06. Satan's Fall (11:21) (Shermann / Diamond)
07. Melissa (6:40) (Shermann / Diamond)

Bonus tracks on the 25th Anniversary edition, 2005:
08. Black Masses
09. Curse Of The Pharaohs (BBC Radio 1 Session)
10. Evil (BBC Radio 1 Session)
11. Satan's Fall (BBC Radio 1 Session)
12. Curse Of The Pharohs (Demo)
13. Black Funeral (Demo)

25th Anniversary edition DVD:
(3 live tracks from the concert at Dynamo, Eindhoven, Holland, April 9th, 1983):
01. Doomed By The Living Dead
02. Black Funeral
03. Curse Of The Pharaohs

The Band:

King Diamond - Vocals
Hank Shermann - Guitars
Michael Denner - Guitars
Timi "Grabber" Hansen - Bass
Kim Ruzz - Drums

Details:

Recorded and Mixed at Easy Sound Recording, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 1983.
Produced by Henrik Lund.
Engineered by Jacob J. Jorgensen.

Cover art by Thomas Holm / Studio Dzyan.
Photography by Thomas Grondahl.

Pictures:

Raodrunner - RR 9898:

Front	Back	Label A	Label B


Inner sleeve A	Inner sleeve B

Bernett - SB 18011:

Front	Back	Label A	Label B

Caroline / Megaforce - CAROL 1385:

Front	Back	Label A	Label B


Inner Sleeve A	Inner Sleeve B

Roadrunner - RRCAR 8770-1:

Front	Back	Label A	Label B


Inner Sleeve A	Inner Sleeve B

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