Melissa / The Beginning

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Tracklist

Melissa (1983)
1-1 Evil 4:45
1-2 Curse Of The Pharaohs 3:57
1-3 Into The Coven 5:11
1-4 At The Sound Of The Demon Bell 5:23
1-5 Black Funeral 2:50
1-6 Satan’s Fall 11:23
1-7 Melissa 6:40
The Begining (1987)
2-1 Doomed By The Living Dead 5:07
2-2 A Corpse Without A Soul 6:55
2-3 Nuns Have No Fun 4:19
2-4 Devil Eyes 5:49
2-5 Curse Of The Pharaohs 3:49
2-6 Evil 4:01
2-7 Satan’s Fall 10:28
2-8 Black Masses 4:30
2-9 Black Funeral 2:52

Musicians

Timi GrabberBass
Kim RuzzDrums
Hank ShermannLead Guitar, Music By
Michael DennerLead Guitar
King DiamondLead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lyrics By
Benny PetersenGuitar

Production

Also credited. Cover: Studio Dzyan, Thomas Holm. Design: Dingus. Engineer: Dave Dade, Jacob Jørgensen, William Steentjes. Liner Notes: Eduardo Rivadavia. Photography By: Thomas Grøndahl. Remastered By: Chris Gehringer.

Release notes

Melissa:
Recorded and Mixed at Easy Sound Recording, Copenhagen, July 1983

The Beginning:
Tracks 1-4 [...] Recorded and Mixed in 2 days at Stone Sound Studios, Holland, Sept. ‘82
Originally released on the “Mercyful Fate” EP
(Rave On Records, 1982)

Tracks 5-7 Produced and Mixed by Tony Wilson for Radio One’s “Friday Rock Show”
Recorded in 8 hours on March 19, 1983

Track 8 is an out-take from the “Melissa” recording sessions.
Originally appeared as the B-side of the “Black Funeral” single.

Track 9 [...] Recorded before Mercyful Fate were signed.
Originally appeared on the compilation “Metallic Storm”

Printed in the U.S.A.