Melissa

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Annotation

Special Edition

Tracks 1-7 are remaster of Melissa.
Tracks 8-13 are bonus tracks.

Bonus DVD includes Live at The Dynamo, Eindhoven, Holland, 1983 and exclusive commentary from King Diamond.

Annotation last modified on 2007-04-10 15:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Evil
producer:
Henrik Lund (Danish producer) (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 69)
recording of:
Evil (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
3.754:45
2Curse of the Pharaohs
producer:
Henrik Lund (Danish producer) (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
recording of:
Curse of the Pharaohs (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
3.753:58
3Into the Coven
producer:
Henrik Lund (Danish producer) (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
recording of:
Into the Coven (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
part of:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PRMC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (number: 11)
is based on:
Love Criminals
3.755:11
4At the Sound of the Demon Bell
producer:
Henrik Lund (Danish producer) (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
recording of:
At the Sound of the Demon Bell (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
3.255:23
5Black Funeral
producer:
Henrik Lund (Danish producer) (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
recording of:
Black Funeral (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
32:50
6Satan’s Fall
producer:
Henrik Lund (Danish producer) (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
recording of:
Satan’s Fall (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
411:24
7Melissa
producer:
Henrik Lund (Danish producer) (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
recording of:
Melissa (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
3.46:45
8Black Masses
producer:
Henrik Lund (Danish producer) (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
recording of:
Black Masses (from 1983-07-18 until 1983-07-29)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
is based on:
You Asked for It
44:32
9Curse of the Pharaohs (BBC Radio 1 session)
mixer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
live recording of:
Curse of the Pharaohs (on 1983-03-19)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
recording of:
Curse of the Pharaohs
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
53:51
10Evil (BBC Radio 1 session)
mixer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
live recording of:
Evil (on 1983-03-19)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
44:02
11Satan’s Fall (BBC Radio 1 session)
mixer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
live recording of:
Satan’s Fall (on 1983-03-19)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
510:29
12Curse of the Pharaohs (demo)
recording of:
Curse of the Pharaohs (in 1981)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
54:27
13Black Funeral (demo)
producer:
Michael Denner, King Diamond (the man), Kim Ruzz, Hank Shermann and Timi Grabber
recording of:
Black Funeral (in 1982-05)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
42:54
▼ DVD-Video 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Doomed by the Living Dead
recorded at:
Dynamo Club in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1983-04-09)
live recording of:
Doomed by the Living Dead (on 1983-04-09)
lyricist:
Kim Bendix Petersen (the man)
composer:
René Krolmark
is based on:
The Witch
3:18
2Black Funeral
recorded at:
Dynamo Club in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1983-04-09)
live recording of:
Black Funeral (on 1983-04-09)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
4:06
3Curse of the Pharaohs
recorded at:
Dynamo Club in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1983-04-09)
live recording of:
Curse of the Pharaohs (on 1983-04-09)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Hank Shermann
5:27