Mercyful Fate - The Best Of

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1	Doomed By The Living Dead Music By – Hank Shermann	5:08
2	A Corpse Without A Soul Music By – Hank Shermann	6:56
3	Nuns Have No Fun Music By – Hank Shermann	4:19
4	Evil Music By – Hank Shermann	4:01
5	Curse Of The Pharaohs Music By – Hank Shermann	3:57
6	Into The Coven Music By – Hank Shermann	5:12
7	Black Funeral Music By – Hank Shermann	2:50
8	Satan's Fall Music By – Hank Shermann	11:26
9	A Dangerous Meeting Music By – Hank Shermann	5:11
10	Desecration Of Souls Music By – Hank Shermann, Michael Denner	4:55
11	Gypsy Music By – King Diamond , Michael Denner	3:09
12	Come To The Sabbath Music By – King Diamond	5:19
13	Burning The Cross Music By – Benny Petersen	8:48
14	Return Of The Vampire Music By – Hank Shermann	4:51

Companies, etc.

• Licensed To – Roadrunner Records
• Licensed From – The All Blacks B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The All Blacks B.V.
• Copyright (c) – The All Blacks B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Ukrainian Records
• Licensed From – UMG Recordings Services, Inc.
• Published By – Roadblock Music, Inc.
• Published By – BMG Songs, Inc.
• Engineered At – West West Side Music

Credits

• Art Direction – Sarah McKenzie
• Bass – Timi "Grabber" Hansen*
• Compilation Producer – Monte Conner, Tom Burleigh
• Compiled By – Monte Conner
• Design – Smay Vision
• Drums – Kim Ruzz
• Engineer [Assembled By] – Alan Douches
• Guitar – Benny Petersen (tracks: 13, 14), Hank Shermann, Michael Denner (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Liner Notes – Mark Hunter
• Lyrics By – King Diamond
• Photography By – Olé Bang*, Thomas Grøndahl
• Photography By [Cover] – Thomas Grøndahl
• Producer – Henrik Lund (tracks: 4 to 12), Jac Hustinx* (tracks: 1 to 3), Mercyful Fate (tracks: 13, 14)
• Vocals – King Diamond

Notes

On the back cover:
Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. [...] This compilation ℗ & © 2003 The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2007 Ukrainian Records under licence from UMG Recordings Services, Inc.

In the booklet:
Tracks 1-3 taken from the album The Beginning
Originally appeared on the Mercyful Fate EP (Rave On Records, 1982)

Tracks 4-8 taken from the album Melissa

Tracks 9-12 taken from the album Don't Break The Oath

Tracks 13-14 taken from the album Return Of The Vampire
This is an album comprised of demos made by Merciful Fate prior to getting signed.

[...]

All songs published by Roadblock Music, Inc. c/o BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP).
Tracks 1-3 ℗ 1982, tracks 4-8 ℗ 1983, tracks 9-12 ℗ 1984, tracks 13-14 ℗ 1992 The All Blacks B.V.

[...]

Assembled [...] at West West Side Music, Tenafly, NJ
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The track durations are not listed on the release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 16861 83392 3
• Label Code: LC 09231
• Rights Society: STEMRA
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout: MOON Records MR 2337-2 www.moonrec.kiev.ua
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LU003
• Mould SID Code: IFPI UAD02

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RR8339-2	Mercyful Fate	The Best Of ‎(CD, Comp)	Roadrunner Records	RR8339-2	US	2003
2772-2	Mercyful Fate	The Best Of ‎(CD, Comp)	Sum Records	2772-2	Brazil	2003
RR 8339-2	Mercyful Fate	The Best Of ‎(CD, Comp)	Roadrunner Records	RR 8339-2	Europe	2003
RR 8339-2	Mercyful Fate	The Best Of ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Roadrunner Records, Sony Music Asia	RR 8339-2	Thailand	2003
M - 3061203	Mercyful Fate	The Best Of ‎(Cass, Comp)	Roadrunner Records	M - 3061203	Indonesia	2003