The Beginning (Mercyful Fate album)

The Beginning
Compilation album by Mercyful Fate
Released	24 June 1987
Genre	Heavy metal first-wave black metal
Length	44:53
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Jac Hustinx, Henrik Lund, Tony Wilson
Mercyful Fate chronology
Don't Break the Oath (1984) The Beginning (1987) Return of the Vampire (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10

The Beginning is a compilation album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate released on 24 June 1987 through Roadrunner Records consisting of the Nuns Have No Fun EP and different versions of 4 tracks from the album Melissa.

Track listing

1. "Doomed by the Living Dead" – 5:07
2. "A Corpse Without Soul" – 6:52
3. "Nuns Have No Fun" – 4:17
4. "Devil Eyes" – 5:48
5. "Curse of the Pharaohs" – 3:50 |¹
6. "Evil" – 4:01 |¹
7. "Satan's Fall" – 10:28 |¹
8. "Black Masses" – 4:30 |²
9. "Black Funeral" – 2:52 |³

|¹ From "The Friday Rock Show". 19 March, 1983
|² From the "Black Funeral" single (B side)
|³ From the Metallic Storm compilation (Remaster only)