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On November 1, 1988, King Diamond released the The Dark Sides EP via Roadrunner Records.
This EP is a collection of previously released material as well as one unreleased track, but are mostly unrelated in their stories (as King's albums were concept albums).
Background:
The album cover featured King Diamond with face paint that somewhat resembled KISS bassist Gene Simmons' "Demon". Simmons claimed that King's face paint was copyright infringement and sued him. The lawsuit was eventually dropped when King changed his design.
The Dark Sides track-listing:
1. Halloween (previously released on Fatal Portrait)
2. "Them" (instrumental track, previously released on "Them")
3. No Presents for Christmas (previously released as the A-side of No Presents for Christmas single; later as a bonus track on the 2007 remastered version of Fatal Portrait)
4. Shrine (previously released as the B-side of The Family Ghost single; later as a bonus track on the 2007 remastered version of Abigail)
5. The Lake (previously released as a B-side of Halloween single and as a bonus track on CD versions of Fatal Portrait)
6. Phone Call (previously released on CD versions of “Them”)
On October 30, 2020, King Diamond re-released CD and LP versions of The Dark Sides via Metal Blade Records.
About the reissues, King Diamond said;
“These are not remasters. These are the albums as they were originally done in the old days from the original production masters. They retain all the original dynamics that were captured at the time. It’s very exciting to present these to fans as they were originally released.”
The vinyl editions feature spined sleeves with a download card; the CD contains a mini-LP CD-insert.
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