Return of the Vampire

All songs written by King Diamond (lyrics) and Hank Shermann (music) except where noted.

1. "Burning the Cross" – 8:49 (music by Benny Petersen)
2. "Curse of the Pharaohs" – 4:27
3. "Return of the Vampire" – 4:50
4. "On a Night of Full Moon" – 6:40
5. "A Corpse Without Soul" – 8:11
6. "Death Kiss" – 5:53
7. "Leave My Soul Alone" (music by Michael Denner) – 3:21
8. "M.D.A." (music and lyrics by Denner) – 4:20
9. "You Asked for It" – 4:13

The album was recorded by three different line-ups:

Tracks 1–6

• King Diamond – vocals
• Hank Shermann – guitars
• Benny Petersen – guitars
• Timi Hansen – bass
• Kim Ruzz – drums

Tracks 7–8

• King Diamond – vocals
• Hank Shermann – guitars
• Michael Denner – guitars
• Timi Hansen – bass
• "Old Nick Smith" – drums

Track 9

• King Diamond – vocals
• Hank Shermann – guitars, bass
• Carsten Volsing – guitars
• Jan "Musen" Lindblad – drums

• Tracks 1–5: recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, late autumn 1981, Kharma Studio – from the "Burning the Cross" demo.
• Track 6: recorded in Hull, England, early spring 1982 – from a 1982 session in England for Ebony Records.
• Tracks 7–8: "Danger Zone" demo, recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, summer 1981 at Brenner Studio.
• Track 9: Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, early spring 1981 – from "Demo 1" together with "Death Kiss" and "Running Away"
• "On a Night of Full Moon" was the original demo of "Desecration of Souls" from the Don't Break the Oath album.
• "Death Kiss" was the original demo of "A Dangerous Meeting" from the Don't Break the Oath album
• "Leave My Soul Alone" and "M.D.A." were originally songs from Michael Denner's band.
• "You Asked for It" was the original demo of "Black Masses"; the B-side of the "Black Funeral" single.