King Diamond – Abigail LP Vinyl Record (Picture Disc)

King Diamond – Abigail LP Vinyl Record (Picture Disc)

Kim Bendix Petersen, better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish rock musician who was born in 1956 in Copenhagen. Renowned for his dark lyrics content and story concepts, he remains an enormous influence on many rock and metal artists, including Slayer, Metallica, and Cradle of Filth.

Released in 1987 via Roadrunner Records, “Abigail” was King Diamond’s very first concept album. The release tells the story of a young couple, Miriam Natias and Jonathan La’Fey, who move into an old mansion that they inherited. Taking placing in the summer of 1845, Jonathan meets the Family Ghost upon their first night, who shows him a casket in which a corpse of a stillborn child, Abigail, rests. This heavily story-driven album has been widely recognised as King Diamond’s solo masterpiece, with Guitarist Andy LaRocque stating that it captured the “good atmosphere we had as a band at that time”.

Pressed on a beautiful Picture Disc featuring the “Abigail” album artwork.

TRACKLISTING

Side A: 

1. Funeral
2. Arrival
3. A Manson In The Darkness
4. The Family Ghost
5. The 7th Day Of July 1777