Chicago
Chicago 16
Warner Bros. 23689
made in West Germany for US market
color scheme: silver paint background with red reticle and black lettering
genre: rock
LP originally released in 1982


MADE IN | | WEST GERMANY (no manufacturer on disc)
Matrix number: 7599 23689-2 2893 234 04
This is the only matrix number for WG-pressed discs for this title, including those on the WEA label for Europe and Asia.


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM
These are the only known disc variations for the Warner Bros. WG target CD.


Front cover of the eight-page booklet.
No manufacturing info.


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" with barcode.
"23689-2" is printed on the reverse.
Only known tray card for the Warner Bros. WG target disc.
A West German pressed silver stock disc (not a target) with black printing
also comes with this rear insert. If you find a tray card printed in West Germany,
don't assume it will contain a target disc!

Notes: This target CD is readily available in the US.

OTHER INTERESTING EARLY CD PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE:


MADE IN WEST GERMANY BY POLYGRAM at 6 o'clock.
"Made in West Germany by PolyGram" at 9 o'clock.
Matrix number: 7599 23689-2 2893 234 04
Known suffixes: BZ, CM
After the target design was discontinued in the U. S., WEA continued to have PolyGram manufacture
this title, with the new boring label style.
The paper inserts are exactly the same as above.
My (BZ) copy is housed in a sturdy ridged-top six-tab two-dimple case with "74" embossed on a lower
tab and "73" is embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 22"

02/26/21 upgraded some scans, made minor text changes
09/04/20 added the non-target disc