Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Pictures at an Exhibition
Cotillion 19122
Atlantic logo also appears on the disc
made in West Germany for US market
color scheme: purple background with black reticle and lettering
genre: rock
LP originally released in 1972


MADE IN | | WEST GERMANY (no manufacturer on disc)
Matrix number: 7567 19 122-2 2893 052 02


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM, with the outer mirror band.
Matrix number: 7567 19 122-2 2893 052 02
Known suffixes: none, AU [SF]


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM, no outer mirror band.
Matrix number: 7567 19 122-2 2893 052 03 #
Known suffixes: BH, BO [UD], CB, CK X
There is also a variation of this disc with MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO etched around the center hole.
Matrix number: 7567 19 122-2 2893 052 03 #
Known suffixes: CZ, DA
A fifth variation (not pictured) of this target CD says MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY on the obverse, and
MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO is etched around the center hole on the reverse.
Matrix number: 7567 19 122-2 2893 052 03 #
Known suffixes: DD
This variation was probably only issued in Europe.

And don't forget the teal variation!


Front cover of the four-page booklet
"Manufactured by PolyGram in Hanover, West Germany.
Printed in West Germany" is printed on page three.


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" with no barcode.
"19122-2" is printed on the reverse.
I have found most disc variations with this inlay.
The teal disc (see separate entry) also comes in this back inlay.


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" with barcode.
I have found versions without the outer mirror band with this back inlay.
"19122-2" is printed on the reverse.
The MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY / PDO disc variation was issued in Europe with a tray card
that has a slightly different catalog number (191 222) on the spines and back, among other
differences. The accompanying booklet offers no manufacturing info.

Notes: This target CD is common, unlike the teal variation, which is scarce. See separate entry.

Jewel case info: (POLYGRAM/PDO disc without mirror band, with barcode) ridged six-tab,
two-dimple, "81" is embossed on one tab, and "14" is embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 4.1"

(POLYGRAM/PDO disc without mirror band, with barcode) heavy ridged-top six-tab,
two-dimple, "131" is embossed on one tab and on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 4.4"

(POLYGRAM without mirror band, no barcode) smooth frosted-top six-tab, two-dimple case with "12" embossed on one tab,
and "13" embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center. Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 21"

OTHER INTERESTING EARLY CD PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE:


Manticore 258 172, no country or manufacturer on disc face.
Matrix info: SONOPRESS 258 172 A
Sonopress was the second CD pressing plant in (West) Germany, and opened in 1984, but didn't
really ramp up operations until 1986. It is quite common for Sonopress discs
to not state the country of manufacture, especially from the late 1980's on.

This particular disc was distributed in Europe in the late '80's and early '90's.


The cover of the four-page booklet is quite different from the Atlantic cover
in that it is modeled after the original vinyl LP cover, not that of the Cotillion CD.
Page four states "Printed in Western Germany"


Rear tray insert "Printed in Western Germany by TOPAC" with barcode.
Nothing is printed on the reverse.

09/23/20