Elton John
Breaking Hearts
Geffen 9 24031 (on inserts)
Geffen 9 24031-2 // 822 088-2 (on disc)
made in West Germany for US market
color scheme: silver paint background with black reticle and lettering
genre: rock
LP originally released in 1984


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM
No disc variations that I know of.
Matrix number: 822 088-2 01 #
Known suffixes: none, BC


front cover of the twelve-page booklet
Page eleven states "Manufactured by PolyGram in Hanover, West Germany. Printed in West Germany."


Rear tray insert, "Printed in West Germany" with barcode.
"9 24031-2" or "924 031-2" is printed on the reverse.

Notes: This target CD is uncommon, but not terribly difficult to locate in the US.
In most of the rest of the world, this title was released on the Rocket label. See below.

Jewel case info: (copy #1) Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 23"

(copy #2) smooth frosted two-dimple with nothing embossed on the back.
"12" is embossed on one tab, and "23" is embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 4.1"

(copy #3) smooth frosted two-dimple with nothing embossed on the back.
"22" is embossed on one tab, and "13" is embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 31"

OTHER INTERESTING EARLY CD PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE:


Rocket 822 088, for distribution outside North America.
MADE IN W. GERMANY BY POLYGRAM
Matrix number: 822 088-2 01 #, same as the target CD. Should be a clone.
This design is known to collectors as the Rocket "train" label.


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" with barcode.
"822 088-2" is printed on the reverse.
The front cover of the twelve-page booklet is essentially the same as the target issue,
though the background color is a bit darker. Page eleven states,
"Printed in West Germany/Imprimé en Allemagne ˇ Made in West Germany"

11/28/20