Genesis
...And Then There Were Three...
Atlantic 19173 (on insert)
Atlantic 19173-2 / (800 059-2) (on disc)
made in West Germany for US market
color scheme: teal background with red reticle and silver paint lettering
genre: rock
LP originally released in 1978


MADE IN | | WEST GERMANY, no manufacturer on disc (a).
Matrix number: 800059-2 01


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM, with outer mirror band (b)
Matrix number: 800 059-2 03 #
Thanks to Kym for this scan.


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM, no mirror band
Matrix number: 800 059-2 04 # There are three variations of the above; with nothing inscribed in the hub (c), with
MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO etched around the center hole in a 1/16 inch font (d), and with
MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO etched around the center hole in a 1 mm font (e).


Front cover of the eight-page booklet.
Page seven states "Manufactured by PolyGram in
Hanover, West Germany
19173-2
Printed in West Germany"


Rear tray insert, "Printed in West Germany" without barcode.
I found the disc variations with the outer mirror band in this tray inlay.


Rear tray insert, "Printed in West Germany" with barcode.
"19173-2" is printed on the reverse.
I found the disc variations without the outer mirror band in this rear inlay.
Other combinations are possible.

Notes: This disc is fairly common in the USA. In most of the rest of the world,
this title was issued on a different label.

Jewel case info: (c) heavy ridged-top two-dimple case with "74" embossed on one tab, and
"72" embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center. Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 8.3"

OTHER INTERESTING EARLY CD PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE:


MADE IN W. GERMANY at 6 o'clock.
Matrix number: 800059-2 01
Same as the target CD. They should have the same mastering.
This Charisma CD was issued in continental Europe.
This disc design is called a "sunburst" by collectors.
This title was first issued on CD in Europe with a purple swirl design.
It's very cool looking, and when I stumble across my copy, I'll show it off.


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" with barcode.
"800 059-2" is printed on the reverse.
The front of the twenty-page booklet has the same front cover art as the target disc.
Page 19 states "Manufactured by PolyGram in Hanover, West Germany"
Page 20 states "Printed in West Germany"


Charisma CDSCD 4010, for distribution in the U.K.
No manufacturing info on front or back, but it was almost certainly manufactured
by PolyGram in West Germany. These blue-faced CD's are prized by CD collectors.
Matrix number: 800 059-2 03 #
Known suffixes: FG [FF]


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" without barcode.
"CDSCD 4010" is printed on the reverse.
The booklet is nearly identical to the European issue, except for the catalog numbers,
and the UK version has no printing info on page 20.

10/04/20