MADE IN | | WEST GERMANY (no manufacturer on disc)
Matrix number: 7599 02277-2 2893 223 03
The mastering on this variation is unique to this particular target pressing.

MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM
The most common version.
Matrix number: 7599 02277-2 2893 223 05
Known suffixes: none, DR, DV The remastering on this version is the same as subsequent pressings for many years.
Later copies can be found with MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO etched around the center hole.
Known suffixes: EU

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

Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" without barcode.
On the reverse is printed "2277-2 (244 131)"

Rear tray insert "Printed in U.S.A." without barcode.
Sometimes you can find a target disc in this USA tray insert, but not usually.
However, it pays to check, especially if you spot one with an old smooth-edged
jewel case. The USA back inlay is slightly lighter in color than the West German inlay.
This US inlay is exactly the same inlay used for the Japanese target pressing.
Nothing is printed on the reverse.
Booklets paired with this variation state "Printed in U.S.A." on page seven.

Notes: This target CD is not terribly hard to find, but it may take some searching.
Note that the inserts are Reprise, while the disc is Warner Bros.

Jewel case info: (POLYGRAM) ridged six-tab, two dimple case with "42" embossed on one tab,
and "51" embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center. Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 31"

(POLYGRAM) smooth frosted two dimple case with two long stopper bars.
"1" is embossed on the back. Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 4.2"

(POLYGRAM) heavy ridged six-tab, two dimple case with "401" embossed on one tab,
and "21" embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center. Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 23"

(POLYGRAM / PDO) smooth frosted six-tab (!) two dimple case with "11" embossed on one tab,
and "74" embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center. Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 12.1"

(no POLYGRAM) smooth frosted two dimple case with "13" embossed on one tab,
and "23" embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center. Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 22"

(POLYGRAM, USA inserts) smooth frosted-top case with two long stopper bars. "Patent pending D-2"
is embossed on the back, and "D-1" is embossed on one tab. Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 13"

OTHER INTERESTING EARLY CD PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE:

Reprise 2277-2
"MADE IN WEST GERMANY" at 6 o'clock.
"MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO" is etched around the center hole.
Matrix number: 7599 02277-2 2893 223 05 (same as the target)
Known suffixes: ER (US), HB (Europe)
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 same disc was issued in the USA and in Europe.
In the U.S., the paper inserts are the same USA inserts pictured above that were also issued with
some copies of the later WG targets, the Japanese target, both variations of the USA target, and early
US non-target pressings.

Rear tray insert "Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf" without barcode.
Nothing is printed on the reverse.
The above disc was also issued in Europe (and internationally) with this tray card.
There is no manufacturing information in the booklet.

01/16/21