Since we’re talking early CDs here, those having been released in the 1980s and being long out of print, the vast majority of the discs that collectors deal with are used. Condition, therefore, can be an issue. Discs may be badly scratched or polished, inserts may have handling wear or water damage, etc. (And how is it that people can’t put a booklet in a jewel case correctly, causing tab dents?). However, every so often, sealed copies of these early CDs turn up. In most cases, sealed early West German and Japanese pressings are a one-of-a-kind. How many of these discs are going to survive sealed for 30+ years? Not many, but it does happen.

Of course, the dilemma that collectors face upon finding a sealed early disc is whether or not to open it. Open it so you can listen to it — Yes, that’s what these things were made for — while devaluing it or keep it in its original, sealed condition to maintain that one-of-a-kind collectable and buy a used copy for listening? While we are talking about music, I consider it a mistake to open a sealed copy. Sealed means mint, unplayed.  As stated, there rarely is more than one sealed copy out there. Leave it sealed and find a used copy to listen to.  That’s my policy.

O.K. Enough preaching. Let’s have a look at a sealed early CD. Here, we consider the first Japanese issue of jazz piano genius Herbie Hancock’s 1965 landmark album Maiden Voyage. Long before Hancock would go electronic and fusion with the likes of Future Shock and Sound-System, he was breaking ground in traditional jazz areas both on his own with Blue Note Records and with groups led by Miles Davis and Donald Byrd. Perhaps Hancock’s best solo effort is Maiden Voyage, a 5-track offering combining melody, rhythm, and Hancock’s be-bop piano.

On Maiden Voyage, Hancock leads a quintet completed by Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, George Coleman on tenor saxophone, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums. Given its stature, the album was one of the early CDs turned out by Blue Note as part of a series released in Japan in 1983. These early Blue Note jazz releases have a CP35 catalog number prefix, which relates to their retail price of ¥3,500. The catalog number for Maiden Voyage is CP35-3071.

The CP35 CDs, including Maiden Voyage, bear what collectors call the “black-triangle” label design, simply noted by the large black triangle on the disc face. Several examples of black-triangle CDs are shown in the Gallery on this site. The sealed copy of Maiden Voyage consists of the jewel case shrinkwrapped, which was typical in Japan. Longboxes were popular in the U.S. for a time but did not catch on elsewhere. As a Japanese release, one would expect the sealed copy of Maiden Voyage to contain an obi strip around one edge of the jewel case. Some copies of Maiden Voyage were released this way, but the sealed copy here pre-dates the inclusion of the obi strip.

Instead of an obi strip, the shrinkwrap around the Maiden Voyage CD has a gold sticker on the front with text in Japanese and showing the retail price of ¥3,500. While sealed CP35 CDs are rare, they are seldom found with the gold sticker in place of an obi strip. Since Maiden Voyage is sealed, it of course is not known which plant pressed the disc inside, but it would either be an early Toshiba-EMI pressing or an early CBS/Sony pressing.

Shown below are the front and back of the sealed copy of Maiden Voyage. Yes, I have a used copy for listening. It sounds great. (It came with an obi strip.)

The front of the sealed copy of Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage (Blue Note, catalog number CP35-3071). This is a particularly early copy by virtue of the gold sticker on the shrinkwrap in place of an obi strip. In addition to Japanese text, the gold sticker shows the catalog number and retail price. The clear strip running vertically on the left side of the package is the “pull strip” within the shrinkwrap used to unwrap the CD. Although not visible, the top and bottom of the jewel case have smooth edges.

A close-up of the gold sticker on the front of the sealed copy of Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage (Blue Note, catalog number CP35-3071). The retail price and catalog number can be seen clearly in this picture.

The back of the sealed copy of Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage (Blue Note, catalog number CP35-3071). Most of the text is printed in Japanese.  The retail price is stated in the bottom left corner.

There are many factors that determine the collectability of early CDs.  Of course, the artist, album, and rarity and factors. Another feature discussed here in the past is aesthetics, in particular, the design on the CD label side. For years, collectors have routinely paid a significant premium for early West German CDs with unique painted label designs. Many of these discs have been posted here over the years. Today, we consider a CD set bearing a label design that I had not seen before. It is a classical set on the Italian Fonit Cetra label.

The featured early release is a two-disc set titled Arturo Toscanini Dirige Richard Wagner. “Dirige” is Italian for “directs”. Thus, the album features the famous conductor Arturo Toscanini. For this recording, Toscanini leads the NBC Symphony Orchestra.

This Toscanini set was released on the Italian Fonit Cetra label under catalog number CDC 3, and the two CDs are dated 1984. It is packaged in the original two-disc jewel case, sometimes referred to as the “fatboy”. Thus, there are both front and back inserts, and the booklet is inside the jewel case. The inserts are unique by virtue of a silver foil coating, especially visible on the back insert. The front insert shows an intense Toscanini with the recording title in the bottom left corner. The Fonit Cetra logo appears in the top left corner of the front and back inserts. The back insert is printed primarily in Italian, but it does state “Made in Italy” and “CD printed in Japan”. The booklet has liner notes printed in Italian and English.

The two CDs were pressed in Japan by Denon. Discs 1 and 2 bear catalog numbers CDC 3 – A and CDC 3 – B, respectively. Both discs have the matrix code stamped in the familiar Denon dot-matrix font, and the matrix codes for Discs 1 and 2 are “CDC-3-A 1A1 4Z” and “CDC-3-B 1A1 4Z”, respectively. The draw to this set, aside from Toscanini and Wagner, is the unique label design. Both discs have a striking pink swirl, with the Fonit Cetra logo in pink and black. The text is printed in black on the two discs. Both discs have “Fonit Cetra S.p.A. Milano ℗ 1984 made by Nippon Columbia (Denon) Co., Ltd., Japan” printed at 3 o’clock.

This CD set appears to be very rare, as it likely saw limited distribution outside of Italy. A question now is whether other Fonit Cetra titles were released with this or other unique label designs. Are there other early Fonit Cetra titles for the aesthetically-driven collector to “target”?

Shown below are the front and back inserts for Arturo Toscanini Dirige Richard Wagner, along with Disc 1 of the two-disc set.

The front insert for Arturo Toscanini Dirige Richard Wagner (Fonit Cetra, catalog number CDC 3). The Fonit Cetra logo appears in the top left corner.

The back insert for Arturo Toscanini Dirige Richard Wagner (Fonit Cetra, catalog number CDC 3). The text is printed on a silver foil coating. The Fonit Cetra logo appears in the top left corner, and there is no barcode. Note the statement “CD printed in Japan” in the bottom left corner.

Disc 1 of the two-disc set, Arturo Toscanini Dirige Richard Wagner (Fonit Cetra, catalog number CDC 3). The catalog number for this disc is shown as CDC 3 – A. As stated at 3 o’clock, the disc was pressed by Denon. The matrix code is “CDC-3-A 1A1 4Z”  and is stamped in the typical Denon plant dot-matrix font. Disc 2 (catalog number CDC 3 – B) has the same pink-swirl label design.

When considering pop music in the 1980s, there are artists that immediately come to mind as defining the era’s sound. Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince. We could spend a lot of bandwidth listing other important artists from the decade, though we probably would include a number of one-hit wonders. Anyway, let’s cut to the chase. One that should be on everyone’s short list of defining artists from the ’80s is Howard Jones. Jones, hailing from Southampton, England, is synonymous with ’80s synthesizer-laden pop. He came upon the scene with 1984’s Human’s Lib, which included the melodic hit, “What is Love?”. Jones furthered his craft with his sophomore effort, 1985’s Dream Into Action. This album contains possibly Jones’ best-known songs, “Things Can Only Get Better” and the slow, moody, “No One Is To Blame”.

Jones signed to Elektra Records. What that means to CD collectors is that there could be Target pressings of his early albums. There are, in fact, West German Target pressings of Human’s Lib and Dream Into Action. These albums were released on CD bearing both the Elektra and WEA labels (with WEA standing for Warner-Elektra-Atlantic). The WEA label was applied to some releases outside the U.S., so it would seem in this case that co-labeling Human’s Lib and Dream Into Action with Elektra and WEA was a way to have one release of each album serve all key markets.

If you are a collector of Target CDs, then you know that Elektra titles bear a silver target and orange paint coating, while WEA titles carry a purple target and medium green coating. For Human’s Lib and Dream Into Action, the parent WEA label won out. The West German Target CDs of both albums have the purple target/green coating combination. As far as Target CDs are concerned, both Howard Jones West German Targets are common. Collectors should not have difficulty locating these discs.

If you are a collector and Howard Jones fan, then take note. There are rare Target pressings of Dream Into Action for you. U.S. Target pressings have been mentioned on this page before, and some are also shown in the Gallery. These are rare discs that, for some titles, were issued briefly between Target and Non-Target pressings. Some U.S. Target CDs bear the same colors as their West German counterparts, while others have unique color combinations. Typically, there is just one U.S. Target pressing of a particular album, but in the case of Dream Into Action, there are two, differing by their color schemes.

Like the West German Target, the U.S. Targets of Dream Into Action show the WEA label as the primary one and bear both WEA catalog number 240 632-2 and Elektra catalog number 9 60390-2. The first U.S. Target of Dream Into Action has a purple target and green paint coating. Sounds like the West German Target, doesn’t it? Well, the U.S. pressing has a lighter shade of green, more like teal. The other U.S. Target has a green target and purple paint coating, the opposite of the first one. If you are a seasoned collector, you may think that this second U.S. Target looks like the (common) West German Target pressing of U2 War on the Island label. Well, for Dream Into Action, the green target is a lighter shade of green, again like teal. So, both U.S. Target pressings of Dream Into Action have unique color combinations.

Like many other U.S. Target CDs, the Dream Into Action discs were pressed by Philips-DuPont Optical (PDO). Hence, both discs have “MADE IN USA BY PDO” printed along the perimeter. The matrix code for both U.S. Target pressings is “7559 240632-2 2895 468 03 *”. The two discs have identical inserts, printed in the U.S. These same inserts were used for later, far more common U.S. Non-Target pressings. Thus, one unfortunately cannot spot one of these rare U.S. Targets by merely inspecting the inserts.

Shown below is the cover and back insert for the U.S. Target pressings of Dream Into Action, along with both discs.

The cover for the U.S. Target pressings of Howard Jones Dream Into Action (WEA catalog number 240 632-2). This is the standard cover artwork for this album.

The back insert for the U.S. Target pressings of Howard Jones Dream Into Action (WEA catalog number 240 632-2). As noted along the bottom, this insert was printed in the U.S. The Elektra catalog number, 9 60390-2 is also shown.

A U.S. Target pressing of Howard Jones Dream Into Action (WEA catalog number 240 632-2). This disc resembles the West German Target except that the green paint is lighter on the U.S. disc. Note that the disc has “MADE IN USA BY PDO” printed along the perimeter. The matrix code is “7559 240632-2 2895 468 03 *”. Also shown on the disc is the Elektra catalog number, 9 60390-2.

A second U.S. Target pressing of Howard Jones Dream Into Action (WEA catalog number 240 632-2). The color scheme is the opposite of the disc shown above. This disc has “MADE IN USA BY PDO” printed along the perimeter and also has “MADE IN USA BY PDO” stamped on the play side near the center hole. Like the disc above, the matrix code is “7559 240632-2 2895 468 03 *”. This disc also shows the Elektra catalog number, 9 60390-2.

When trawling the bins at CD shops, you never know what you will find. I typically stumble upon interesting pressings of familiar albums and artists, but every so often, a disc jumps out that I have never seen before and somehow immediately realize is unique. Such a recent experience involved a band I had never come across. I nearly passed over the disc, but something told me to take it from the bins and add it to my buy pile. The band in question is a “power pop” group from the 1970s called Shoes.

Maybe you know all about Shoes, but if you were like me during the recent used-bin foray, here is a bit about them. Shoes was formed in Illinois in 1975 by Gary Klebe, Skip Meyer, Jeff Murphy, and John Murphy. Their first album to gain a modicum of attention was 1977’s Black Vinyl Shoes, which the band released on their own Black Vinyl Records label. Enough people that count took notice such that by 1979, Shoes had made their way to major label Elektra with their album Present Tense. With this album and two more on Elektra, Tongue Twister and Boomerang, Shoes developed a following, albeit small, for their hooks and accessible songwriting. Unfortunately, Elektra dropped Shoes after Boomerang, and while the band continued to record, they never achieved anything resembling mainstream status.

Now to the early Shoes CD. Given that the band only developed a niche interest, it may be surprising that they made their way to the compact disc in the ’80s, but on the other hand, the disc is a compilation. I am not aware of their studio albums being released on CD so early. The CD highlighted here is their original compilation, simply and aptly titled Shoes Best. It was released in 1987 on the band’s Black Vinyl Records label and was assigned catalog number BV 9787. By 1987, most CDs had a barcode on the back insert for easy scanning at retail, but Shoes Best lacks one. This is not so surprising for an early CD from an independent label.

The Shoes Best CD was pressed in the U.S. by Discovery Systems. The disc has “MADE BY DISCOVERY SYSTEMS – AN AMERICAN COMPANY 1960200B” stamped in the mirror band. Both the disc and the accompanying inserts are dated 1987. The particular copy that I found came in an early jewel case with smooth top and bottom edges.

Shown below is the cover and back insert for the Shoes Best CD, along with the early U.S. pressing. From what I have seen in doing a bit of research, this disc is quite rare. It is worth tracking down, as I have come away very impressed with Shoes’ sound and am sorry I only just became aware of them.

The cover for Shoes Best (Black Vinyl Records, catalog number BV 9787).

The back insert for Shoes Best (Black Vinyl Records, catalog number BV 9787). There is no barcode, and it is dated 1987.

The early U.S. pressing of Shoes Best (Black Vinyl Records, catalog number BV 9787). The disc was pressed by Discovery Systems, and it has “MADE BY DISCOVERY SYSTEMS – AN AMERICAN COMPANY 1960200B” stamped in the mirror band.

Legendary bluesman B.B. King passed away on May 14th at the age of 89. As a result of his dexterity and effortless play, King’s influence is felt by generations of guitarists across genres. This was helped by his 1969 album Completely Well, containing the crossover hit and King trademark, “The Thrill is Gone”. King’s unique concerts, known for his seamless intermingling of witty banter with music, furthered his status as one of music’s treasures. Even in his later years, which saw King on seated on stage, the performances remained tight (and witty).

B.B. King reigned as the top bluesman for many years. While the debate likely will rage on as to who, if anyone, will take his place at the center of today’s blues scene, King’s place in the music pantheon is clear. R.I.P., Mr. King.

The cover for B.B. King’s landmark 1969 album Completely Well.  Shown is the cover for the original U.S. CD release (MCA, catalog number MCAD-31039).

The original U.S. CD release of B.B. King Completely Well (MCA, catalog number MCAD-31039).  This disc was pressed in Japan by JVC. The hit “The Thrill is Gone” is listed as the last track on this CD.

Rick Springfield began his musical career performing in his native Australia in the late ’60s, but did not gain real stardom until turning to acting and earning the role of Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital in 1981. Springfield, still a musician at heart, used his sudden TV fame to give his first profession a much-needed shot in the arm. In 1981, Springfield, under contract with RCA, released the album Working Class Dog. While Springfield’s TV celebrity acted as a springboard for his musical revival, the mega-hit off the album, “Jessie’s Girl”, cemented him as a legitimate pop rocker.

Since we’re talking about Working Class Dog, you’re probably guessing that there is a rare, early CD worthy of discussion. Of course, there is. Let’s take a look at the original U.S. issue.

RCA released Working Class Dog on CD in the early ’80s. The U.S. issue was assigned catalog number PCD13697. The catalog number itself indicates that Working Class Dog was an early RCA release. RCA used the PCD1 prefix for rock and pop titles in the U.S. for several years, but by the mid-’80s, catalog numbers took on the form PCD1-####. Note the hyphen separating the PCD1 prefix and the four-number suffix. The earliest U.S. RCA titles, including Working Class Dog, lacked the hyphen.

The original U.S. issue of Working Class Dog was pressed in Japan by Denon. You may be thinking that is not so significant since Denon pressings are ubiquitous among early CDs. We always speak of early pressings here, but the significance in this case is how early. A few years ago, we examined what we called “Early” and “Standard” Japanese Denon pressings of Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman (click here for details). The variations noted for Tea for the Tillerman also exist for Working Class Dog. We focus on the Early Denon pressing for the Springfield album below.

The more common, Standard Japan-for-U.S. pressing of Working Class Dog has the typical Denon dot-matrix font for the matrix code. The inserts with this pressing were printed in U.S. The earlier and much rarer version has the Denon matrix code stamped in a crude font on the clear plastic ring. The matrix code is “PCD13697 A-12”.  The inserts with this earlier pressing were printed in Japan. It is estimated that the Early Japanese Denon pressing of Working Class Dog was released in 1983.

Shown below are the booklet and back insert for the Early Japanese Denon pressing of Working Class Dog, along with the CD.

The cover for the Early Japanese Denon pressing of Rick Springfield Working Class Dog (RCA, catalog number PCD13697). This is the standard cover artwork for this album. Note the RCA CD logo in the bottom right corner.

The back insert for the Early Japanese Denon pressing of Rick Springfield Working Class Dog (RCA, catalog number PCD13697). As stated to the right of the photo, this insert was printed in Japan.

The Early Japanese Denon pressing of Rick Springfield Working Class Dog (RCA, catalog number PCD13697). The label design is typical of early RCA CDs released in the U.S. in the 1980s. The disc has “Made in Japan” printed at 3 o’clock. Although difficult to see in this picture, this disc bears the Early Japanese Denon type of matrix code in which the characters are stamped in a crude font on the clear plastic ring at the center. The matrix code is “PCD13697 A-12”.

Nearly 7 years ago, a very rare promotional CD entitled The Edison CD Sampler was featured on keithhirsch.com.  The disc is a collection of early recordings by Thomas Edison and was produced to commemorate the opening of the Digital Audio Disc Corporation (DADC) pressing plant in Terre Haute, Indiana on September 21, 1984.  More on the Edison disc can be found here.  As stated in that Edison post, another disc was also offered at DADC’s opening.  It is the “red” version of Bruce Springsteen Born in The U.S.A.  Here, we will take a closer look at this rare disc of The Boss.  First, some background information on Born in The U.S.A. on CD.

Born in The U.S.A. was obviously a blockbuster album upon its release in 1984. As a result, CBS/Sony quickly released it on CD in all regions as Japanese pressings (there are distinct Japan-for-Japan, Japan-for-Europe, and Japan-for-U.S. issues). The original U.S. issue, pressed in Japan by CBS/Sony, was released under Columbia catalog number CK 38653.  The disc bears the standard CBS/Sony design for U.S. CDs — black text with no paint coating. There are two variations of inserts associated with Japan-for-U.S. pressings of Born in The U.S.A.  The first variation references CBS/Sony Records in Tokyo, Japan in a copyright paragraph on the back cover of the booklet and the back insert.  The second variation references Columbia Records in New York, New York in the copyright paragraph.

Japan-for-U.S. pressings of Born in The U.S.A. were followed by commercial U.S. DADC pressings (also under Columbia catalog number CK 38653).  The early commercial U.S. DADC pressings are nearly identical in appearance to the earlier Japanese CBS/Sony pressings, meaning that the U.S. pressings have black text and no paint coating.  The inserts reference Columbia in New York in the copyright paragraph.

Now, about that promotional disc.  Fittingly, Born in The U.S.A. was the first CD pressed at the DADC plant in Terre Haute.  The aforementioned Edison disc was the second.  In between the Japanese CBS/Sony and standard, commercial DADC pressings of Born in The U.S.A. came the promotional DADC pressing. Instead of standard black text on the disc, this rare promo has red text.  It is not known how many copies of this “red” version of Born in The U.S.A. were produced, but it is very rare.

The red Born in The U.S.A. CD and The Edison CD Sampler were released together at the opening of the DADC plant in Terre Haute on September 21, 1984.  Each disc was packaged in a jewel case (an early type with smooth top and bottom edges) and came with front and back inserts.  The red Born in The U.S.A. CD came with standard U.S. inserts, meaning the same inserts found with subsequent commercial DADC pressings.  Thus, the inserts with the red Born in The U.S.A. disc reference Columbia Records in New York.

In addition to the red text, another unique feature of the promotional Born in The U.S.A. CD is a sticker on the front of the jewel case that reads “THE FIRST CBS RECORDS COMPACT DISC MADE IN THE U.S.A.”  Typical of an early U.S. DADC pressing, the red Springsteen disc has “Made in USA – Digital Audio Disc Corp.” stamped on the clear plastic ring at the center.  The matrix code on the red disc is “DIDP-20095 21A4”.  DIDP-20095 also appears on the Japanese CBS/Sony and commercial DADC pressings.

The promotional Springsteen and Edison CDs were issued in a white paper slipcase. The front, back, and spine of the slipcase show the DADC logo and the date of the plant’s opening, September 21, 1984.  Shown below are the front and back inserts associated with the red Born in The U.S.A. CD, as well as the red disc itself.  The front of the slipcase is also shown.

The cover for the promotional “red” Bruce Springsteen Born in The U.S.A. CD (Columbia, catalog number CK 38653).  This is the standard cover artwork for this album. The cover artwork is shown in the original jewel case issued with the red Born in The U.S.A. CD.  The sticker that reads “THE FIRST CBS RECORDS COMPACT DISC MADE IN THE U.S.A.” is adhered to the front of the jewel case.

The back insert for the promotional “red” Bruce Springsteen Born in The U.S.A. CD (Columbia, catalog number CK 38653).  The same back insert was issued with subsequent commercial U.S. pressings.  Note that the copyright paragraph at the bottom references Columbia Records in New York, New York.

The promotional “red” Bruce Springsteen Born in The U.S.A. CD (Columbia, catalog number CK 38653).  The disc was pressed at the DADC plant in Terre Haute, Indiana to commemorate the plant’s opening on September 21, 1984.  It has “Made in USA – Digital Audio Disc Corp.” stamped on the clear plastic ring, and the matrix code is “DIDP-20095 21A4”.  Commercial DADC pressings of Born in The U.S.A. have black text instead of red.

The front of the paper slipcase issued to house the promotional “red” Born in The U.S.A. CD and The Edison CD Sampler.  It shows the Digital Audio Disc Corporation (DADC) logo and is dated September 21, 1984, the date the DADC plant in Terre Haute, Indiana opened.

Frank Sinatra. Chairman of the Board. Considered by many to be the best singer of the 20th century. There isn’t much more I can say that readers don’t already know or will do him justice, so I won’t try. Let’s just go to the CDs.

Sinatra’s recordings have been divided among Capitol Records, Warner Bros., and Sony over the years. All three labels released Sinatra albums on CD starting in the mid-1980s.  Focusing on the Warner Bros. period, several Sinatra titles released in the U.S. can be found as West German or Japanese pressings. Here, we consider a two-disc compilation first released on LP in 1965, A Man and His Music.  The CD set, containing 32 tracks across the two discs, was released on Reprise, part of Warner Bros., under catalog number 1016-2.  The set is advertised on the back insert as “An Anthology of the musical career of the most exciting entertainer of our time…narrated and sung by Frank Sinatra. With the orchestras of Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins, Billy May, Sy Oliver, Count Basie, Ernie Freeman, Johnny Mandel, Don Costa.  Plus other highlights of the Sinatra career.”

A Man and His Music first appeared on CD in the U.S. as a Japanese pressing. Specifically, the two CDs were pressed in Japan by JVC.  The discs were packaged in individual jewel cases, as opposed to a single double-disc case. Each jewel case has a back insert listing the tracks on the particular disc.  The jewel case for Disc 1 contains a booklet, while the jewel case for Disc 2 has a simple paper insert with the album artwork printed on the front side and nothing printed on the reverse side.

The catalog number, 1016-2, is shown on each CD.  Next to the catalog number in parentheses is 0001 or 0002, denoting Discs 1 and 2, respectively.  Both discs have “MADE IN JAPAN” printed at 6 o’clock.  Additionally, a legal paragraph at 9 o’clock on each disc ends with “Mfg. by the Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.” The inserts for both discs were printed in the U.S.  A barcode is printed in the top right corner of each back insert.

Shown below is the cover artwork for A Man and His Music, both Japan-for-U.S. CDs, and both back inserts.

The cover for two-disc compilation Frank Sinatra A Man and His Music (Reprise, catalog number 1016-2).  This is the standard cover artwork for this compilation.

Disc 1 of the two-disc compilation Frank Sinatra A Man and His Music (Reprise, catalog number 1016-2).  As noted at 6 o’clock, the disc was pressed in Japan. The paragraph at 9 o’clock indicates that it was pressed by JVC.

The back insert for Disc 1 of the two-disc compilation Frank Sinatra A Man and His Music (Reprise, catalog number 1016-2).  As noted at the bottom, this insert was printed in the U.S.

Disc 2 of the two-disc compilation Frank Sinatra A Man and His Music (Reprise, catalog number 1016-2).  As with Disc 1 shown above, this disc was pressed in Japan by JVC.

The back insert for Disc 2 of the two-disc compilation Frank Sinatra A Man and His Music (Reprise, catalog number 1016-2).  Like the back insert for Disc 1, this back insert was printed in the U.S.