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Purchase Tramadol Overnight Delivery Some years ago, a six-part series appeared here entitled, “The many faces of Phonogram CDs”.  These posts featured early “painted” label designs used for CDs on Phonogram labels that were pressed in West Germany.  The last such post and links to others in the series can be found here.  These painted discs are highly sought after by collectors by virtue of their being first pressings, their rarity, and in some cases, aesthetics.  Other early painted discs pressed in West Germany have also caught the eye of collectors.  Among them are silver-painted CDs on the classical music label Archiv.  Here, we consider one such disc.

Purchase Tramadol Online Cheap Some early Archiv CDs bearing catalog numbers beginning with 400 or 410 can be found with the original silver-painted design, which is accented with a blue ring around the perimeter, a blue Archiv logo, and blue text.  Later pressings of these titles (West German and others) are missing the silver paint, meaning that they have the blue ring, blue logo, and text over aluminum.  As expected, these later pressings are far more common than the original silver-painted pressings. Additionally, many Archiv titles were released after use of the silver paint ceased and therefore only exist as “base aluminum” pressings.

follow link To illustrate the silver-painted label design, we consider a West German pressing from 1983 of George Frideric Handel’s Water Music performed by The English Concert with Trevor Pinnock on harpsichord.  This CD was released by Archiv under catalog number 410 525-2.  The disc states “Made in W. Germany by PolyGram” at 3 o’clock, and the matrix code is “410 525-2 01”.  The inserts accompanying this disc were printed in West Germany.

Shown below are the cover and back insert for the West German pressing of Water Music, along with the rare original silver-painted CD.

The cover for the silver-painted West German pressing of George Frideric Handel (The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, Harpsichord) Water Music (Archiv, catalog number 410 525-2).  Later pressings are found with the same cover artwork.  Note the “DIGITAL RECORDING” banner in the top right corner.  As digital recordings were relatively new in the early 1980s, record labels often promoted them.

The back insert for the silver-painted West German pressing of George Frideric Handel (The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, Harpsichord) Water Music (Archiv, catalog number 410 525-2).  As noted in the bottom right corner, this insert was printed in West Germany.

The original silver-painted West German pressing of George Frideric Handel (The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, Harpsichord) Water Music (Archiv, catalog number 410 525-2).  “Made in W. Germany by PolyGram” is printed at 3 o’clock. The matrix code is “410 525-2 01”.

Joe Cocker, the famous British rocker with an unmistakable deep and forceful voice, passed away on December 22nd.  He was 70.  A huge loss, given Cocker’s contributions to the world of the music over the past six decades. What follows is a brief overview of his brilliant musical career.  Admittedly, it does not begin to do justice to his talent and influence.

Cocker was born on May 20, 1944 in Sheffield, England.  He made a name for himself in 1968 with a cover of the Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends” and burst onto the international scene with a performance of the song at Woodstock in 1969.  For the next few years, Cocker had tremendous success. His debut album in 1969 was titled after the Beatles’ song and also includes his well-known recording of “Feelin’ Alright”.  His second album, the self-titled Joe Cocker!, includes two more Beatles’ covers, “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” and “Let It Be”.  His third effort was the live double-album from 1970, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, which includes his famous cover of “The Letter”.  With this tour and the first three albums going gold in the U.S., Cocker had established himself as force in rock music.

Unfortunately, success came less frequently for Cocker in the ’70s and beyond, but there were some hits, such as 1975’s “You Are So Beautiful” and the 1982 duet with Jennifer Warnes, “Up Where We Belong”, the theme song from the hit movie An Officer and a Gentleman.  Cocker continued recording through the years, with his last studio album being 2012’s Fire It Up, which was followed up with Fire It Up: Live in 2013.

Mr. Cocker will be missed.  R.I.P.

An early West German-for-Europe pressing of Joe Cocker’s debut album With A Little Help From My Friends (Cube, catalog number INT 846.316).

Disc 1 of the early Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab two-disc issue of Joe Cocker Mad Dogs & Englishmen (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL), catalog number MFCD 2-824). Both discs were pressed in Japan.

The rare, early Japan-for-Australia pressing of The Best of Joe Cocker (EMI, catalog number CDP.746190).

It’s the holiday season yet again, so that means it’s time to feature a seasonal CD at keithhirsch.com.  We’ve been doing that since 2007, but never has a Target CD been the target.  Well, here’s one.  It’s a West German pressing of a six-person a capella group, The Western Wind, and the album is titled Caroling With The Western Wind: An Old-Fashioned Christmas.  Performers on the album are Ma Prem Alimo, soprano; Janet Sullivan, soprano; William Zukof, countertenor; Lawrence Bennett, tenor; William Lyon Lee, tenor; and Elliot Levine, baritone.  Joining them on An Old-Fashioned Christmas is guitarist Joseph Karpienia.

 An Old-Fashioned Christmas was released on the Nonesuch label, part of WEA (Warner-Elektra-Atlantic), in 1983.  The album contains 17 classic Christmas songs, including “The First Nowell”, “Deck The Hall”, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, and “Silent Night”.  An Old-Fashioned Christmas first appeared on CD as a West German target pressing under catalog number 9 79053-2.  As is typical for a Nonesuch Target CD, An Old-Fashioned Christmas has a black target pattern and bronze paint coating.  The disc has “MADE IN WEST GERMANY BY POLYGRAM” printed along the perimeter, and the matrix code is “7559 79053-2 2893 282 02”.  The accompanying inserts were printed in West Germany.

Shown below are the inserts for An Old-Fashioned Christmas as well as the West German Target CD.  Happy Holidays!

The cover for Caroling With The Western Wind: An Old-Fashioned Christmas (Nonesuch, catalog number 9 79053-2).

The back insert for Caroling With The Western Wind: An Old-Fashioned Christmas (Nonesuch, catalog number 9 79053-2).  As noted at the bottom of the right column, this insert was printed in West Germany.

The West German Target CD pressing of Caroling With The Western Wind: An Old-Fashioned Christmas (Nonesuch, catalog number 9 79053-2).  The black target and bronze coating is the unique color combination associated with West German Target CDs on the Nonesuch label.  “MADE IN WEST GERMANY BY POLYGRAM” is printed along the perimeter.  The matrix code is “7559 79053-2 2893 282 02”.

2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the British Invasion.  Of course, most people immediately gravitate to that group from Liverpool, but we will not do that here.  Here we consider The Kinks, formed by brothers Ray and Dave Davies out of Muswell Hill, London.  Ray Davies was the frontman and songwriter, handling vocals, rhythm guitar, and harmonica, while Dave Davies played lead guitar.  The Kinks filled out with Pete Quaife on bass and Mick Avory on drums.

The Kinks debuted in October 1964 with the album simply titled Kinks on British label Pye Records.  The 14-track effort was raw and raucous and served to differentiate The Kinks from some of their more polished British counterparts.  Kinks offers a mix of covers and originals and is best-known for the long-standing hit “You Really Got Me”, penned by Ray Davies.

The Kinks Pye Records catalog was released on CD in Europe in the 1980s.  By this time, Pye had changed its name to PRT Records (Precision Records and Tapes), and these early CDs bear the PRT label.  The initial batch of PRT Kinks CDs were pressed in West Germany, and the original West German PRT CD of Kinks was released under catalog number 8.26670.  This CD is dated 1987.  The label side has a simple blue PRT label motif with blue text and no paint coating.  There is a plastic ring at the center of this disc, and the matrix code is “8.26670 CDM01”.

Shown below are the inserts associated with the initial PRT issue of Kinks, along with the West German pressing.

The cover for the West German pressing of The Kinks Kinks (PRT, catalog number 8.26670).  This is the standard cover photo for this album.  Note the PRT CD catalog number printed in the top right corner.

The back insert for the West German pressing of The Kinks Kinks (PRT, catalog number 8.26670).  This insert is dated 1987 at the bottom.  As also noted along the bottom, this insert was printed in West Germany.

The West German pressing of The Kinks Kinks (PRT, catalog number 8.26670).  “Made in W. Germany” is printed at 3 o’clock.  The matrix code is “8.26670 CDM01”.

Heavy metal doesn’t often grace the front page of keithhirsch.com, but it has happened here and there.  If you look around, you will see posts on early pressings of Iron Maiden Powerslave and Ozzy Osbourne Bark at the Moon.  Here’s another one.  In the 1980s, heavy metal got heavier and heavier — more guitars, more drums, and yes, more hair.  This is evidenced that by the end of the decade, some heavy metal from the start of the period was reclassified as rock.  A big part of the evolution of heavy metal during the ’80s that included the development of the grunge guitar sound was the American quartet Metallica.  At the start, Metallica was James Hetfield on vocals and rhythm guitar, Kirk Hammett on lead guitar and backing vocals, Lars Ulrich on drums, and Cliff Burton on bass and backing vocals.  As a result of the untimely death of Burton in a bus accident in 1986, Metallica has employed different bass players over the years.

Here we will look at the third album from Metallica, performed by the original lineup of Hetfield, Hammett, Ulrich, and Burton.  That would be 1986’s Master of Puppets.  Speaking of evolution, Metallica started out raw with their debut in 1983, Kill ‘Em All.  With each successive album through the ’80s, Metallica remained heavy, but refined their sound, and with Master of Puppets, Metallica was not just another thrash metal band.  The 8-song album starts hard and heavy with “Battery”, but other offerings such as the title track, the instrumental “Orion”, and “Damage, Inc.” demonstrated Metallica’s unique ability to incorporate melody and soft passages to compliment their sound.

Looking at Master of Puppets on CD, Metallica was one of those artists back in the ’80s that was signed to different labels in different regions.  In Japan, Master of Puppets was released on CD in 1986 by CBS/Sony (catalog number 32DP 448).  In Europe, the album was released on the Vertigo label, part of Phonogram (catalog number 838 141-2).  In the U.S., Master of Puppets was released on CD in 1986 by Elektra Records, part of Warner Bros., under catalog number 9 60349-2.  Here we will focus on this U.S. Elektra release.

Of course, the Elektra release of Master of Puppets is typically found as a U.S. pressing of one kind or another.  However, the original CD released in 1986 is a West German Polygram pressing.  The inserts are the standard ones printed in the U.S., but the disc was pressed in West Germany.  The disc bears the standard non-target label design for Elektra discs of the era — red and black rings around the perimeter, a red and black Elektra logo at 9 o’clock, black text, and no paint coating.  As an early Polygram disc, there is no clear plastic ring at the center.  The disc states “MADE IN WEST GERMANY BY POLYGRAM” along the perimeter, and the matrix code is “7559 60439-2 2896 162 01 #”.

There is a slight variant of the above West German pressing, one pressed by PDO (Philips-DuPont Optical).  The PDO pressing looks identical to the Polygram pressing except that it has “MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO” stamped on the play side of the disc adjacent to the center hole.  The matrix code on the PDO pressing is the same as that for the Polygram disc.

Shown below is the cover and back insert for the West German-for-U.S. pressing of Master of Puppets, as well as the Polygram pressing.  Both the West German Polygram and PDO pressings are rare.

The cover for the West German-for-U.S. pressing of Metallica Master of Puppets (Elektra, catalog number 9 60439-2).  This is the standard cover artwork for this album.

The back insert for the West German-for-U.S. pressing of Metallica Master of Puppets (Elektra, catalog number 9 60439-2).  As noted along the bottom, this insert was printed in the U.S.

The West German-for-U.S. pressing of Metallica Master of Puppets (Elektra, catalog number 9 60439-2).  This disc was pressed by Polygram, as evidenced by “MADE IN WEST GERMANY BY POLYGRAM” printed along the perimeter.  The matrix code is “7559 60439-2 2896 162 01 #”.

Collecting early CD pressings for some 12 years now, I have learned a lot.  Particularly interesting was learning about first issues of popular albums I had no idea existed due to their rarity.  At the start, I, like many people I have come across, believed that the first U.S. CD issue of Miles Davis’s 1959 classic Kind of Blue was the Columbia Jazz Masterpieces CD bearing catalog number CK 40579.  I only knew of two U.S. issues — that Columbia Jazz Masterpieces CD and the 1997 remastered CD.  So, the Columbia Jazz Masterpieces CD was the first.  It was released in 1986, so it was the first.  Right?  Wrong.

Kind of Blue is considered by many to be the best jazz album of all-time, if not the best album of all-time, period.  It is a stellar album, regardless of where it ranks.  Five tracks that are so engaging and sound just right.  The legendary group joining Miles’ trumpet of Cannonball Adderley on alto sax, John Coltrane on tenor sax, Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly on piano, Jimmy Cobb on drums, and Paul Chambers on bass is incredibly tight.  Everything aligned just right for this album.  The right personnel with the right music at the right time.

Given the positive reception that the album received early on and that grew intensely over the years, it would seem strange that CBS/Sony would have waited until 1986 to release it on CD.  As it turns out, CBS/Sony originally released the album on CD in Japan and the U.S. in 1984.  The first Japanese CD, from 1984, was released under catalog number 35DP 62 on the CBS/Sony label.  The first U.S. CD, from 1984, was released under catalog number CK 08163 on the CBS label.

The aforementioned Columbia Jazz Masterpieces CD from ’86 is an odd one in a few respects.  Most obviously, the album cover photo is not the original one.  The picture is from Miles’ fusion/electric era of the late ’60s or early ’70s, not from 1959.  Also, the negative of the photo is reversed, so Miles appears to be playing left-handed.  Additionally, from an audiophile’s perspective, the mastering leaves a lot to be desired.  Fortunately for collectors, the first U.S. issue is presented correctly.

The CK 08163 issue of Kind of Blue uses the original 1959 album cover photo.  The mastering is also “pure” compared to the Columbia Jazz Masterpieces CD.  In short, the CK 08163 CD sounds much better.  (What Sony was thinking for the Columbia Jazz Masterpieces release from the standpoint of sound and artwork we may never know.)  The CK 08163 issue exists both as Japanese CBS/Sony and U.S. DADC pressings.  Both are rare.  In my experience, the U.S. DADC is a bit more difficult to track down.  It could be that this issue of Kind of Blue went out of print shortly after pressing at the DADC plant commenced.

These early Japanese and U.S. pressings of Kind of Blue are found with identical inserts.  The two discs also are similar in appearance.  The Japanese pressing shows the Japanese catalog number 35DP 62 in the matrix code and is typically found with “CSR COMPACT DISC” repeating in the clear plastic ring at the center.  The U.S. pressing shows “DIDP 50062” in the matrix code, and it has “Made in USA – Digital Audio Disc Corp.” stamped on the plastic ring.  Soma with no prescription Overnight COD Deliveyry 500 watson brand soma 62 is obviously derived from the Japanese catalog number 3 http___www.bigleaguekickball.com_category_press_ cheap soma online consultation 5DP Soma shipped with no prescription 62.  This correlation between Japanese CBS/Sony pressings and U.S. DADC pressings is found for many early U.S. CBS titles.

As a result of the overwhelming popularity of Kind of Blue, many well-mastered CDs and Super Audio CDs (SACDs) have been released over the years.  There are better-sounding versions than the CK 08163 CD of Kind of Blue that are easier to find today.  However, from the standpoint of the collector, this first U.S. issue, whether the Japanese or U.S. pressing is considered, is both rare and well-mastered.  It is well worth seeking out.

Shown below are the front and back inserts and a spine label for the CK 08163 Kind of Blue CD, as well as the U.S. DADC pressing.

The cover for the original U.S. issue of Miles Davis Kind of Blue (CBS, catalog number CK 08163).  The original 1959 album cover photo was used for this CD release.

The back insert for the original U.S. issue of Miles Davis Kind of Blue (CBS, catalog number CK 08163).  Note the statement “Record manufactured in Japan…” at the bottom.  This back insert is found with both the Japanese CBS/Sony and U.S. DADC pressings.  Thus, the “Record manufactured in Japan…” statement remains for the U.S. pressing.

A spine label for the original U.S. issue of Miles Davis Kind of Blue (CBS, catalog number CK 08163).

The original U.S. issue of Miles Davis Kind of Blue (CBS, catalog number CK 08163).  This disc was pressed in the U.S. at the DADC plant.  It has “Made in USA – Digital Audio Disc Corp.” stamped on the plastic ring, and the matrix code is “DIDP 50062 11A2”.  “DIDP-50062” is printed beneath the catalog number at 3 o’clock.  “MADE IN U.S.A” is printed along the perimeter at 6 o’clock.  Note the “triangle-in-circle” symbol beneath the CD format logo at 3 o’clock, which is a symbol of the U.S. DADC plant.  The original Japanese CBS/Sony pressing is similar in appearance to this U.S. pressing, though it lacks the triangle-in-circle symbol.

As a new audio format, the compact disc in the early days was targeted primarily for audiophiles, those who wanted uncompromised sound (“Perfect Sound Forever”, no snap, crackle, pop).  (Whether the CD delivered that can be debated until the cows come home and will not be debated here.)  Many record labels focused their efforts around the fledgling digital medium on the genre of classical music, believing that audiophiles and those that could afford the new format had a refined palate and were classical music aficionados.  Examples of such labels include CBS/Sony, EMI, Philips, and Nimbus.  Another one, which is the focus of this post, was Delos.

Delos jumped on the CD bandwagon in the U.S. around 1983.  Their earliest titles bear catalog numbers of the form D/CD 3XXX.  For later titles, the catalog number prefix changed from D/CD to DE.  Early titles released by Delos were pressed in Japan.  Most of these discs were pressed by Sanyo, but a handful of early titles were pressed by CBS/Sony.  By 1985, Delos titles were being pressed in the U.S.

One of the few Delos titles pressed in Japan by CBS/Sony is Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with Gerard Schwarz as conductor.  This recording features Elmar Oliveira on violin.  Delos released this version of The Four Seasons under catalog number D/CD 3007.  Here we consider two CBS/Sony pressing variations of The Four Seasons.

The two pressing variations of The Four Seasons are found with identical inserts.  As an early Delos release, there is no barcode on the back insert, and the inserts were printed in Japan.  Although we are talking about an early release in general, early is relative.  We will distinguish the two CBS/Sony pressings of The Four Seasons by classifying one as earlier and one as later.

The difference between the two CBS/Sony pressings is obvious upon inspection.  For the earlier one, the aluminum portions of the label side have a gold tone.  The play side has the conventional aluminum color.  While this may seem unusual, CBS/Sony released its earliest classical, jazz, and rock titles in Japan in 1982 with a gold tone on the label side.  It would therefore appear that the earlier CBS/Sony pressing of The Four Seasons on Delos was pressed in ’82.  This disc has the text “MANUFACTURED BY CBS/SONY RECORDS INC.” stamped on the clear plastic ring at the center.  The matrix code character grouping also represents an early format.  The matrix code is “D/CD-3007-1 1A1”.  The top portion of the disc label has a black paint coating with the Delos logo in “aluminum”.

For the later CBS/Sony pressing, the aluminum portions of the label side are the conventional aluminum color.  This disc has “CSR COMPACT DISC” repeating in the clear plastic ring.  The matrix code character grouping is more conventional for Japanese CBS/Sony pressings.  The matrix code is “D/CD 3007 11A2”.  The top portion of the disc label has a blue paint coating instead of black, with the Delos logo in “aluminum”.

Shown below are the front and back inserts found with the two Japanese CBS/Sony pressings of The Four Seasons.  The two pressings are also shown for direct comparison.

The cover for Japanese CBS/Sony pressings of Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Gerard Schwarz (Delos, catalog number D/CD 3007).

The back insert for Japanese CBS/Sony pressings of Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Gerard Schwarz (Delos, catalog number D/CD 3007).  There is no barcode.  As noted in the bottom right corner, this insert was printed in Japan.

The earlier Japanese CBS/Sony pressing of Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Gerard Schwarz (Delos, catalog number D/CD 3007).  “Manufactured in Japan” is printed at 3 o’clock.  Note the gold tone, which is similar to the gold tone found on the earliest CBS/Sony CDs released in Japan in 1982.  This disc has “MANUFACTURED BY CBS/SONY RECORDS INC.” stamped on the plastic ring, and the matrix code is “D/CD-3007-1 1A1”.  Note the black paint coating at the top.

The later Japanese CBS/Sony pressing of Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Gerard Schwarz (Delos, catalog number D/CD 3007).  “Manufactured in Japan” is printed at 3 o’clock.  This disc is the conventional aluminum color.  It has “CSR COMPACT DISC” repeating in the plastic ring, and the matrix code is “D/CD 3007 11A2”.  Note the blue paint coating at the top, compared to the black coating on the earlier pressing above.

After nearly a decade of success as one half of Hall & Oates, Daryl Hall embarked on a periodic solo career with 1980’s Sacred Songs.  It has been “periodic” in that Hall’s solo albums have been separated by additional charting offerings by the famous duo.  Hall’s second solo effort came in 1986 on RCA as Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine.  RCA released the sophomore album on CD in the U.S. in 1986 under catalog number PCD1-7196.  This release came to market as a Japanese pressing, which is rather common as far as early CDs are concerned.

To further expand the market for the compact disc, record labels in the mid-’80s began releasing CD singles, taking a cue from the familiar 45 and other singles on vinyl.  Some of these CD singles were released at retail, while others were promotional releases.  Record labels gave promotional CD singles to radio stations and music retailers and encouraged them to regularly (incessantly) play them to promote their artists and albums, as well as the new medium for hearing them.  Daryl Hall’s Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine yielded the hit “Dreamtime”, and RCA issued a promotional CD single in the U.S. to promote the song and album.  This CD single is rare.

The “Dreamtime” single is a simple release.  It contains just the album version of the song; no “B-side”, no alternative mix, no radio edit, etc.  RCA released the single under catalog number CR-14386.  The single was released in a jewel case with front and back inserts.  As this was a promotional issue, there is no barcode on the back insert.  Both the disc and back insert are labeled “PROMOTIONAL ONLY” and “NOT FOR SALE”.  The front insert is just a single card rather than a booklet.  Artwork is printed on the front, but nothing is printed on the back.

Interestingly, both the CD and back insert reference Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine on vinyl, not CD.  The back insert reads “TAKEN FROM THE LP THREE HEARTS IN THE HAPPY ENDING MACHINE”.  Also shown beneath this statement is the LP catalog number, AFL1-7196.  This may have been an error in that the text may have taken from a vinyl single for “Dreamtime” or it may have been recognition on the part of RCA that many consumers still were buying albums on vinyl instead of CD in 1986.

The label side for the “Dreamtime” CD single bears the standard design of early U.S. RCA releases — a royal blue ring around the perimeter with royal blue text, a white vertical RCA logo, and no paint coating.  The CD was pressed in the U.S. at the LaserVideo plant, which was one of the first CD pressing plants to open in the U.S. (for a unique commemorative CD from the opening of the LaserVideo plant, go here).  The matrix code is “CI05110 -0- CR-14386”.  Also included in the mirror band is “10001 MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A. BY LASERVIDEO INC.”

Shown below are the front and back inserts and a spine label for the “Dreamtime” single, as well as the disc itself.

The front insert for the U.S. CD single of Daryl Hall “Dreamtime” (RCA, catalog number CR-14386).  The RCA CD logo in the bottom right corner is atypical.  Note that the logo contains the letters “C” and “D” together to form a disc on a tray.  The common logo shows the C and D as an aluminum CD with light reflecting off the surface.

The back insert for the U.S. CD single of Daryl Hall “Dreamtime” (RCA, catalog number CR-14386).  There is no barcode.  Note the reference to the LP release of Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine beneath the production credits.  “PROMOTIONAL ONLY” and “NOT FOR SALE” appear beneath the LP reference.  As noted in the copyright paragraph, this insert was printed in the U.S.

A spine label for the U.S. CD single of Daryl Hall “Dreamtime” (RCA, catalog number CR-14386).  It possesses the red-orange-yellow color spectrum typical of early U.S. RCA CD releases.

The U.S. CD single of Daryl Hall “Dreamtime” (RCA, catalog number CR-14386).  This disc was pressed in the U.S. by LaserVideo and bears the standard label design of early CDs released by RCA in the U.S.  “Made in U.S.A” is printed at 4 o’clock.  Like the back insert shown above, this disc shows a reference to the Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine LP and promotional statements.  The matrix code is “CI05110 -0- CR-14386”.  “10001 MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A. BY LASERVIDEO INC.” is also stamped in the mirror band.