The Cars
Shake It Up
Elektra 567-2 (252 230) / 00567-2 or 567-2 (252 330) / 00567-2
made in West Germany for US & international markets
color scheme: reddish-orange background with silver paint reticle and lettering
LP originally released in 1981
genre: rock


MADE IN | | WEST GERMANY (no manufacturer on disc)
Note the international catalog number is 252 230, which does not match the paper inserts.
Matrix number: 7559 00567-2 2893 245 01 (All WG target disc variations of this title have the same matrix number)
There is another disc variation (not pictured) with this same (252 230) international catalog number
with MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM at six o'clock.


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM
Note the international catalog number on this variation is 252 330, matching the inserts.


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY
Nothing is etched around the center hole. This variation may have only been distributed in Europe.
It comes in "Alsdorf" paper inserts.


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


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" without barcode.
"567-2 (252 330)" is printed on the reverse.
Only known tray inlay for USA distribution. Note the international catalog number is (252 330).

Notes: This WG target CD is fairly common.
The international catalog number on the Japanese target disc is 252 230. Which is correct?

02/26/21 upgraded cover scan
09/05/20 added new scans