Chicago
Chicago 16
WEA 299 235 (on inserts)
WEA 299 235 / 23689-2 (on disc)
made in West Germany for European and Australasian markets
color scheme: teal green background with purple reticle and silver paint lettering
genre: rock
LP originally released in 1982


MADE IN | | WEST GERMANY (no manufacturer on disc) (a)
Matrix number: 7599 23689-2 2893 234 04


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM (b)
Matrix number: 7599 23689-2 2893 234 04
Known suffixes: CG


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY with MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO etched around the center hole (c).
Matrix number: 7599 23689-2 2893 234 04
Known suffixes: CU
These are the only three known disc variations variations for this WEA target CD.


Front cover of the eight-page booklet.
No printing or manufacturing info inside. The catalog number "299 235" is printed on the back page.


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" with barcode.
All three disc variations can be found with this rear inlay.
"299 235" is printed on the reverse.


Rear tray insert "Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH. Alsdorf" with barcode.
Disc variations (b) and (c) can be found with this rear inlay.
Nothing is printed on the reverse.


Disc variation (a) (that I know of) was issued in Japan, with a Japanese insert and gold
sticker obi, as 38XP-45. This is what it looks like with the sticker obi attached.

Notes: This WEA target CD was not distributed in North America, as this title was issued on
Warner Bros. in the US. It is more likely to be found in Europe or Australia, but it
still appears to be quite scarcer than the Warner Bros. version.

Jewel case info: smooth frosted two-dimple, nothing is embossed on the back. "22" is embossed on one tab
and "14" is embossed on the back portion, inside, bottom center. Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 24"

(a) smooth clear-top two-dimple case with no distinguishing numbers or marks anywhere.
Eight-prong disc tray with no identifying numbers.

09/26/19