Dire Straits
Love Over Gold
Warner Bros. 9 23728 (on inserts)
WB 9 23728-2 // 800 088-2 (on disc)
made in West Germany for US market
color scheme: silver paint background with red reticle and black lettering
genre: rock
LP originally released in 1982


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM, no outer mirror band.
No disc variations that I am aware of.
Matrix number: 800088 2 01
Known suffixes: none, VS


Front cover of the twelve-page booklet.
Page eleven states "Manufactured by PolyGram in Hanover, West Germany
Printed in West Germany"


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" with barcode.
Only rear inlay known to contain this target CD, but be careful, as later West German
non-target discs also use the same inlay. "9 23728-2" is printed on the reverse.

Notes: This disc is not rare, but may take some searching.
This target disc was only issued in North America, as far as I know.
This title was released on Vertigo in most of the rest of the world.

Jewel case info: sturdy ridged six-tab two-dimple case with "44" embossed on one tab and
"22" embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 4.4"

OTHER INTERESTING EARLY CD PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE:


"Made in West Germany by PolyGram." at 9 o'clock.
Known matrix numbers: 800088-2 01 (aa), 800 088-2 02 * (ab)
Known suffixes: (aa) O G [WB], (ab) SK
This boring disc replaced the target design circa 1985.


MADE IN WEST GERMANY BY POLYGRAM at 6 o'clock.
"Made in West Germany by PolyGram." at 9 o'clock.
Matrix number: 800 088-2 03 #
Known suffixes: TL
A minor variation of the above.
Both of these WG non-target discs come with the same West Germany paper inserts
as the target CD. Be sure to check the disc before buying!


MADE IN W. GERMANY at 8 o'clock.
Matrix number: 800088-2 01
Same as the target CD. They should have the same mastering.
This Vertigo CD was issued in Europe and wherever else this
title was controlled by Vertigo.
This disc design is called a "blue Nautilus" by collectors,
and it comes in two varieties, this one being the second.


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" with barcode.
"800 088-2" is printed on the reverse.
Note the French price code.
The front cover of the twelve-page booklet is the same as the target release.
Page eleven states "Manufactured by PolyGram in Hanover, West Germany"
I found the "Nautilus" variation in this tray card.


MADE IN W. GERMANY BY POLYGRAM at 6 o'clock.
Matrix number: 800 088-2 03 #
Same as the target CD. They should have the same mastering.
Known suffixes: illegible [Z X]
Later copies have "MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO" etched around the center hole.
Matrix number: 800 088-2 04 *
Known suffixes: CV
This disc design is called a "red fan" by collectors.
It replaced the blue "Nautilus" design.


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany" with barcode.
"800 088-2" is printed on the reverse.
Note there is no French price code.
Same front insert as the "Nautilus" disc.
I found the "Red fan" variations in this tray card.

09/16/20 **