Van Halen
1984
Warner Bros. (Japan) 32XD-313 / 9 23985
made in Japan for Japanese market
color scheme: silver paint background with red reticle and lettering
genre: rock
LP originally released 1983


MADE IN | | JAPAN., with JASRAC logo.
The matrix number is 32XD-313 11A1 +++++, a CBS/Sony pressing (a).
Nothing is embossed in the plastic center (hub).
Other known minor variations:
(b) matrix: 32XD-313 11A2 +++++ with nothing embossed in the hub.
(c) matrix: 32XD-313 11A2 +++++ with one tiny "CSR" embossed in the hub.
(d) matrix: 32XD-313 11A2 +++++ plus barcode lines, with one tiny "CSR" embossed in the hub.
(e) matrix: 32XD-313 11A3 +++++ plus barcode lines, with one tiny "CSR" embossed in the hub.


Front cover of the eight-page booklet.
Page seven states "Printed in Japan."
The back of the booklet sports the Japanese catalog number.


Rear tray insert "Printed in Japan." without barcode
Nothing is printed on the reverse.


This is what this CD looks like with its sticker obi intact.
In the background is the Japanese lyric sheet.

Notes: This target CD is scarce, even in Japan.

11/15/19