ZZ Top
The Best of ZZ Top
Warner Bros. 3373-2 Europe: 256 598
made in West Germany for US and international markets
color scheme: silver paint background with red reticle and black lettering
genre: rock
LP originally released 1977


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM
This disc variation has an outer mirror band (a).
Matrix number: 7599 03273-2 2895 077 01 #


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM
This disc variation does not have an outer mirror band (b).
Matrix number: 7599 03273-2 2895 077 02 *
Later copies with this disc face have MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO HANOVER (c) or MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO (d)
etched around the center hole.
Known suffixes: (b) AJ ; (c) BB ; (d) AP


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY on the front and MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO etched around the center hole (e).
No outer mirror band on this variation. Matrix number: 7599 03273-2 2895 077 03 #
Known suffixes: CM, CR, CS
That makes five known disc variations for this target CD.


Front cover of the four-page booklet.
Page three states "Manufactured by PolyGram in Hanover, West Germany. Printed in West Germany" (m)
or "Printed in U.S.A." (n) or no printing info (o)


Rear tray insert "Printed in West Germany." without barcode (x).
There exist some minor color variations.
"3273-2" is printed on the reverse.
All variations except (c) have been found with this tray card.
Disc variation (c) may have only been issued in Europe, and comes with "Alsdorf" paper inserts (z).


Rear tray insert "Printed in U.S.A." with barcode (y).
Nothing is printed on the reverse.
The PDO variation is sometimes found with this rear inlay.
Non-target discs can also be found within.

Disc and paper insert combinations summary:
(a) + (m) + (x)
(b) + (m) + (x)
(c) + (o) + (z)
(d) + (m) + (x)
(e) + (m) + (x)
(e) + (n) + (y)

Notes: This target is quite hard to find.

Jewel case info: (PDO) Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 4.2"

(PDO) heavy ridged-top six-tab two-dimple case with "S7A" embossed on one tab and "S8A" embossed on the back
portion, inside bottom center. Eight prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 16"

(a) smooth frosted-top two-dimple case with "12" embossed on one tab and "42" embossed on the back
portion, inside bottom center. Eight prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 33"

11/19/19