The 90125 story

While the politicians are playing the anything you can do I can do bigger game I've been exploring an album I remember buying in late 1983 and have gone through a few versions of over the years

 Home surprisingly enough of two hits the rock disco Owner Of a Lonely Heart that I bought on 45 in November of 193 and It Can Happen from 1984 from a "progressive" rock group regarded as a spent force during the early 1980's that give birth to the supergroup Asia, it was a massive comeback from the dead.

 The last version I bought of it was this HDCD gold version from the sometimes good sometimes so-so Audio Fidelity label which while coming from the actual master tape sounded dull and too smoothed off for my tastes.

 This was the version I first bought, yes a Chrome tape that sounded marvellous and a far bit livelier from that 'audiophile' cd which was replaced by regular cd in the late 1980's .

 When cd's first came out supplies were scare and colour printing options for the disc tops were limited which lead to a colour scheme being set out  with on Warner Bros distributed titles a gun like Target cross hair design too.
That copy was the first European edition made before Warner Bros had their own cd pressing plants and was highly regarded.

During the transition as Warner Bros established a plant in the then West Germany some discs were made their from those original cd stampers which in practical terms means they are identical physically to their so-called target originals, just lacking that design and colour scheme.

That is the rear cover which like all early Warner Bros titles has a potted history of artist  hints at why it was selected for cd issue in those early days when few whole catalogues were available on the fledgling format.
 I recently acquired a near mint  copy as it is the earlier edition I prefer and really like the sound
 no doubt remaking to tape soon enough.