The Different Manufacturers of Japanese Target CDs



ManufacturerLabelsColor SchemeArtistsCDs
CBS/SonyAtlantic/Elektrared/(none)/red/(none)24

Atlantic/Geffen/WBblack/(none)/black/(none)44

Atlantic Japan/WEA Japanblack/black/purple/black23

Elektra/Geffenblack/black/(none)/black33

Sireblack/black/light blue/black11

WB Japanred/dark red/gray/dark red1315

WB Japanblack/black/gray/black33
CTAWB/Reprisered/red/(none)/red55

Sirepurple/purple/(none)/purple12
JVCGeffenblack/black/(none)/black44

Geffenblack/black/gray/silver33

Sireblue/dark blue/yellow/dark blue13

Sireblue/blue/yellow/dark blue13

Siregray/gray/red/gray11

WBred/red/(none)/red1114

WBred/red/gray/red56

WBgreen/green/(none)/green11

WB/Reprisered/red/(none)/black22
MatsushitaWBblack/black/(none)/black12
MMGAtlanticred/red/(none)/black11
SanyoAtlantic/Elektra/Nonesuch/WBblack/black/(none)/black89

Geffenblack/black/gray/black11

WBred/red/gray/red35

WBred/red/glossy gray/red34
ToshibaSireblack/black/light blue/black11


CSR - Atlantic / Elektra - red / silver stock / red / silver stock : Led Zeppelin (A-1), Sadao Watanabe (E-3)

CSR - Atlantic / Geffen / WB - black / silver stock / black / silver stock : Asia (G-1),  The Modern Jazz Quartet (A-1), Randy Newman (W-1), Quarterflash (G-1)

CSR - Elektra / Geffen - black / black  / silver stock / black : Asia (G-1), The Cars (E-1), Quarterflash (G-1)

CSR - WB Japan - red / dark red / silver paint / dark red : George Benson (1), Chicago (2), Eric Clapton (1), Christopher Cross (1), Donald Fagen (1), Fleetwood Mac (1), Rickie Lee Jones (1), Chaka Khan (1), Michael McDonald (1), Prince (1), Nile Rodgers (1), Van Halen (2), ZZ Top (1)

CSR - WB Japan - black / black / silver paint / black : The Doobie Brothers (1), Prince (1), Samplers (1)

CSR - Atlantic Japan / WEA Japan - black / black / purple / black : Phil Collins (A-1), Phil Collins (W-1), Donna Summer (W-1)

CSR - WB Japan - black / black / light-blue / black : Madonna (1)

CTA - WB / Reprise - red / red / silver stock / red : George Benson (W-1) , The Doobie Brothers (W-1), John Fogerty (W-1), Al Jarreau (W-1), Neil Young (R-1)

CTA - Sire - purple / purple / silver stock / purple : Pretenders (2)

JVC - Geffen - black / black / silver stock / black : Asia (1), Don Henley (1), Lone Justice (1), Original Soundtracks (1)

JVC - Geffen - black / black / silver paint / black : Asia (1), Don Henley (1), Original Soundtracks (1)

JVC - Sire - blue / dark blue / yellow / dark blue : Talking Heads (3)

JVC - Sire - blue / blue / yellow / dark blue : Talking Heads (3)

JVC - Sire - silver paint / silver paint / red / silver paint : Madonna (1)

JVC - WB - red / rec / silver stock / red : Eric Clapton (1) , Donald Fagen (1), John Fogerty (1), Al Jarreau (1), Rickie Lee Jones (1), Chaka Khan (1), Earl Klugh (1), Prince (2), David Sanborn (1), Van Halen (2), ZZ Top (2)

JVC - WB - red / red / silver paint / red : John Fogerty (1), Chaka Khan (1), David Sanborn (1), Van Halen (2), ZZ Top (1)

JVC - WB - green / green / silver stock / green : Prince (1)

JVC - WB / Reprise - red / red / silver stock / black : Jimi Hendrix (R-1), Prince (W-1)

Matsushita - WB - black / black / silver stock / black : Chicago (2)

MMG - Atlantic - red / red / silver stock / black : Crosby, Stills & Nash (1)

Sanyo - Atlantic / Elektra / Nonesuch / WB - black / black / silver stock / black : The Doors (E-1), The Doobie Brothers (W-1) , Fleetwood Mac (W-2), The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (N-1), Bette Midler (A-1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (N-1), The Odessa Balalaikas (N-1), Franz Schubert (N-1)

Sanyo - Geffen - black / black / silver paint / black : Elton John (1)

Sanyo - WB - red / red / silver paint / red : Dire Straits (3), Roxy Music (1), The Who (1)

Sanyo - WB - red / red / glossy gray / red : Dire Straits (2), Roxy Music (1), The Who (1)

Toshiba - Sire - black / black / light-blue / black : Madonna (1)