U2 - War (1983) [West German Target CD]

Target CDs are a class of pressings released by WEA (Warner-Elektra-Atlantic) in the early-to-mid 1980s. Most were manufactured in either West Germany or Japan for distribution in the U.S. before domestic pressing facilities went online. Some were also pressed in the U.S. and France. Target CDs were also distributed in Europe and Japan, as well as other markets. Target CDs derive their name from the design used by WEA, which resembles a gunsight, crosshairs, or a target. These early CDs are often readily identified by the striking colors used on the label side.

Target CDs are collectibles since many of them are the original issues and are, therefore, remnants of the early days of the “Compact Digital Disc”. Aside from the historical significance, many music enthusiasts also feel that these early pressings offer superior fidelity to later remasters. The reason for this is that many Target CDs represent a “flat transfer” of the tapes used. By contrast, many recent remasters have been prepared through excessive processing, including the abuse of compression and noise reduction.

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 24. August 2009, 9:53

U2 / War (West German 'Target')

Used drive : PLEXTOR CD-R PREMIUM2 Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 30
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo


TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.33 | 4:40.12 | 33 | 21044
2 | 4:40.45 | 3:10.40 | 21045 | 35334
3 | 7:51.10 | 5:35.53 | 35335 | 60512
4 | 13:26.63 | 4:46.70 | 60513 | 82032
5 | 18:13.58 | 4:14.72 | 82033 | 101154
6 | 22:28.55 | 3:40.65 | 101155 | 117719
7 | 26:09.45 | 4:03.08 | 117720 | 135952
8 | 30:12.53 | 3:46.30 | 135953 | 152932
9 | 33:59.08 | 5:34.32 | 152933 | 178014
10 | 39:33.40 | 2:35.68 | 178015 | 189707


Track 1

Filename 01. Sunday Bloody Sunday.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.33

Peak level 89.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 620A4AF7
Copy CRC 620A4AF7
Accurately ripped (confidence 15) [E7BA0D46]
Copy OK

Track 2

Filename 02. Seconds.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:01.00

Peak level 89.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC F63A6555
Copy CRC F63A6555
Accurately ripped (confidence 15) [0BC36C75]
Copy OK

Track 3

Filename 03. New Year's Day.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:00.27

Peak level 87.0 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC D8B464F9
Copy CRC D8B464F9
Accurately ripped (confidence 16) [8CCBA696]
Copy OK

Track 4

Filename 04. Like a Song….wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:01.55

Peak level 85.3 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC B7786631
Copy CRC B7786631
Accurately ripped (confidence 16) [2941416F]
Copy OK

Track 5

Filename 05. Drowning Man.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:00.03

Peak level 66.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 1778568A
Copy CRC 1778568A
Accurately ripped (confidence 16) [67143F6F]
Copy OK

Track 6

Filename 06. The Refugee.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.35

Peak level 87.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC CB0F23BC
Copy CRC CB0F23BC
Accurately ripped (confidence 16) [72D77626]
Copy OK

Track 7

Filename 07. Two Hearts Beat as One.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:01.12

Peak level 85.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 48C19431
Copy CRC 48C19431
Accurately ripped (confidence 16) [A8EF7883]
Copy OK

Track 8

Filename 08. Red Light.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:01.08

Peak level 87.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC D54DC2DA
Copy CRC D54DC2DA
Accurately ripped (confidence 16) [B7366E7C]
Copy OK

Track 9

Filename 09. Surrender.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.25

Peak level 85.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 0FA1A79A
Copy CRC 0FA1A79A
Accurately ripped (confidence 16) [D96FF495]
Copy OK

Track 10

Filename 10. ''40''.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.57

Peak level 70.9 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC D7B2853B
Copy CRC D7B2853B
Accurately ripped (confidence 16) [6D4DA423]
Copy OK


All tracks accurately ripped

No errors occurred

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