(I use special archival-quality, non-yellowing, clear tape for all repairs.) There is moderate ringwear, but the artwork is still attractive. ![]() Seams may be starting to split or may have been unobtrusively repaired with clear tape. Corners may have small creases or fraying.Ĭovers are worn and used. There may be slight discoloration or staining, minor seam wear, but no splits or tears. There may be just the start of ring wear, where the disc has created a raised area on the cover that resulted in the ink wearing off the paper. Artwork is clean and unworn and there is no ink wear.Ĭover is clean but may have minor writing or marks and may show slight wear. Minor disc impression or slight corner creases, no wrinkles, puckers, seam splits or writing on the cover. Artwork is as close to perfection as possible. Very minor signs of wear or cover impressions. Cover should appear as if a record has never been inside. These discs are basically trash unless a collector desires one to fill a space in a collection until a better one comes along.Īlbum is still in the factory-applied shrink-wrapping.Ībsolutely perfect no corner dings, marks, tears, dents, impressions from the disc, or other flaws. Attempting to listen to these discs will be painful. There will be major noise, surface damage, deep scratches, and skips. Unless the record is particularly rare, I would not try to sell a record in this condition. Labels may be significantly defaced or damaged. The record will still play through without any skips. Well-played, dull, grayish vinyl with deeper scratches and wear causing distracting surface noise (hisses, pops, cracks and other nasties). There may be wear or deformation of the spindle hole. Labels may have small tears, tape marks, larger writing, etc. Vinyl may appear somewhat dull and grayish. Vinyl will have noticeable scratches or scuffs that cause minor surface noise, but do not overpower the music. Vinyl will still have good luster labels may have minor imperfections (small labels or initials, etc.) but otherwise clean. Some visible surface wear, very minor scratches and scuffs, but minimal impact on the sound quality. Vinyl is bright and shiny label is clean and unmarked. ![]() ![]() There can possibly be a hairline scratch or two but nothing that is obvious or affects play. The label is bright, clean and unmarked.ĭisc plays near perfectly, but may have minor paper scuffs that do not interfere with the sound quality. The disc should play with no audible noise. A very minor, barely visible scuff or two may be permitted, but no scratches. The vinyl is virtually flawless, bright and shiny. This is highest grade that I will assign to opened, handled records. I do not use this grade, as even the act of inserting the disc or removing it from the paper sleeve may cause scuff marks on the vinyl. Any scuffs, hairline scratches or other marks disqualify discs from this category. Perfection, no flaws, defects, marks or otherwise indications of being handled or played. Disc is assumed to be undamaged and mint, but this cannot be proven until the album is actually opened and the disc examined. The Disc (Vinyl) and the Album Cover are graded separately.
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