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RECORD GRADING

Please Note that Condition of Cover (picture sleeve and inserts) and Media (record) are mentioned separately.

Mint	The Record and Cover are brand New
Near Mint	Cover appears new at first glance. There will be some barely noticeable wear. Cover artwork colours are full, but may be subdued. White areas may show some very slight mellowing.
Excellent	Cover shows some very minor wear, but no serious defects. Cover artwork colours are complete, but may show some minor friction or light flaking. The corners will still be relatively sharp. May show some age mellowing of the white and coloured areas
Very Good	Some moderate wear will be noticeable on artwork, but there will be no serious problems. There will be no major fraying of the corners
Good to Very Good	Cover shows heavy wear. Portions of the cover artwork may be almost worn off and may show some scratches, or other major abuses. Corners may be very tattered. Good Cover shows very heavy wear. Some portions of the cover artwork may be worn off. Corners may be rounded. There may be some serious scratches, tears, splits, or other serious problems
Fair Cover	shows extreme wear and major portions of cover artwork may be missing. Cover may have very serious scratches and tears, or other disfiguring defects

The following are the grading standards for all Vinyl Records

Mint	Vinyl has no significant imperfections. Vinyl gloss is full. No label wear should be evident. Label has no major imperfections. Label should display full, original colour, but may have a spindle mark or two
Near Mint	Vinyl has a few minor imperfections. Vinyl gloss nearly full. Label wear, if any, should be barely detectable. May have a few minor label imperfections. Label should display full, original colour, although it may be somewhat subdued. Record should play without surface noise.
Excellent	Vinyl has a few noticeable imperfections. Vinyl should display some gloss. May have slight label wear. May display some label imperfections, but nothing major. May exhibit slight fading of label colour. Record may play with some very slight surface noise, but nothing distracting.
Very Good	Vinyl has noticeable, but not major, imperfections. May display some original gloss. Label can show some wear, but cannot have large areas of wear. Can have some noticeable label imperfections. Record may play with some slight surface noise, but nothing that impedes the sound.
Good	has some major imperfections. Label may be very worn. Label may have some major imperfections. Label may exhibit definite fading or discoloration. Record will play with noise but no skips
Fair	vinyl and label exhibit major abuses to the surfaces. Major portions of the lettering and label design may be missing. Record may barely play through.

NOTE CDS ARE ALLWAYS BRAND NEW AND UNPLAYED UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE