Item Description
rock-vitamins Store Stunning NM KISS Alive II orig.
US LP w/ Tattoos Sheet and Booklet Complete LP/Cover Grading Scale: Here s a guideline for how I grade records.
Not all records will fit exactly into a certain grade, and one should assume a certain amount of tolerances within each grade.
Assume grading to be visual unless noted.
I grade under a powerful 100 watt bulb.
/-: I use pluses and minuses to help indicate more or less issues in a certain grade.
/- : I use parentheses to mean maybe i.e.
VG means it may be a little closer to a plus .
Grades for vinyl : M : new, un-played, perfect, usually sealed.
NM: like new but possibly carefully played a limited amount of times.
Should play near perfect with almost no noise or imperfections.
May show very faint imperfections from paper scuffs or tiny needle marks.
EX : as above with a few light needle marks, or a few light surface scuffs, and/or lightly audible marks.
A very nice used record.
VG : between VG and EX, no feelable scratches and will definitely play through with no skips or jumps.
VG : still showing gloss but lots of small scratches and scuffs or some light groove wear.
A used/played record that should still play through without skips, but will have light surface noise throughout, pops, ticks, and maybe some light distortion/sibilance.
I do not consider VG to be a complete junk grade.
VG- to G : any record in less than VG condition that I feel is still worth offering due to it?s rarity.
Grades for covers: M : perfect.
no wear, square flat corners, solid seams, spine etc., Usually sealed NM : overall appearance of front and back near perfect but may have a very small problem such as a small corner ding/couple tiny spine chips, but nothing noticeable without close inspection.
EX : as above, nice un-handled feel, but may have more spine wear, a bent or dinged corner or two, very light ring wear, but rarely any splits or tears.
VG : Between VG and EX usually closer to an EX grade , NO major seem splits over a an inch or two, No visible water damage.
Edge chipping and smaller splits possible, ring wear, and small name or writing possible but should be noted.
VG: still has a nice overall appearance, but may have the following defects: seam splits, spine splits, small tears, ring wear, writing, stains, water damage, stickers etc.
in various degrees.
VG- to G : getting ugly, but for some reason still worth offering.
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