John Coltrane - Giant Steps - Atlantic 1311
Record: Near Mint - Side 1, very clean vinyl, no visible wear - side 2 is also clean, but there is a locked groove pressing defect
on the last track see image 5 - the record plays through with about 5-6 seconds of surface noise.
play graded on 2 turntables, tracks through at 1.8 gm
Jacket: Mint - no visible wear
features John Coltrane, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb
Grading Guide
Mint - an unplayed record, no visible surface wear, no lip wear, no spindle wear, Very Clean, Ultra Clean Vinyl
Near Mint/Mint Minus - a record that was partially sampled, or only played a few times, no visible wear to the record surface, Clean Vinyl
Excellent Plus - A carefully used record, Clean Vinyl - light/very light paper/handling/storage marks are inaudible
Excellent - a previously used record, retaining all audio qualities of a higher grade record, minor to light occasional surface noise may occur, no heavy wear
Very Good/Very Good Plus - a record that shows visible degrees of prior usage, some occasional audible surface noise may be present, full fidelity sound.
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quality cleaning methods are used to remove dust, fingerprints,
microscopic foreign matter, and old age, from the vinyl we sell.
proven methods of comparison and contrast are used to visually map the record surface, to determine the degree of previous usage, if any
inaudible surface ink and dye variations inherent to the manufacturing process are not graded as wear, as they do not affect the playback of the music
previously used records listed are cleaned and play graded, to verify the accuracy of the description
