Still Sealed (SS) - The plastic shrink-wrap has never been opened.
Mint (M) - Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.
Should be used sparingly as a grade, If at all.
Near Mint (NM or M-) - A nearly perfect record. The record should show no obvious signs of wear.
A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring
wear or other signs of slight handling. An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other
noticeable similar defects. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other
inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves and the like. Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you
just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.
Very Good Plus (VG+) - A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise
handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and
may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps
that do not affect the sound are "OK". The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should
be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play. Picture sleeves and
LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover
may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it
was taken out of print and sold at a discount. In general, if not for a couple things wrong with it, this would
be Near Mint.
Very Good (VG) - Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc.
Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade,
but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches
(deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have
tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However,
it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them.
Good (G), Good Plus (G+) - Good does not mean Bad! A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put
onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and
scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white).
A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing,
ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.
Poor (P), Fair (F) - The record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating.
The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing.
The LPcover barely keeps the LP inside it.
Inner sleeves are fully seam split, crinkled, and written upon.
Thriller is the sixth studio album by the American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records, as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall. Of the album's nine tracks, four were written by Jackson. Seven singles were released from the album, all of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
TRACKLIST:
1 | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' | 6:03 |
2 | Baby Be Mine | 4:20 |
3 | The Girl Is Mine | 3:42 |
4 | Thriller | 5:58 |
5 | Beat It | 4:17 |
6 | Billie Jean | 4:50 |
7 | Human Nature | 4:06 |
8 | P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) | 3:57 |
9 | The Lady in My Life | 4:58 |