ALBEIT ALL THESE SINGLES APPEAR TO HAVE RECEIVED ONLY MINIMAL PLAY, FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND AND TO ENABLE YOU TO PURCHASE WITH CONFIDENCE, I TEST PLAY ALL TRACKS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD ON A REGA RP1 TURNTABLE FITTED WITH AN RB101 TONEARM AND BIAS 2 CARTRIDGE THROUGH SONOS PLAY 5 SPEAKERS, FURTHER MORE I GRADE ALL RECORDS STRICTLY IN LINE WITH THE RECORD COLLECTOR RARE RECORD GUIDE GRADINGS NOTED BELOW RECORD DETAILS AS FOLLOWS:

MINT: THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT: THE RECORDS SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN THE SOUND QUALITY, THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD: THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS, AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD: THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES, THE COVER AND THE CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION ETC.

FAIR: THE RECORD IS STILL JUST PLAYABLE BUT HAS NOT BEEN CARED FOR PROPERLY AND DISPLAYS CONSIDERABLE SURFACE NOISE; IT MAY EVEN JUMP, THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE TORN, STAINED AND/OR DEFACED.

POOR: THE RECORD WILL NOT PLAY PROPERLY DUE TO SCRATCHES, BAD SURFACE NOISE ETC. THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE BADLY DAMAGED OR PARTLY MISSING.

BAD: THE RECORD IS UN-PLAYABLE OR MIGHT EVEN BE BROKEN, AND IS ONLY OF USE AS A COLLECTION FILLER.