VINYL: VERY GOOD / EXCELLENT - A FEW VERY MINIMAL LIGHT HAIRLINE SURFACE MARKS ARE VISIBLE, A VERY QUIET AUDIBLE CRACKLE IS OCCASIONALLY, THOUGH EXTREMELY RARELY, HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND - NOTHING OVERPOWERING AND NOTHING THAT DISTRACTS FROM THE OVERALL AUDIO EXPERIENCE IN ANY WAY AT ALL, ABSOLUTELY NO DEEP SURFACE MARKS, SCRATCHES OR ANYTHING THAT EFFECTS STYLUS TO SKIP OR JUMP DURING PLAYBACK, A RECORD THAT HAS VERY LIGHT VISIBLE WEAR AND CAN STILL BE PLAYED AND ENJOYED WITH NOTHING DETRIMENTAL TO OVERALL AUDIO EXPERIENCE