HIP HOP 45 LOT x2: ERIC B. & RAKIM I Ain’t No Joke/Eric B. Is On the Cut, Follow the Leader

This lot consist of two 7-inch 45s:

I Ain’t No Joke/Eric B. is on the Cut, 4th & Broadway BWAY7448. Hard-to-find on 45, from 1987. There is a layer of surface noise audible mostly during the intro before the rapping begins; rest plays close to VG+ with light surface noise and no skips despite a visible large scuff mark on Side A (see photo), pimples in wax; scuffs on Side B. I have a sound clip, recorded flat and unfiltered on an Audiology turntable so you can clearly hear the surface noise, at hearthis.at. 

Follow the Leader/Follow the Leader (A Cappella), Uni 50003, from 1988. VG/VG to VG+ with light scuffs & surface wear.



See grading codes below.

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          GRADING: LPs, EPs and 45s are graded M (mint), NM (near mint), VG+, VG (very good), VG-, G+, G (good), G-, F (fair), and P (poor).

A VG+ record may have some visible scuffs and light scratches and plays well with little surface noise. Scratches on records graded VG and VG- may be deep enough to feel with your fingernail, or there may be scuffs or scratches throughout that cause surface noise. On records in the G+, G and G- range the level of the music is still above the surface noise caused by scuffs and scratches. Surface noise is as loud as the music on records graded F and louder than the music on P records. P records are likely to be unplayable.

[+ and - denote in-between grades. Grades with a slash in between indicate the condition of Side A/Side B.]