VINYL PLAY GRADING: 

Mint: Factory sealed, unopened, may have slight or small tears on the shrinkwrap but the cover has no flaws and the vinyl has not been removed.

Near Mint, NM: Vinyl plays all the way through, no jumps or skipping with no noticeable background noise. Vinyl is near perfect, very shiny like new,  with no scratches or scuffs,  may have very few minor "paper rubs".

COVER VISUAL GRADING:   

Mint: Factory sealed,  vinyl has not been removed from cover.

Near Mint, NM: Cover may or may not have original shrinkwrap. Shrinkwrap may have slight, small holes or tears but the cover itself will show only the very slightest of wear. The cover will look as is it was just removed from the shrinkwrap.