I GRADE VISUALLY. I DO NOT PLAY TEST.
Please see below for grading definitions/criteria.
Side 1:
HOLST: Jupiter from The Planets, Op. 32
TCHAIKOVSKY: Hamlet, Op. 67 bis - Scene d'Ophelie
WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73 - 3rd Movement
PURCELL: Dido and Aeneas - Overture
HAMILTON HARTY: In the Antrim Hills (3rd Movement) from An Irish Symphony
Side 2:
MALCOLM ARNOLD: Tam O'Shanter, Op. 51
J. STRAUSS: Egyptian March, Op. 335
HANDEL: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
STRAVINSKY: Pulcinella Suite - Serenata and Scherzo
GERARD SCHURMANN: George and the Bicycle (5th Movement) from Six Studies of Francis Bacon
MOISHECHAZZER'S MUSIC LP GRADING:
LP grading can be more than a little subjective. While I do not play most of my listings, I do examine them carefully under the proper "point source" light. I make every effort to grade based on whether or not I would want the album in my own collection. Consequently, I deal primarily in Sealed, Mint, and Near Mint pieces. In the rare case where I list an album in lesser condition, I give a detailed description of the piece rather than a grade.
MINT: Clean, shiny vinyl with no visible marks
NEAR MINT: Clean, shiny vinyl with possible sleeve marks or light scuffs - nothing visible that should be audible.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN VINYL WAS THE STANDARD, 20 TO 30% OF ALBUMS CAME OUT OF THE SHRINKWRAP AS BAD PRESSINGS WITH SURFACE NOISE. OBVIOUSLY, SUCH BAD PRESSINGS WOULD NOT BE IDENTIFIABLE THROUGH VISUAL EXAMINATION, NO MATTER HOW CAREFUL. |