Hideki Saijo / 西城秀樹 - Hideki Recital (Japan CW/OBI)/Vinyl LP RCA Japan RHL-8330 Vinyl - NM Cover - VG+ Used vinyl records are professionally cleaned. ______________________________________________________ Vinyl Grading: Mint (M) – Absolutely perfect in every way. Never been played and usually sealed. Near Mint (NM) – The record has been on a shelf between other records. The vinyl looks glossy and clearly has only been played a few times. There are no marks on the vinyl and the whole package is complete. Excellent (E) – Same but I’d tolerate very light marks where the vinyl has been in and out of the inner sleeve a few times, or tiny signs of use generally. Very Good Plus (VG+) – A few further faults are acceptable, but nothing that really compromises the record visually or audibly. A little rub, light inaudible marks, a little background crackle. Very Good (VG) – It’s seen a bit of life, but is still usable. Light pops and clicks, an edge split, light visible scratches. You can still listen to it and enjoy looking at it, but it is visually and audibly USED. Good (G) – To be honest you’re making trouble for yourself here, as Good means Bad. I’d only be selling something really desirable in this condition, with a bargain price and a full, no holds barred description to match. Poor (P), Fair (F) Attempting to listen will be a disturbing experience. Expect major noise issues, skipping or repeating. The record itself is cracked, badly warped and has deep scratches. The cover is also approaching death. Vinyl Cover Grading: Near Mint A Near Mint cover has no ring wear, creases, or splits. It is as close to perfect as an open album can get. Personally, I won’t grade a cover NM unless it still has the shrink wrap. VG+ / Excellent Some people don’t differentiate between Very Good Plus and Excellent, while others list Excellent records as being in just a little better condition than VG+. VG+ covers can have very minor wear, such as a bit of ring wear or seam wear. There may be a very small split, less than an inch, on the bottom edge. A cover with a cut-out notch, no matter how good the condition is, should not be graded as NM, but VG+ or Excellent instead. Very Good VG covers are average covers, like we all had in our record collections as teenagers: ring wear, creases, some writing, and seam splits are all signs of a VG album cover. It should look like it has been handled but not ruined. Good An album cover graded as good may have ring wear to the point of overpowering the cover art, serious seam splits, and a lot of writing on the cover. A cover graded as good is not actually good, but instead is on the verge of falling apart. Poor If good covers are on the verge of falling apart, poor covers are falling apart. Poor covers are so heavily damaged that they should be used as floor mats or just thrown away.