* Steve Martin Cover
* Special Year-End Issue
* Guitar Heroes: Rick Nielsen, Ed Van Halen, Johnny Ramone, Alex Lifeson,Rory Gallagher, and Ted Nugent
* This edition also features Steve Miller, The Outlaws, Meatloaf, Ian Matthews, and Steven Stills
* Ed Van Halen 2 page centerfold poster still under staples - mint!
Condition: We use a magazine rating system of 1 (Mint) to 6 (Acceptable) and we rate this issue a 4+(Very Good Plus). An unread copy with bug damage on spine and 3 spots on cover, mailing label. Eddie Van Halen full color 2 page centerfold poster is still in mint condition under staples.
This is an original, vintage magazine. It is fresh from the original collector and is clean and smoke-free. You'll receive the exact magazine shown in the scans. We DO NOT enhance the color, brighten, or edit the color* in any way. We DO NOT photoshop the flaws. We DO blur mailing labels.
*...but remember, due to the many variations in monitors, browsers, and settings, colors may appear different on different monitors.
Your magazine will be packaged in an acid free archival polypropylene bag and backed with acid free board. If you choose to keep the magazine as a collectible, the packaging provided will protect the magazine for about 5 years. It will be shipped in a cardboard mailer.
** OUR MAGAZINE RATING SYSTEM **
1 - MINT - A magazine that is in "MINT" condition should be in
about the same condition today as it was the day it went on sale. It
must be new, with it's original gloss and luster, with absolutely NO
signs of ever having been read. We rarely give this rating.
2 - NEAR MINT - An almost perfect copy. There is
slight evidence of use on the newsstand or in the mail. Such a
copy may or may not have been read.
This could result in small nicks, corner dings, thumbing dimples, and other small defects.
3 - FINE - A copy with noticeable, though minor defects, such
as loss of luster, areas of rubbing, a single vertical crease from
"fold back" of a portion of the cover, a chipped or peeled spot, a small
tear on the cover or an inside page, thumbing dimples, edge or age toning, or minor chafing along the spine. This rating could also include
magazines with mailing labels.
4 - VERY GOOD - A copy which has been read over a period of
time, but with care in an attempt to preserve it.
The cover shows definite wear, but is still intact. There are tell-tale signs of use but nothing outstanding. There are no major
tears or peels, no taping, and the copy is clean inside and out. There could be a few small thumbing dimples,
a price sticker or residue,
small pen markings on the cover, toned pages, and small surface scratches and dings.
5 - GOOD - A regularly read copy with no
consideration to collecting. Substantial loss of luster, faded covers or noticeable rubbing or scuffs,
dog-eared edges to covers or some pages, a slight tear, creasing or
chafing (especially along the spine), quite a few
thumbing dimples, and some possible storage damage.
6 - ACCEPTABLE - A copy that has been read extensively and
handled carelessly. Missing or cut inserts, heavy rubbing, faded or dirty covers, peeling,
ripped and chafed (especially along spine), heavy thumbing creases that result in the
white of the paper showing through, dirty or torn pages on the inside,
water or moisture damage, heavy surface scuffing and scratching. We do not offer magazines in this condition.