LP . JAPANESE . 

Pictures are of item . Not Stock photos .  . 

Grading scale . Grading determines price .

NM - Sleeve and Record are almost as new . Light 

wear possible .

EX - Excellent cover may have light wear , light handling .

Record may have light marks . Light noise .

VG - Cover will have noticeable handling wear , creases , light wear

and tear . Record will show play , possibly scratches . Still plays

through fine . 

ALWAYS WASH JAPAN DIRECT RECORDS . MILDEW 

IS USUALLY SURFACE NOISE SOURCE . One can't see it but it's there . Just like Windex or Discwasher . One gets a crackle effect . But the record looks clean , quite often. 

When buying records . Just look at the label for spindle marks . Expensive record cleaning machines work nice records that need to be CLEANED . They do not remove groove damage over poor  playback abuse . A really clean record . May look it . After cleaning . But will still have that hideous surface noise . 

You don't need a $500 cartridge . All you need is a Good/New stylus . VTA . And overhang and at least a $400- $500 vintage turntable . Denon Pioneers can be bought fairly cheap . A Marantz (No Mech Engineering etc..) , New cheap turntables . Are designed to grind new territory into the record .

There is no such thing as a Audiophile Automatic Turntable . 

Tone arm drag and imbalance . 

Long tone arm . Manual Function = correct . 

PROMO WHITE LABEL WITH DECAL .

RECORD(S) : EX 

COVER:  EX+ 

INSERT(S): EX

OBI:  EX+ 

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