Bob Dylan Vinyl LP's incl. Desire, Highway 61 , Bringing It All Back Home, VG+

	£		18
	$		24

This is for a job lot of 5 Bob Dylan albums

Desire
Highway 61 Revisited
Bringing It All Back Home
John Wesley Harding
Oh Mercy

The first four are CBS Nice Price reissues from the 1980's. Oh Mercy was new at release in 1989.

All of the vinyl is VG+ presenting a high even gloss, showing little signs of handling or wear

I would say 4 of the covers are VG+ let down only by minor buckling where they have been flicked through and a slight grubbiness along the top edge from storage (photo).

Highway 61 Revisited is VG, in addition to the above it has a mark on the cover (photo), the residue of a large sticker in the top left that despite handling several times, I didn't see until holding the cover at a particularly oblique angle, so it has not been photographed and possibly a little more buckling of the cover.

Over the next few months I am selling a collection of vinyl mostly blues, jazz and new wave from the 70’s and 80’s.

As general background the owner was a smoker and not the most houseproud, HOWEVER he was fastidious in the care of his record collection, so much so that I have kept about 30% of the records for my own pleasure. 

Given that Ebay is an unseen, trust based marketplace, my assessment's will be conservative,  detailed and based upon listening to the records for sale. As with many sellers my gradings are based upon the Goldmine Standard (abridged and paraphrased from Discogs below).

Near Mint (NM or M-)

A nearly perfect record. A NM- record has more than likely never been played, and the vinyl will play perfectly, with no imperfections during playback. I am unlikely to ever use this grading for vinyl quality unless I KNOW a record to be new, unplayed and probably still wrapped.

A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as any sign of slight handling. An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits, cut-out holes, or other noticeable similar defects. The same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves, etc.  

Very Good Plus (VG+)

A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Defects should be more of a cosmetic nature, surfaces may show slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences.

The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. Picture sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear, and may be marred by an indentation or sample distribution cut. In general, if not for a couple of minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. 

Very Good (VG)

Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches that will affect the sound.

Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time.

Good (G), Good Plus (G+)

In truth I wouldn’t usually bother listing vinyl in this condition, that is with ‘noticeable surface noise and ticks’ although I would consider listing an unusual record with a cover in this condition where ‘seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear, or other defects will be present’