Great Men of Music, Time Life, 16 Diff Box Sets (4), 7 Still Sealed, NM+

$

100

This appears to be an unplayed collection of Time Life records, with the exceptions of Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and possibly Strauss.  All of the boxes are rock solid - obviously stored upright without anything stacked on them.  

Artists: Berlioz, Hector (Some shelf wear on box, ***Missing Listening Notes Insert***)

   Beethoven, Ludwig van (***Still Sealed*** tear in shrinkwrap)

   Bruckner, Anton (***Still Sealed***)

   Copland, Aaron (***Still Sealed***)

   DeBussy, Claude 

   Dvorak, Antonin

   Handel, George Frideric (Some shelf wear on box)

   Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (VG+, All 4 records show some sleeve scuffing, 2 records have light surface scratches)

   Prokofiev, Sergei

   Rachmaninoff, Sergei (***Still Sealed***)

   Shostakovich, Sergei (***Still Sealed***)

   Sibelius, Jean (***Still Sealed***)

   Strauss, Richard (VG++, Long surface scratch from center to edge of vinyl on side 8, other 3 records appear unplayed)

   Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich (VG+, Sleeve scuffing on 3 of 4 records)

   Verdi, Giuseppe (***Still Sealed***)

   Vivaldi, Antonio (Listening Notes have white scuffing or print defect on right edge of front cover, One inner protective sleeve is unglued along one edge)

Title: Great Men of Music

Label: Time Life

Vinyl: NM (appears unplayed unless otherwise described next to artist names)

Sound: Not Play Graded

Labels: NM on all records

Box: NM (unless otherwise described next to artist names)

Inserts: NM (unless otherwise described next to artist names)

Sleeves: NM (unless otherwise described next to artist names, all are original Time Life protective inner sleeves)

For these records, I am using the Goldmine Grading Standard:

• Mint (M)   Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.(More on still sealed under "Other Considerations"). Should be used sparingly as a grade, If at all.
• Near Mint (NM or M-)   A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect.
  The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.
  An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable similar defects. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves and the like.
  Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.
• 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.
  Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences.  Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK".
  The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.  The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play.
  Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split.  An LP cover may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount.
  In general, if not for a couple 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, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) 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, only two or three of them.