MICHAEL JACKSON (LP/Gatefold) Off The Wall. 1979. Epic FE 35745. EX

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The product is a vinyl LP album titled "Off the Wall" by Michael Jackson, released in 1979 under the Epic FE 35745 record label. Produced by Quincy Jones, this pop/disco/boogie style record is pressed on 33 RPM vinyl in a gatefold cardboard sleeve. With a very good plus (VG+) sleeve grading, the LP features original cover art and stereo audio. This classic 1970s era album from the United States showcases Jackson's iconic sound and dance moves, making it a must-have for any music collector or fan of the King of Pop.
The cover looks pretty good. No ringwear on the front of the cover, but a really light ringwear is on the back side at the bottom seam only.   Front cover only has a little bit of white corner wear and same with the back side cover.  Record comes in a plain white inner sleeve.  The blue Epic label does show a few fingerprint type marks on both sides of the label.  Side 1 of the LP, I saw a couple of really light faded surface scratches under a super bright light and they caused no sound defects.  A photo of that is here.  Second side had no surface scratches.  Here is a 1 minute 48-second audio/video of Side 1 of several song sections so you can hear the great sound quality.  No skips, pops, crackles, or tics except I heard only 2 light tics on the 2nd song and maybe you can hear it in the video. 

I rate the cover sleeve as Very Good Plus (VG+) to Excellent (EX).  The vinyl gets an Excellent (EX).  But a Near Mint (NM) for sound quality.  

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SHIPPING:  Will ship within one day of receiving payment and I will ship between Monday and Friday (sometimes Saturday). Will ship in LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area via Media Mail.  _______________________________________________________________________________

Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be almost mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.