THE POP GROUP "Y" UK LP /VINYL + POSTER 1979 Near Mint/Very Good Plus POST-PUNK

$

50

 


THE POP GROUP

'Y'

London: Radarscope Records

RAD 20A

 Vinyl Record, UK Import.


The record look fresh and shinny, no visible faults, looks little played (if at all). Paper record labels and spindle look fine with no discoloration/soiling/markings. Near Mint.

The cover has small defects: minor soiling to white are of front cover, light wear to corners, no moderate abrasions or loss of text printing on the edges, and no seam splitting, unmarred, light rubbing to rear cover lower edge (like ring wear).. The original "made in Great Britain" white sleeve, no splitting. Very Good Plus.

Large poster included, never mounted, 22 1/2 x 53 inches (approx), collage with song lyrics, backside blank. Shows some manufacturing wrinkling from folding and packaging, one small area of corner creased (accidental). O/w like new.


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VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)
or EXCELLENT (E)
A good description of a VG+ record is “except for a couple minor things, this would be Near Mint.” Most collectors, especially those who want to play their records, will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if it toward the high end of the grade (sometimes called VG++ or E+).

VG+ records may show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole, but repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.

VG+ covers should have only minor wear. A VG+ cover might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable location. Also, a VG+ cover may have some defacing, such as a cut-out marking. Covers with cut-out markings can never be considered Near Mint.

NEAR MINT (NM OR M-)
A good description of a NM record is “it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time.” In other words, it’s nearly perfect. Many dealers won’t use a grade higher than this, implying (perhaps correctly) that no record or sleeve is ever truly perfect.

NM records are shiny, with no visible defects. Writing, stickers or other markings cannot appear on the label, nor can any “spindle marks” from someone trying to blindly put the record on the turntable. Major factory defects also must be absent; a record and label obviously pressed off center is not Near Mint. If played, it will do so with no surface noise. (NM records don’t have to be “never played”; a record used on an excellent turntable can remain NM after many plays if the disc is properly cared for.)

NM covers are free of creases, ring wear and seam splits of any kind.

NOTE: These are high standards, and they are not on a sliding scale. A record or sleeve from the 1950s must meet the same standards as one from the 1990s or 2000s to be Near Mint! It’s estimated that no more than 2 to 4 percent of all records remaining from the 1950s and 1960s are truly Near Mint. This is why they fetch such high prices, even for more common items.