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Catalogue Abbreviations. To help us pack as much information as possible into our catalogue we use certain abbreviations, here is a guide as to what they mean: QUALITY GRADES. As the majority of our catalogue are pre-used they come in varying condition, we generally only sell as good as new but the following will be seen under the quality column, vinyl grades will have 2 grades if the record comes with its original picture cover, the sleeve is graded first, if only 1 grade is given then this means either the record never came in a picture sleeve, or comes in original (where possible) company die cut factory sleeve, or plain white sleeve, CD`s are either in used condition (GUARANTEED WILL PLAY) or in new condition, here are the grades used for vinyl records.(G) - This grade is rarely used, more likely for sleeve grading where the sleeve is badly damaged, torn or parts missing, this grade for the vinyl would not be sold on our site unless of extreme rarity.(VG) - This grade is our generally lowest quality, which will mean a picture sleeve will be either scuffed / stained / creased / defaced by ink / small tear but still complete, if the record is in this grade it will have considerable surface marks and/or scratches, but will still play through, these records are particularly good for jukeboxes as the playing arms are heavy, also worth noting is the vinyl from the 1950`s and 60`s has deep grooves, so although they look badly marked they usually play excellent. (EX) - This is our standard grade, of which most of our stock is in, the sleeve will be near perfect with just a slight chance of having a minor crease or scuff, a record with this grade will also be near perfect with just a possible light surface mark on, this grade is to most people as new. (M) - this is the ultimate grade, which means MINT, this sleeve will be as or better than new (even when new they still have flaws), the record will not show any sign of being played, this grade is extremely hard to find, and would have had to been meticulously looked after. There are also in addition to the above grades - & + after the grade which identifies they are slightly better or worse than the preceded grade, but not enough to fit into the other grade, for example a record might be as new with a pristine sleeve, but have a small biro name on the rear therefore it would be M- or EX+, the only other grade is NM (near mint) this can be used when it is not certain the record is unplayed, we do not particularly like using MINT so NM or NrM would be used. OTHER ABBREVIATIONS. You may see a number of other abbreviations throughout our site, please contact us with any queries, as time goes by we will list them below : NOC - No original centre, only applies to 45 rpm which have had there centre removed to enable them to fit into jukeboxes, a plastic replacement centre can be supplied FREE of charge to make playable on standard player. J/B - jukebox record, these record were made with a large centre hole originally for jukeboxes, again a plastic replacement is available. |
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