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All records are described in detail and graded according to the UK published magazine: Record Collector.
Please make sure to check conditions and grades of records before you actually purchase them.
Please make sure to check conditions and grades of records before you actually purchase them.
Record Grading
| M- | Mint Minus - A nearly perfect, almost unplayed record. |
| EX+ | Excellent Plus - Almost new with only a few superficial signs of use that don’t affect play. Only well cared will be graded out to EX+. Will satisfy all but the most demanding collector. |
| EX | Excellent - A used, reasonable copy. There will be obvious signs of wear and the possibility of light surface noise between tracks and passages, but still quite nice. |
| EX- | Excellent Minus - Significant wear and marks and usually quite noticeable surface noise. |
| VG+ | Very Good Plus - From here on down (VG, VG-, G) is regular condition for 2nd hand record imported from Jamaica, we're talking about beat-up records. |
| VG | Very Good - Beat-up record. Noticeable scratches or scuffs, minor surface noise. |
| VG- | Very Good Minus - Even worse beat-up record. Well-played record with deep scratches and scuffs, distracting surface noise. Still play through without any skips（any complaints not accepted for VG- graded record） |
| G | Good - Worst condition of beat-up record. Trash record with major noise, surface damage, deep scratches, and skips.（any complaints not accepted for G graded record） |
Other Code
| WOL | Writing On Label |
| SWOL | Small WOL |
| WOS | Writing On Sleeve |
| SPSE | Spilit Seams |
| LD | Label Damage |
| SD | Sleeve Damage |
| SLD | Slight Label Damage |
| SOL | Sticker On Label |
| ML | Miss-Labeled |
| LR | Label Reversed |
| LT | Label Teared |
| CO | Cut Out: drill hole in label or cover.or saw mark/cut corner on cover |
| NOC | No Original Center: UK pressing only |
| JS | Juke-box Scratch |
| EW | Edge Warp |
| SEW | Slight Edge Warp |
| OC | Off Center |
| Crack | Crack |
| NAP | Not Affect Play |
| ACI | A Cave In Record |
| HS | Hissing Sound |
| CE | Center Extended |
| H | Heavy, Hard: use with above codes |
| S | Slight, Small: use with above codes |
Press Code
| Pre | Pre-Release: test pressing with white label |
| Blank | Unknown producers white label test pressing |
| 2ND | 2nd press |
| Re | Re-issue, Re-press |
County Code (Jamaican pressing unless country code is given)
| UK | United Kingdom Pressing |
| NY | New York Pressing |
| US | United State Pressing |
| CA | Canadian Pressing |
| EU | European Pressing |
| JPN | Japanese Pressing |
