BOTH RECORDS HAVE LIGHT SCRATCHES , THERE IS NOTHING DEEP BUT YOU WILL GET SURFACE NOISE SINCE A LOT OF THIS RECORD IS QUIET . RECORD 2 HAS WRITING ON 1 SIDE OF LABEL AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS A PPLIED SCREWED UP . SEE PICS . JACKET HAS TAPE ON EDGES . IT IS A GOOD LISTEN . WE PLAYED BOTH.