Van Halen II Japan P-10641W OBI Play Tested NM-

Sold Date: March 12, 2023
Start Date: December 16, 2022
Final Price: $49.73 (USD)
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Vinyl was play tested through Focal Elegia's and it played as NM-. I numerically score the vinyl a 94 relative to very light surface noise at the start of the first track on the A-side and B2 however overall the album played super quiet and sounded wicked good (I haven't heard this album front to back in too long, I listened to this with the S/T and 1984, the first two VH albums might be equally good). A visual inspection reveals some faint marks and that is driving the Excellent rating.
The sleeve is scored as EX relative to small bumps on the corners, light rub wear to the spine (something you feel more than you see) along with a couple of light wear along the top seam. You can also see on one side of the insert there are some finger prints. The OBI has a couple of faint discolorations on the rear along with a small tear along the bottom left which I attempted to capture. There are a number of issues but 100% this is in better than VG+ condition, it's probably more EX-.
Album will be mailed in a cardboard mailer between cardboard with bubble wrap.  If you have any questions please let me know and thanks for looking!