The Gap Band IV Lp-NM Gatefold in shrink w/hype sticker & original insert
Lp is visually graded as NM. Appears to have not been played. Original printed inner sleeve included. Gatefold outer sleeve appears in NM- condition with very light wear to corner. Still in original shrink with hype sticker. Not many copies out there that are this nice.
We use Goldmine's grading scale as reference as follows:
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.
