Here is the 12" LP (33 rpm) by the Doors from 1971 called L.A. Woman.  On Elektra.  Stereo.   This is a Terre Haute Pressing. It has the 2-color burgundy & black varnish-print sleeve, with rounded corners and embossed "Doors" text. The front has a cut-out window with clear acetate, on which the band photo is printed black half-tone. It is a clear color here because I removed the yellow inner sleeve when I took the photograph.  The inner sleeve is a yellow color with one side plain yellow and the other side with a black print of a crucifix image.

The cover does show white ringwear at top mid-section, bottom mid-section, and both sides with white marks as ringwear. Side seam is still readable but very thin. Vinyl:  Side 1:  I saw one long surface scratch and about 5 short surface scratches, none are feelable and could barely photograph them, but what I could take is here as a photo of the scratches.  Some light scuffing was there.  Side 2:  About 4 short surface scratches and some scuffing, too.  None of this caused any defects with the sound quality. I could only take a 55-second audio/video of the first and seconds songs.  There were a little bit of crackles during the quiet section here, but in general the crackles disappeared.  You can decide if the light crackles were okay to have on this used record.  No skips or pops. 

I rate the cover sleeve as just Very Good (VG) due to the white ringwear showing.  I would rate the vinyl at Very Good Plus (VG+) to Excellent (EX) for sound quality.  But because it has some light short surface scratches here and there that may be causing some light crackles, I have to give it only a Very Good Plus (VG+).

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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.

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