Here is a 12" 45 rpm maxi-single by the English new wave band CARE.  It is titled as  My Boyish Days (drink to me) (side A).  Side B has 2 songs and shows in the title as An Evening In The Ray and Sad Day For England.  On Arista and noted as a Kingbird Production.  Manufactured and Distributed by Polygram Record Operations, Ltd.  Made in England.   The band became CARE after Paul Simpson left Teardrop Explodes and Wild Swans, and Ian Broudie left Big In Japan and  Original Mirrors.  Great sound to these song tracks. 

The cover is a blue sky with two kites in the air.  It is a very thin shiny type cover (UK type) and I will have to include a white inner sleeve for this when mailing.  Front cover doesn't show ringwear, but there is a faint round bend at the top and bottom that comes from the record being in there.  Back cover has that same bend, but does have a tiny bit of ringwear starting.  No side seam that shows the artist title and name as usual covers do, as this is a really thin cover.  On the record Side A I only see a few tiny surface scratches near the beginning and photo of that is here.   Same with Side B, there is a light surface scratch, but did see a couple in another area that I could not get a photo of.  Super light.  Here is a 1 minute 32-second audio/video of Side 1 so you can hear the great sound quality. No skips, pops, crackles, or tics.

I rate the album cover as Excellent (EX).  The vinyl I give an Excellent (EX) to Near Mint (NM), too, since it played like new and only a couple of light surface scratches that caused no problems.

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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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