Sold Date: January 11, 2023
Start Date: January 4, 2023
Final Price: $20.00 (USD)
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Here are The Stranglers from 1977 with IV Rattus Norvegicus album.   It's on A&M SP-4648 label with /STEREO (SP-5033) after that.  The matrix uses the SP-5033 number there instead of the SP-4648 on the inner sleeve and cover.  Licensed by United Artists Records Limited. 

The cover just has some very light ringwear starting at the top and bottom mid sections on both sides.  The left side seam has several white tears in it.  Not actually tears, but the black is turning to white in some areas like scratches.  Two photos of that here.  No tears on the side seams but a little wear to the top and bottom corners of the left side seam on the front cover.  A little bit of this to the top seam, too.  Comes with an inner sleeve with info about production and flip side is a full photo of them.  There is a big wrinkle at the upper let section of the inner sleeve and you can see it in the photo.  The bottom seam of the inner sleeve is opened a little bit like 2 inches.  The A&M label is in great shape.
The vinyl:  Side 1.  Many light surface scratches over the first song and photo of those scratches are here.  But it didn't affect the sound quality.  I made a video of a section of the first song, then the second, then the third, just so you can hear the quality.  There are a few light surface scratches on Side 2, also, along with a few scuffs, too.  I tried my best in this light to get some photos of this.  None of this really affected the sound quality because they were so light.  No skips, pops, or crackles.  Minor tics here and there, but still nothing to detract from the overall sound quality.

Cover gets a Very Good (VG) only due to the white marks on the black areas of the seams of the cover.  No tears though.  Maybe it could be a Very Good Plus (VG+).  The vinyl gets a Very Good to Very Good Plus for physical look due to the light surface scratches on both sides, but gets more of a Very Good Plus (VG+) to Excellent (EX) for sound quality. 
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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.