Sold Date: June 6, 2021
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Hello.  This is for “Seventeen Seconds” LP by The Cure, on Fiction Records, catalog # Fix 004 (2383 574), very first pressing, released 1980.  Record fair, original inner sleeve very good, jacket fair.
Ships from Long Island, with a tracking number.  Thank you for considering this record. Update, 29-5-2021:  We listened to this record, both sides, and it does not skip.

b/w means “backed with”
c/w means “combined with” or “complete with”

LP means LONG PLAYING (album)
EP means EXTENDED PLAY (mini-album)

Explanation of grading (record):
Record fair condition/acceptable condition means it shows many marks and/or scratches, but was played and is expected to continue to play without skipping.
Record good means it shows an amount of marks that comes with extended use.
Record very good means it shows a few marks.
Record excellent means it shows slight marks.
Record like-new means it shows no marks.

Inner sleeve fair condition means it shows much wear and handling, and might have partially split seams.
Inner sleeve good means it shows an amount of wear that comes with much handling.
Inner sleeve very good means it shows a moderate amount of wear from handling.
Inner sleeve excellent means it shows a little wear.
Inner sleeve like-new means it shows no wear.

Jacket fair condition means it shows much shelf wear and use, and might have partially split seams.
Jacket good means it shows an amount of shelf wear that comes with age and much handling, and may have a DJ sticker on it.
Jacket very good means it shows a moderate amount of shelf wear/storage wear.
Jacket excellent means it shows a little wear.
Jacket like-new means it shows no wear.
For those of you who want the Goldmine grading, this record is G+.

Good [G], Good Plus [G+]:  Good does not mean bad.  A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping.  But it has significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear, and the label is worn, with significant ring wear, writing, or obvious damage caused by someone trying to remove tape or stickers.
A  Good to Good Plus sleeve or jacket has seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine.  Tape, writing (for example, radio station letters), ring wear or other defects will be noticeable.

Very Good [VG] or Very Good Minus (VG-):  
VG records have more obvious flaws than counterparts in better shape. These records lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records.  Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as are light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail that will affect the sound.  When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages and during a song’s intro and fade. But the surface noise will not overpower the music otherwise.
Minor writing, tape or a sticker (or its residue) may be found on the record label.  The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP jackets.  However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time; only two or three of those.
VG jackets will have many signs of handling.  Ring wear is obvious, though not overwhelming, in the middle or along the edges of the cover where the edge of a record would sit.  Some more creases might be visible.  Partial seam splitting will have occurred, maybe on all three sides. Some writing or a stamped price tag may be on the jacket, too.

Very Good Plus [VG+]:  VG+ records show some slight signs of wear.  Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experience.  Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK.
The center hole is not misshapen by repeated play.
Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turn-up corners, or a slight seam-split.
VG+ jackets should have only minor wear.  An LP jacket may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount.  The jacket may have some light ring wear or discolouration, but is should be barely noticeable.  A VG+ jacket might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable location.