Sold Date: August 16, 2021
Start Date: August 16, 2021
Final Price: $60.00 (AUD)
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Santana: "Santana's Greatest Hits" in Stereo. CBS Label Australian Pressing. SBP 234529 - PC33050 - MX172776 - P 1974.

Record plays very well, no skips, no repeats, little to no background noise, Glossy finish. Cover in very good clean condition, no spine damage or tears. Record in very good condition, no scratches, labels perfect no wear. Pick up Ryde 2112 or I can post world wide.

Record will be shipped in a purpose built cardboard record mailer. All vinyl has been cleaned with a Pro-Ject VC-E record cleaning machine at time of grading. All records are supplied with a new plastic inner sleeve to prevent static and re soiling of cleaned vinyl. Records purchased for delivery within Australia that do not meet my given description can be returned for a full refund.

I have played the record from start to finish on both sides and my grading is:

Vinyl Play Grade: NM-. 

Vinyl Visual Grade: NM-.

Cover: Somewhere between VG+ & NM-. 

My Record Grade Reference:

(M) mint

Play grade: Sealed, unopened.

Visual grade: Sealed, unopened.

Cover: Sealed, unopened. No issues, bends, etc.

(NM) near mint

Play grade: Plays perfectly with no issues at all.

Visual grade: Looks perfect and shows no signs of wear.

Cover: Cover is really in fantastic shape. Possibly still in shrink wrap, with the side of the shrink opened to access record. No creases, marks or problems.

(NM-) very close to near mint

Play grade: Plays perfectly with no issues at all, may have the slightest of static noise.

Visual grade: Looks perfect and shows no signs of wear.

Cover: Cover is really in fantastic shape, with only the slightest sign of wear. No creases, marks or problems.

(VG+) very good plus

Play grade: Very clean with just a few occasional light pops or light static, mostly in quiet places.

Visual grade: Very clean record with only superficial cosmetic marks that do not affect playback.

Cover: Very clean, with only slight signs of wear. May have cut corner and or cut out hole and or slight ring wear.

(VG) very good

Play grade: Mostly clean, with occasional light static and surface noise, more noticeable in soft passages/intros/fades, but does not overpower the music.

Visual grade: Mostly clean, but with a few light scratches and marks that barely affect the sound.

Cover: Mostly clean. May have minor marks, light damage to edges, slpine, sleeves, minor ring wear.

(G+) good plus

Play grade: Loud and without skipping, with moderate surface noise.

Visual grade: Moderate to fair amount of light/non-deep scratches & visible groove wear that affect the sound

Cover: Moderate amount of issues, May have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. May have tape, writing, visual ring wear, and or other minor defects.

(G) good

Play grade: No skipping, but with very significant surface noise & "ticks" that accompany the playback.

Visual grade: Shows a lot of scratches and visible groove wear that affect the sound.

Cover: Shows a lot of issues, seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. May have tape, writing, major ring wear, stains and or other defects.

(F) fair poor 

Play grade: The record does not play through without skipping or repeating. Very loud surface noise.

Visual grade: Trashed, with lots of marks, deep scratches and scuffs.

Cover: Will show multiple issues. May have water damage, split seams, severe ring wear, stickers, tape, writing, torn, grubby. The LP cover may barely keep the LP inside it. Inner sleeves may be fully split, crinkled, or missing.