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Grateful Dead - In The Dark Vinyl LP Record 1987 Upside Down faces VG/VG
record grade: VG sleeve grade: VG
The record has some light hairlines and sleeve marks visible under bright light. It plays with light surface noise mainly audible between tracks and during quieter passages. I also heard an occasional light pop here and there. Over all it sounds fine and has been VPI cleaned.

The jacket has corner wear and light corner bumps. The biggest issue, though, is a small area of the cover slick on the back cover was torn away. It has been neatly repaired with black magic marker (see pictures). This is the reason for the VG grade on the cover. Otherwise, the cover would be VG+.
This copy also happens to be missing the printed inner sleeve. The record is in the generic white inner sleeve you see pictured.
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I grade LPs based on a conservative interpretation of the Goldmine standard. This means that a VG+ record is in very nice shape and should have little to no surface noise barring an occasional moment here and there. A record with sustained surface noise will be at best a VG. All records are play-graded since not all surface noise can be detected visually. All records are shipped in new Whiplash mailers with cardboard backing with the sleeved record outside of the jacket to prevent seam splits.

Below is more thorough info on my grading system:

NM: Surfaces essentially look new. This is the highest rating I give used records.
VG+: Very nice shape. May have a few stray very light hairlines and/or light paper scuffs visible under bright light. Will have little to no surface noise barring an occasional moment here and there. No feelable marks.
VG: Has hairlines and/or paper scuffs and has audible surface noise particularly between songs and during quieter passages.
G+: Has more pronounced hairlines and paper scuffs and may have a few small feelable marks, but still no skips.