[Jukebox-list] Grading Records (Was: Happy Thanksgiving)

[David Breneman]

--- Nathan Keay <passerby at rocketmail.com> wrote:

> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130175572977

Holy Cats!  39 bucks!  I guess I should pull the one out of
the AMI and sell it!  :-)  I'm not conversant with the grading
scale that includes "VG".  In my experience, most people who
put out record auction lists use a variant of this scale
(from Kurt Nauck):

M- or N- Just shy of Mint or New.  (Nothing's *perfect* -
         usually only applied to new old stock.)

E+       A choice copy with no wear whatsoever.

E        Excellent. Virtually no trace of groove wear with
         only minimal traces of use and handling.

E-       An above average record with a slight degree of
         groove wear, but not enough to seriously detract
         from its audio quality.

V+       Obviously well played, but still enjoyable.
         Noticable graying in the grooves.

V        Very well worn, but listenable. Expect surface
         noise to be significant.  There may be some
         stressed grooves.

V-       Wiped out.  Played with the right equipment,
         however, you may still derive a certain degree
         of pleasure from a record in this condition.

P        Possibly unplayable (Mostly good for proving
         physical existence of the record.)

My experience is that E- records sound almost as good as
new in jukeboxes, and V+ comes close.


David Breneman         david_breneman at yahoo.com


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