CONDITION DESCRIPTIONS

The following table details each of the condition descriptions used by Thee SPC Online Emporium. The condition descriptons are based upon the well-known system recommended by Record Collector Magazine.

Has been opened and/or played once or twice, but is still flawless with no damage whatsoever.

Vinyl & CD: No visible marking / scuffing / scratches & plays perfectly. Cover as new.

Vinyl: May have scuff marks and signs of some wear but will still play almost perfectly throughout, with only "barely detectable" crackles or pops. A slight noise at the begining is allowable, but the remainder must be nearly flawless. Definitely no scratches or gouges that a touch with a dry finger can feel.

Cover: May only have the slightest signs of normal wear.

CD: Visible scratches but plays perfectly all the way through.

Vinyl: May crackle, pop or make other annoying noises, but only occasionally,never continuously, and not more loudly than the music being listened to

Cover: Normal used cover wear such as ring wear and split seams.

We generally do not stock items that are of this grade.

CD: one or more tracks skip.

Vinyl: May have continuous low level crackles, pops, etc... but not so loud as to make the music completely unlistenable or unenjoyable to the casual listener. Might also have "nasty little scratch" causing popping on one or two more songs, with the rest of record playing fine.

Cover: More than normal wear and tear.