BEATLES HELP EP AUSTRALIAN PARL GEPO70043
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Description
THE BEATLES
'HELP !' EP
Australian Parlophone Label Cat No GEPO-70043
This is a particularly nice copy. The Vinyl is clean and shiny having been cleaned professionally. There are no stickers or writing on the label. Spindleware is very minimal. The playing surfaces have minimal isolated light marks but nothing excessive. I would conservatively rate the Vinyl as VG+/NM using the Goldmine Guide to Condition Rating (please see below).
The outer sleeve is in fine robust condition. There is some creasing to the sleeve but very little evidence of wear and in general it is in fine condition. It is free of tears, splits and writing. I would rate the condition of the outer sleeve as VG+/NM.
Item comes with my no nonsense guarantee and will be properly packaged for shipment anywhere in the World. I separate the Vinyl from the Outer Sleeve to avoid splitting or damage during transit. Please see my recent feedback for assurance when bidding and please check out my other items for sale.
Goldmine Standard for listing the condition of items for sale.
Mint (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.
Should be used sparingly as a grade, If at all.
Near Mint (NM or M-) A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying
(perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear.
A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear
or other signs of slight handling. An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable
similar defects. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts,
such as posters, lyric sleeves and the like. Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you just got
it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.
Near Mint is the highest price listed in all Goldmine price guides. Anything that exceeds this grade,
in the opinion of both buyer and seller, is worth significantly more than the highest Goldmine book value.
Very Good Plus (VG+) Generally worth 50 percent of the Near Mint value. A Very Good Plus record will show
some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record
surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect
one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". The label may have some
ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen
by repeated play. Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners,
or a slight seam split. An LP cover 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. In general, if not for a
couple things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a
Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.
Very Good (VG) Generally worth 25 percent of Near Mint value. Many of the defects found in a VG+ record
will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft
passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise.
Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail)
that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached.
The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems
at the same time, only two or three of them. Goldmine price guides with more than one price will list
Very Good as the lowest price. This, not the Near Mint price, should be your guide when determining how
much a record is worth, as that is the price a dealer will normally pay you for a Near Mint record.
Good (G), Poor (P), Fair (F) we don't go there and usually only list items that are VG+ at least
unless it is an extreme rare item and then we would describe any defects in detail.
price rating
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