SHOP ASSISTANTS (LP) Shop Assistants. Chrysalis AZLP 2. 1986. From UK. EX/NM
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Here is the LP (self-titled) Shop Assistants from 1986 under Chrysalis AZLP 2A. First published in the UK by Chrysalis Records Ltd. 1986 and also under their sub-label Blue Guitar Recording. This is their only album. They did have about 6 singles in total. Another version has the words "Will Anything Happen" printed on the labels, but not this version. The band started out in Edinburgh, Scotland back in 1984. I
The cover is in pretty good shape. Barely any ringwear because it's that European shiny thin cover and leaves just a slight faded mark as a ringwear. I see about 4 side seam wrinkles over at the left side of front cover. The corner seams have a little whitish color of wear. Back cover is just fine, but with just a touch of faded ringwear. It only comes with a plain beige inner sleeve that says Made In England.
Vinyl Side 1: Found only 2 really light surface scratches (1 short, 1 about 2" and photo shows them) but they were really light Side 2 has only 2 really tiny ones and could not take a photo as they were too light. Wow! Obviously barely played. Here's a video of Side 1 for up to 90 seconds so you can hear the great sound quality. No skips, pops, or crackles!
I rate the album cover as Very Good Plus (VG+) (due to little corner wear) to Excellent (EX). The vinyl I rate at Excellent (EX) (too few surface scratches) to Near Mint (NM), too, due to excellent sound quality, no skips or pops or crackles.
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_______________________________________________________________________________Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):
NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.
NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.
EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.
VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.
VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.
G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.
P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.
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