VOLKER KRIEGEL SPECTRUM LP MPS / METRONOME 68.034

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HELLO AGAIN PEOPLES.

LISTENED TO USING AN ORTOFON 2M BRONZE STYLUS AT 1.5 GRAMS.

 VISUAL = VG++

GLOSSY, LITE HAIRLINES AND STORAGE WEAR / DOTS. A COUPLE OF LITE SMUDGES. LABELS ARE NICE WITH A LITE SPINDLE MARK ON SIDE 2 LABEL LEFT OF CENTER. THE FLIMSY IMPORT COVER IS LAMINATED, SMALL TO TINY CORNER DINGS, A FEW VEINS AND NO SPLIT SPINES. VG+.  ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE HAS NO RIPS. 

SONIC = NM

THERE IS A LITE TIC AT THE END OF SONG 1 SIDE 2 THAT I NOTICED. SOUNDS NEAR MINT TO ME.

EXCELLENT SURFACE NOISE ON THIS!!

                   GRADING SYSTEMS

IF YOUR LIKE ME THIS IS THE "PARANOID" PART. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING FOR OVER 45 YEARS AND REALIZE EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THE MATTER SO  I GRADE EACH PIECE OF VINYL UNDER A VERY VERY BRIGHT HALOGEN LAMP THAT SHOWS EVERYTHING. NOTHING CAN HIDE. I'VE FOUND THIS METHOD MOST RELIABLE. I DO THIS AS A HOBBY AND I'M NOT A DEALER SO DON'T WORRY.  IF THE ITEM YOU RECEIVE IS NOT AS DESCRIBED PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WE WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE! I WANT GOOD KARMA AND GOOD FEEDBACK AS I'M SURE YOU DO AS WELL. I'M FAIR AND EASY TO DEAL WITH. I GRADE REALISTICALLY AND TRUTHFULLY. IF AN ALBUM FALLS BETWEEN GRADES I GO WITH THE LOWER GRADE AND TELL YOU WHY. I RATHER BE ACCUSED OF UNDER GRADING RATHER THAN OVER GRADING. I'M LIQUIDATING MY COLLECTION. HOPE THEY GET A GOOD HOME. ONCE IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE. I WILL NOT OFFER YOU ANYTHING SUB-PAR.

SEALED = SEALED BY THE FACTORY.

MINT = I DON'T USE THIS. TO ME SEALED IS MINT.

NEAR MINT OR NM = MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE VERY LIGHT STORAGE MARKS, SCUFFS OR SMUDGES OR BLEMISHES.(whatever your terminology) HAIRLINES. OVERALL THE VINYL LOOKS NEW.

VG++ = SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED. LIGHT SCUFFS, HAIRLINES, BLEMISHES, STORAGE MARKS MIGHT BE PREVALENT. VINYL STILL LOOKS "NEWISH".

VG+ = SHOWS MORE SIGNS OF PLAY. SAME AS ABOVE BUT WITH A FEW MORE VISUAL IMPARITIES. STILL WELL CARED FOR AND DESIRABLE.

VG = OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR. HEAVIER SCUFFS/HAIRLINES/SCRATCHES.

G = A WHOLE LOT OF WARE, SCUFFS, SCRATCHES. GOOD ONLY AS A FILLER COPY (at this point in my opinion.) 

           SONIC GRADES 

THERE HAVE BEEN ALBUMS I'VE SEEN THAT LOOK GREAT BUT SOUND HORRIFIC AND ALBUMS THAT LOOK HORRIFIC BUT SOUND GREAT SO I'LL TRY AND GIVE YOU A SONIC REVIEW ALSO IN AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION AND HOPEFULLY NO "SURPRISES" FOR THE ITEM SHOULD YOU BUY. OBVIOUSLY ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO DOCUMENT EVERY FLAW BUT THIS IS JUST A GUIDE I CAME UP WITH. IT'S NOT ETCHED IN STONE. HOPE ITS HELPFUL. 

MINT = DOES IT EXIST IN THE FIRST PLACE? IF SO, THEN ABSOLUTELY NO NOISE OF ANY KIND WHAT SO EVER. NO SURFACE NOISE, NO TICKS, CLICKS AND ABSOLUTELY NO POPS OF ANY KIND. USED VERY VERY SPARINGLY IF AT ALL. (I have mfsl and 180 g albums that have surface noise, you probably do too. Just being realistic here.) 

NM = VERY LITTLE TO NO SURFACE NOISE. MAYBE THE TINIEST TIC OR TICS MAY OCCASIONALLY BE NOTICED. BUT VERY SPARSE IF AT ALL.

VG++ = MAY OR MAY NOT BE STARTING TO DEVELOP SOME SURFACE NOISE. USUALLY FOUND IN THE QUIET PARTS OF THE TUNE AND DEAD WAX AREAS. THERE MAY BE SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT TICS. MAY OR MAY NOT BE LIGHT CLICKS HEAR AND THERE.

VG+ = AT THIS POINT I THINK IT STARTS TO GET A BIT MORE DIFFICULT FOR SOME OF US. THE VINYL MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP SOME SURFACE NOISE. 'IGD' MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE AUDIBLE AT THIS POINT. THERE PROBABLY IS  SOME OF THOSE ANNOYING TICS AND CLICKS THAT ARE MORE FREQUENT AND FROM LIGHT TO MODERATE. DARE I SAY THERE MAY EVEN BE THE DREADED "POP" BUT STILL RETAINS MOST(ALOT MORE THAN HALF) OF ITS QUALITY OF SOUND. MOST OF US WOULD STILL FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE.

VG = GRADES LIKE VG+ BUT WITH MORE SURFACE NOISE, SOUND QUALITY HAS DETERIORATED, TICS AND CLICKS MORE PRONOUNCED AND FREQUENT. MAY HAVE A FEW POPS.

G = EVEN MORE SURFACE NOISE, TICS AND CLICKS PREVALENT.  STILL RETAINS SOME SONIC QUALITY.

P = VERY POOR CONDITION, HEAVY SCRATCHES AND SCUFFS, MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE SONIC QUALITY IS GONE.

THE EQUIPMENT USED ARE A PRO-JECT RM5.1SE WITH AN ORTOFON 2M BRONZE CARTRIDGE.

THIS IS A HOBBY THAT I REALLY ENJOY. BEEN AT IT FOR OVER 45 YEARS SO I THINK I KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE MY ITEMS. I PLAY GRADE. I AM REALISTIC IN GRADING. I LISTEN TO THEM MORE THAN I LOOK AT THEM.  SO I GUESS IF YOUR THE KIND OF PERSON THAT CAN'T TOLERATE ANY KIND OF VISUAL IMPURITY THAT MAY OR MAY NOT IMPACT THE QUALITY OF THE SOUND YOU MAY WANT TO MOVE ON.  IF YOUR THE KIND OF PERSON THAT LISTENS JUST FOR THE DEFECTS THEN THE ONLY THING THAT MAY SATISFY YOU IS A SEALED COPY. I ATTEMPT TO BE AS REALISTIC AS POSSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO GRADING AND HOPE NOT TO OFFEND ANYONE. I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS THE BEST SYSTEM, IT JUST WORKS WELL FOR ME.

I WILL PACK YOUR ITEM AS I WOULD WANT MY RECORD PACKED USING NEW QUALITY RECORD PACKING MATERIALS. I PREFER TO SHIP THE ALBUM INSIDE THE JACKET. I THINKS IT ADDS AN EXTRA LAYER TO PROTECT THE VINYL WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. ALL RECORDS WILL COME WITH A NEW QUALITY INNER SLEEVE AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL(IF APPLICABLE). ALL RECORDS WILL COME WITH A NEW QUALITY OUTER SLEEVE AS WELL.

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