Audio Obstacle Course Era 3 **Factory Sealed** Shure TTR-10 Test Record 1973

	£		25
	$		33

Audio Obstacle Course Era 3 **Factory Sealed** The Shure Trackability Test Record 

Tracklist

A1 Roger Anderson (3)  – Introduction

A2 No Artist– Level, Balance, Phase Tests

A3 The Günter Kallmann Singers*– Musical Bells Test - Excerpted From Side Two, Band Two

A4 Sergio Mendes And Brasil '66*– Sibilance Test - Excerpted From Side Two, Band Four

A5 No Artist– Bass Drum

B1 Lee Holdridge– Violin - Excerpted From Side Two, Band Three

B2 The Günter Kallmann Singers*– Musik Zum Verlieben

B3 Lee Holdridge– Excerpt From Orpheus Music

B4 Sergio Mendes And Brasil '66*– Mais Que Nada

These are the guidelines I have used to grade the record based on the Discogs Goldmine Grading system.

The cover is graded first and then the vinyl.

(EX/VG) would mean the cover is Excellent and the record Very Good.

Mint

The record is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. If the record is still sealed, assume the vinyl is perfect.

Near Mint

These records are very near perfect. They could be opened but appear like they just arrived from the shop. They can be records that have been played, but not too often. The sleeve should be free of creases, ring wear, cut-out holes, writing, and splits of any kind. The same applies to any other inserts, posters, and lyric sheets. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches.

Excellent

The record shows some signs of having been played including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are also acceptable. Any sign of previous playback and wear should be very minor; there might spindle wear and a few scuff marks on the label.

The record sleeve should have only very minor signs of shelf wear, such as a few light scuffs and perhaps some element of discoloration. According to Goldmine, an excellent cover may have some defacing, such as a cut-out markings.

Very Good

The record has been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Groove wear and light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail are likely visible to the naked eye. When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in quiet passages and between tracks. Any noise should not be overpowering or too distracting; pops and clicks are occasional, not constant.

Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable. Album covers rated as very good are sound in structure overall and should look well used. There could be signs of ring-wear, perhaps some minor writing, or even some tape or stickers on the surface. Seam splitting will be more obvious, and there could be some wear in the middle of the inner or outer sleeve.

Good

The record condition is acceptable and still plays through without skipping. There will be significant surface noise and groove wear, and the label is worn, with significant spindle wear.

The cover and contents suffer from folding, very heavy ring wear, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, lots of writing or even a library stamp.

Poor and Fair

The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise: it may even jump. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. The covers are so heavily damaged they could have major rips, water damage or worse.

CONDITION (cover/vinyl)

EX/M

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Grading is a subjective issue, and I have part played each record but cannot play-grade the entire vinyl which is largely assessed visually. 

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