Die Beatles "Please Please Me Und andere Knüller" HÖR ZU German Import 1966

$

40

There are many minor scuffs and scratches on this 1966 german press. From my research, it appears to be the 3rd pressing. Audio grading sounds more  like a vg+. There are pops here and there, especially between songs, and sometimes I can hear it during a song. Overall, it's good though. I'm kind of amazed! It sounds great on my system... Love the german audio engineering! Labels are clean and bright and free of writing. The cover is glossy paper board and shows some aging with the glossy peeling away at the spine edge. Corners are a little squished. Nothing bad. Inside edge of cover shows some foxing. Original HÖR ZU inner sleeve is a little worn at the edges with some splitting on sides and bottom. Overall grade is VG. This would be a great addition to any Beatles vinyl collection!

RECORD GRADING SYSTEM:

MINT (M)

Absolutely perfect in every way

NEAR MINT (NM OR M-)

Nearly perfect. Shiny, with no visible defects. Writing, stickers or other markings do not appear on the label, nor do any “spindle marks”. Major factory defects are absent. Record and label are center. No surface noise.

NM covers are free of creases, ring wear and seam splits of any kind.

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) or EXCELLENT (E)

May show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound. Minor signs of handling, such as telltale marks around the center hole, but repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration.

VG+ covers may show some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable location. Also, a VG+ cover may have some defacing, such as a cut-out marking.

VERY GOOD (VG)

VG records lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail. When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages and during a song’s intro and ending, but the noise will not overpower the music otherwise. Minor writing, tape on the label. VG covers will have many signs of human handling. Ring wear in the middle or along the edges of the cover where the edge of a record would reside, is obvious, though not overwhelming. Some more creases might be visible. Seam splitting will be more obvious; it may appear on all three sides, though it won’t be obvious upon looking. Someone might have written or it or stamped a price tag on it.

GOOD (G),

GOOD PLUS (G+)

or VERY GOOD MINUS (VG–)

Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping. It has significant surface noise and groove wear, and the label is worn, with significant ring wear, heavy writing, or obvious damage caused by someone trying to remove tape or stickers and failing miserably. A Good to VG– cover has ring wear to the point of distraction, has seam splits obvious on sight and may have even heavier writing.

FAIR (F) AND POOR (P)

Records are cracked, impossibly warped, or skip and/or repeat when an attempt is made to play them. Covers are heavily damaged.

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