KEITH RICHARDS (LP 12"/33rpm) "Talk Is Cheap" Virgin 90973-1, 1988 (EX)

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Keith Richards album entitled Talk is Cheap from 1988 on Virgin 90973-1.  Barcode 7567-90973-1.  Produced by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan.  The matrix reads STVR 887129A (The T looks like a T minus the left side at the top.)  I love this guy! 

Side 1:  Big Enough; Take It So Hard; Struggle; I Could Have Stood You Up; Make No Mistake; You Don't Move Me.
Side 2:  How I Wish; Rockawhile; Whip It Up; Locked Away; It Means A Lot.

The cover still has shrinkwrap on it, but it is opened at the side.  There is a red label spelling out the feature tunes and the owner's name is written in ink there (Mari).  Back cover has her name, too, at the left side by the opening near the top and on Richard's wrist.  The shrinkwrap only has a tear to it right in the center on the front cover, but all else intact and looking great.  The Virgin black label on side 1 has a couple of tiny scuffs at the left side surface, maybe caused from spindle marks searching for the hole.

The vinyl is still shiny.  I only see a small section of light scuffs on side 1 and 2 surface scratches only noticeable under a super bright lamp.  Side 2 only has 2 really tiny surface scratches.  I played it through with no skips, pops, or crackles.  

I rate the cover as Near Mint (NM) and the vinyl as Excellent (EX).
Grading guidelines listed at end of section.
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G U I D E L I N E S   T O   G R A D I N G:
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.  LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or similar defects. 

NM-: Near Mint Minus (My grading item/description).   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 the cover and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, for the vinyl, 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.