LITTLE RICHARD (LP) Here's Little Richard. 1957. Specialty SP 2100. High Fid. VG

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Here is Little Richard with his LP entitled Here's Little Richard.  On Specialty Records  SP 2100 out of California.  The matrix reads:  SP-LP-2100-SIDE 1.  

Comes in a plain beige inner sleeve.  The cover sleeve shows lots of darker fade marks all over the front and back cover.  Spine side seam looks good but the bottom left corner is worn and the bottom seam is all open.  I'll let you glue it back or tape it down.  Back cover has some tape on the bottom left corner which is covering the words Specialty Records.  Upper right corner has two owner's names there written in blue ink. You can see the song titles on the back cover.

Vinyl:  Side 1:  There are lots of small light surface scratches, unfeelable, along with several scuffs.  And the same thing is Side 2. 

Side 2:  This also has lots of surface scratches and photos are here to view.  

I played the LP on my Technics turntable and there were no skips or pops, but lots of those light 'tic' noises almost constant.  If you turn down the treble, the tics get hidden a little bit more.  Or maybe those tics are more like a 'fuzz' noise.  Here is an ecommerceplayer sound bite of several songs on both sides, just each only a minute or less so you can hear the 'tic' noises and decide if this is still okay for you to hear and play and own.  Check it out: 

I rate the LP cover sleeve as Good (G) only due to open bottom seam and lots of dark fade marks all over.  The vinyl gets maybe a Very Good (VG) only and no skips or pops, but sound quality has lots of light tics throughout.  You decide.  Thanks for checking it out.  

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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.