MONO Beach Boys Pet Sounds Capitol Riaa 3 1st press Play Graded T 2458 1966 LOOK

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MONO Beach Boys Pet Sounds Capitol Riaa 3 1st press Play Graded T 2458 1966
 
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Vinyl: VG/VG+ The LP sounds very good but shows signs of use over time.  There are numerous light scuffs and scratches on both sides none of these caused skipping on my rig.  There is some background noise on the first track of each side.  LP could benefit from thorough cleaning imo.  Still, a very usable and listenable true first press of this LP.  RIAA 3 in lower right corner, indicating a first press of this LP.

No cut out,  no cut corner, no funkiness.

Cover:  With this many pics, I do not grade covers.   Look at the pics and decide for yourself, I took some with flash and some without, the flash exaggerates everything.  I can say colors are right.  There is a faded name in upper left, the spine shows aging and there are un-repaired seam splits at top and bottom of cover.  Cover is intact no material missing.  

The original vintage inner is by capitol and intact save and there are NO seam splits or repair.  Amazing for the is vintage to have no seam splits or repairs on either inner or outer.  Outer cover is not perfect, but close.  I will call your attention to three aspects of the cover.  1) Very light stain in upper right front (may be fixable.  2) Original "staple" in upper left that was used to secure price tag.  3) Punch in upper right, I believe this makes it a Promo, as Capitol did not do WLP back then.  Spine is clean, and smooth.   Corners are all nearly perfect.  There is no ring wear that I could see.   

Vinyl:

NM/NM- This record still glows.   No spindle wear, no audible scratches or pops.  NO marks around spindle.  Very glossy, flat and round. Not handled or played often. Sounds great.  Not opened or handled much, if at all.  Amazingly, I could find no scuffs or scratches, even under bright light.  This is a top copy, IMO.  No writing on label or anywhere.  Well cared for LP. 

No promo stamp I could find, but appears to be a first press promo of this LP.   


Condition is subjective, please spend a moment or two to zoom in and decide for yourself if this is a record you wish to invest in.  To truly enjoy this record get an original copy, original mix and in a condition that does not compromise the sonics and provides full range sound.  

None of my records have been machine cleaned, I prefer not to do so.  All may benefit from such a clean, I just prefer to use light brushing to clean my LP's. 

Also, unless specified, none of my record covers are sleeves have been repaired, I would rather you get the LP in original condition and decide if you wish to fix a minor seam split or not.  You will not get records from me that have been clumsily pasted or taped together and passed of as near mint.  

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MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.

NEAR MINT or NM, M- : this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT or EX or VG++ : minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.

VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.

VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.

GOOD or G A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off.In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.