NEIL YOUNG ON THE BEACH RARE ORIG '74 REPRISE LP w/CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE NR MINT

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Original REPRISE US Release of Neil Young ON THE BEACH ~ R2180.

Please see pictures showing what a beautiful copy of this rare album is listed here.
Cover is NM with very small pen markings on front top left. Cover and sleeve are both still very crisp.
Album is a solid VG+ or better.

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How wegrade records.

We use the Goldmine visual gradingstandard.  Grading is "Record/Cover".

 *Seebelow for "Play Graded" records.

Grade

Record

Cover

Mint (M)

A Mint (M) record should appear to have just leftthe manufacturer without any handling; that is, it should appearperfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels orwriting, tears or splits; nothing.  And age has nothing todo with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a 10"soundtrack from 1954 as they do to a 'grunge' album from 1994!

A Mint album cover should appear to have neverhad a record in it; no ring-wear (defined here as any imprint onthe cover from the record that it formerly held), dog-earedcorners, writing, seam-splits.  Uh-uh.  Mint meansperfect and nothing else.

Near Mint (NM)

A record that is otherwise Mint but has one ortwo tiny, inconsequential flaws that do not affect the play isNear Mint (NM).  For many, NM and Mint-Minus mean the samething. (I prefer NM.)

Covers should still be close to perfect withminor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slightring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the covershould all be noted properly.

Very Good + (VG+)

Sometimes referred to as 'Excellent," a VeryGood Plus (VG+) record has been handled and played eitherinfrequently or very carefully.  That is, an item obviouslynot perfect, but not too far from it.  On a disc, this couldmean that there are light paper scuffs from sliding in and out ofa sleeve or the vinyl may have lost some- not all- of itsoriginal luster.  A slight scratch that did not affect playin an otherwise NM disc would be acceptably VG+ for mostcollectors.  A scratch of any sort that audibly clickedthroughout the music would not be acceptable. 

Some wear from storage is acceptable, especiallylight wear that does not affect the beauty of the artwork. 

Very Good (VG)

Very Good (VG) records will display visible signsof handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, lightsurface scratches, groove wear, and spindle trails from countlessspins on the turntable.  A VG record looks like it will havesome audible surface noise when it is played, although any suchnoise should not overwhelm the musical experience.  VGrecords should appear to have been well played althoughwell-Ioved by a responsible owner.  Gouges in the platingfrom slapping the disc down onto the spindle, rips in the labelfrom pulling stickers formerly affixed, etc., are allunacceptable.

This is a difficult grade when discussing papergoods.  Like a disc, usually a cover is VG when a variety ofproblems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, lossof gloss, stains, etc.  An aggravated combination of two ofthese problems- never all of them- would likely cause a sleeve tobe graded VG.

Good (G)

Good ('G') in record collecting parlance all toooften means a beat, trashed, take-it-to-the-flea-market frisbee. Good should mean that the record is well-played with any numberof defects that collectors normally shy away from, such as analmost complete loss of surface sheen, aggravating surface noise,etc.  Still, the purchaser, knowing full well that he or sheis buying a Good record, should be able to take it home, slap itonto the turntable and have a good time listening to it. Records that do not provide this most fundamental requirement arejust no good.  A Good record should command 10-15% of the NMprice.

A Good cover has seen considerable handling overa course of years and displays the obvious signs: ring-wear onthe cover; some seam-splitting, particularly along the bottom,which would receive the brunt of the record's sliding in and out;corners may be dog-eared to a light degree; an infatuated ownermay have written his or her name somewhere; etc.  If arecord or cover is beneath your contempt, it is not in 'G'condition; look below for the appropriate grade.

Poor (P)

Basically, junk. 

Also junk. 

*Unfortunately, time does not permit us to play grade all records -usually only the rarest records are play graded.  Recordsdescribed as "play graded" are usually spot checked, someare played all the way through.  A record that appears VG mayplay as VG+ or even NM, and vice-versa.  We try to note this inthe description.