PINK FLOYD (LP/33rpm) The Best Of... Columbia 5C 054-04299 (Holland) VG+

$

55

Here is A Pink Floyd LP entitled The Best Of The Pink Floyd.  Stereo.  It's on a black Columbia label and around the label it does say (in Swedish or similar language) Holland.  So maybe in general this is under a label covering the Netherlands.  The matrix number I cannot locate a similar one like this.  This is:  PFMOR 01-A1.  It does not have the actual label number 5C 054-04299 on the matrix! Could this possibly be an 'unofficial' LP?  I'm not sure.  It could be more of a European make. 

Comes with a plain white inner sleeve.  This has the song title #4 on Side 1 as Candy and a Current Bun.  Other versions have it as Candy and a Currant Bun.  (Spelling)  The cover is in great shape.  It is in a plastic sleeve with a small sticker that looks like it said something about it being an import (IMP3).  Back cover says EMI/Columbia Stereo 5C054-04299.  Manufactured by Bovema-Heemstede-Holland. 

Now the vinyl:  Side 1:  Has about 8 small light scuffings on it.  Side 2:  Has an several areas of scuffing, too, but only visible under a bright lamp.  The scuffing looks more like scuffing rather than actual surface scratches.  Nothing to be felt.  Side 2 label does have a tear at the label in the right bottom corner.  I played it through on my Technics turntable with great sound quality.  The scuffs did not create any sound problems.  There was an exception.  First song starting out did have about 6 crackle noises to it in the same place as the vinyl turned, but then stopped.  Occasionally, I did hear some tics in between some other songs in the empty grooves, but not every song. 

The cover is in Near Mint (NM) shape. The vinyl I rate as Very Good Plus (VG+) due to the light crackles I heard mainly in the beginning tune.  The other songs would be Excellent (EX) for sound quality.

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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.