SPARKS (LP) Angst In My Pants. 1982. Atlantic SD-19347. EX/NM

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Here is the Sparks LP Angst In My Pants.  From 1982.  Was actually recorded in Munich, Germany.  But released on Atlantic SD 19347 in USA.  I vaguely remember being on vacation in Los Angeles summer of 1983 with my sister and LA friend Bobbie Kaminski and she took us to Whiskey A Go Go one night.  We saw the band Gleaming Spires there and also went into another room (basement?) and Ron and Russell Mael were there walking around and talking to others.  Got to meet them, too!  Cool!

Still in shrinkwrap, but opened at the right side to let the LP out.  And the left side is actually opened there, too, but top and bottom seam areas of the LP have the shrinkwrap on.  The shrinkwrap is actually torn from the top seam at the left corner about 3 inches.  But it is sticking nicely to the cover.  There's a white little mark on the shrinkwrap which was a sticker removed.  I see a round black and white dot at the bottom of the front cover on the right corner.  Back cover has the shrinkwrap sticking okay to the back side still even though it is open at the right side and those 3 inches at the upper right side seam. And a white little sticker at the upper right corner.

Comes in a black and white inner sleeve.  One side has the lyrics and the other side a photo of Ron and Russell Mael.  Vinyl:  Side 1:  Only saw about 4 really short surface scratches and a light scuff only seen under a super bright lamp.  Side 2 has the same with about 4 small light surface scratches and a light scuff there, too. (In normal light the LP looks perfect until you examine it under that super bright lamp and see the couple of scratches and scuffs.) The record played fantastic!  Here is a video of the first and second song (only 90 seconds) so you can hear there are no skips, pops, or crackles! 

I give the cover a Very Good Plus (VG+) as the torn shrinkwrap was protecting the cover a bit.  The LP gets an Excellent (EX), but more of a Near Mint Minus (NM-) 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.