The Drifters - White Christmas - EX SHELLAC + GREAT AUDIO - Atlantic 1048

$

56

 For Auction - The Drifters on Atlantic 1048. Songs on this 1954 78RPM record include White Christmas and The Bells Of St. Mary. The record has great shine, no chips or cracks, and visually grades EX. The audio is great (about an 8 out of 10) on both songs. Please see pics for record label condition. To be provided with the Atlantic sleeve shown in the last pic. Please see my grading system (below). 

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My Grading System (Visual) 

NM (Almost perfect but not quite. May have very, very light superficial scuffs, needle drags,stains, etc. but nothing even approaching "fingernail").

EX++ (Almost NM but not quite. Might have more superficial scuffs, needle drags, stains, etc. than the NM grade). 

EX+ (Will have a few superficial scuffs, needle drags, stains, etc. but nothing "fingernail").

EX (Might have a very few scuffs/scratches, stains, etc. but nothing that significantly degrades the audio).

EX- (Will have some scuffs/scratches, stains, etc. that can be felt with the fingernail and may cause some ticks).

VG++ (Scuffs/scratches, stains, etc. are slightly worse than the EX- visual grade).

VG+ (Scuffs/scratches, stains, etc. are more pronounced than the VG++ grade).

VG (Will have several scuffs, scratches, stains, etc. that you can distinctly feel with your fingernail and cause some ticks and light pops).

VG- (Slightly worse than the VG grade).

I visually grade 78’s more liberally (scuffs, needle drags, stains, etc.) than 45’s or 33’s because they are more “forgiving” (audio) to these imperfections.

I also take the audio into consideration when a given record is "between" visual grades. For example if the visual grade is between a VG++ and EX and the audio is EX I might give the visual grade an EX. However, if the audio was good (not EX or GREAT) I would give the visual grade a VG++. I have experienced situations where a given record was visually EX++ but the audio was about a 5 or 6 out of 10. This and similar situations prevents buyers from receiving good looking records (visual) but with inferior sound.  

My Grading System (Audio) 

I use an Audiotronics 304A for audio grading. Keep this in mind if you have a “high-dollar” system or a system that highly discriminates various imperfections. To some degree, the same record will sound different on different players.

EX (The audio is about an 8 or 9 out of 10).

GREAT (The audio is about a 7 or 8 out of 10).

GOOD (The audio is about a 6 or 7 out of 10).