ROLLING STONES BILL WYMAN IN ANOTHER LAND AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE SLEEVE 7. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. NEAR MINT (NM) —- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly. VERY GOOD PLUS (VG++ or EX) The record or cover that all but the most particular collector would say looks outstanding. Cover may have insignificant manufacturers defect such as notch hole or cut corner. VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)—- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptable for most collectors. Cover has most of its original gloss and has been well taken care of. Minor seam splits may be acceptable. Some audible surface noise, non-feelable marks that might or will affect the sound as mild occasional surface noise or periodic pops/clicks. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc. Popping or clicking will be most evident through quieter passages. Record should play all the way through, but may skip. GOOD (G) —- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping, but may skip. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork. Filler copy until a better one can be found. POOR (P) —- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above “Good” grading should be seen as Poor. Only the rarest of records should ever be graded as Poor while the others should go to the trash heap.