COVER HAS A TINY STARTER SPLIT SO IT’S IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC SLEEVE TO KEEP IT FROM SPLITTING. THE VINYL HAS BEEN TESTED AND PLAYS THRU PERFECT. THE VINYL IS IN PLASTIC AS WELL. I’M TESTING EVERY SINGLE ALBUM DUE TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE DEMANDING REFUND’S SAYING ALBUM SKIPPED WHEN I KNOW GOOD AND WELL IT DID NOT SO THERE WILL BE NO REFUND UNLESS BUYER SHIPS ALBUM BACK AT THEIR EXPENSE. ONE BUYER EVEN POSTED A DIFFERENT ALBUM TRYING TO GET A REFUND. I CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY I SELL BECAUSE IT’S WHAT FEEDS ME SO I WANT YOU HAPPY BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO BE DONE HONEST AS WELL.